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NY S00592
Bill
Status
5/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
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AI Summary
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Establishes the New York State Youth in Agriculture and Entrepreneurship Summer Employment Program within the Department of Agriculture and Markets to provide students with agricultural and entrepreneurial work experience
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Requires qualifying businesses (farmers markets, mobile markets, community supported agriculture, cooperatives) and farms to offer students 16-40 hours of work per week with above-minimum wage pay and transportation
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Creates a subsidized employment track for farms and businesses that demonstrate financial hardship in paying wages or providing transportation, with costs covered by state or federal funds
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Targets outreach to minority, socially disadvantaged, and economically disadvantaged youth (family income at or below 150% of federal poverty level)
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Directs the Commissioner to create a program website with job application portal, conduct annual outreach campaigns starting 3 months before applications open, and develop informational materials on agricultural higher education opportunities and scholarships
Legislative Description
Establishes the New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship summer employment program to provide students with the opportunity to be educated on the agricultural industry and alternative career paths and to provide agricultural work experience and entrepreneurship work experience.
Last Action
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
1/29/2026