New York S 8337: Relates to wage requirements for certain human services workers

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S08337 Summary:

BILL NOS08337A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09082-A

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRJACKSON, LIU, RAMOS, SKOUFIS, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §224-g, Lab L

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Sets base wage requirements for certain human services workers employed in eligible state-funded programs that provide health and/or welfare assistance.

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BILL NOS08337A

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06/03/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

01/15/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR

01/15/2026PRINT NUMBER 8337A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8337--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 June 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recom-
 mitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
 sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to wage requirements for
 certain support professionals

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 224-g to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 224-g. Wage requirements for certain support professionals. 1.
 4 Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall
 5 have the following meanings:
 6 (a) "Human services worker" shall mean any employee that either
 7 provides direct care, support, or treatment to an individual participat-
 8 ing in an eligible program and services as defined in this section or
 9 any employee who may not provide direct care to an individual but whose
 10 job title goals are to help improve or enhance an individual's health
 11 and/or welfare by addressing social problems and/or enhancing well-being
 12 who are not making the base wage as established in this section. Such
 13 definition shall not include executive professionals.
 14 (b) "Eligible program" means any direct state or pass through funded
 15 program or service that is provided to individuals or groups of individ-
 16 uals, for the purpose of improving or enhancing such individuals' health
 17 and/or welfare, by addressing social problems and/or enhancing well-be-
 18 ing that are funded, licensed, or certified by the offices, if such
 19 program or service is provided to individuals or groups of individuals,
 20 for the purpose of improving or enhancing such individuals' health
 21 and/or welfare, by addressing social problems. This section shall apply
 22 to existing and any new programs or services.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09634-06-6

 S. 8337--A 2

 1 (c) "Downstate region" means the region consisting of Bronx, Kings,
 2 New York, Nassau, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, and Westchester counties.
 3 (d) "Rest of the state" means all other counties of the state not
 4 included in downstate region.
 5 (e) "Offices" means the office of mental health, office for people
 6 with developmental disabilities, office of addiction services and
 7 supports, office of temporary and disability assistance, office of chil-
 8 dren and family services, the state office for the aging, the department
 9 of education, the department of health, the office of victim services,
 10 and any other state agency that may have eligible programs, if such
 11 program or service is provided to individuals or groups of individuals,
 12 for the purpose of improving or enhancing such individuals' health
 13 and/or welfare, by addressing social problems.
 14 (f) "Social services district" shall have the same meaning as defined
 15 by section two of the social services law.
 16 2. Human services worker wages. (a) The provisions of this paragraph
 17 shall apply to the downstate region. Beginning April two thousand twen-
 18 ty-six, for the downstate region, and pending federal approval where
 19 necessary, the commissioners or other chief officers of the offices
 20 shall provide sufficient direct state