New York S 6134: Establishes a painters' apprenticeship program for public housing residents

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S06134 Summary:

BILL NOS06134 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07727

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSRJACKSON, SALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §819-a, Lab L

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Establishes a New York state public housing painters apprenticeship program for municipal housing authority residents.

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BILL NOS06134 

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

04/07/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

02/10/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6134

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, JACKSON, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing,
 Construction and Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a New York
 state public housing painters apprenticeship program

 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 819-a to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 819-a. New York state public housing painters apprenticeship
 4 program. 1. There is hereby established a New York state public housing
 5 painters apprenticeship program. Such program will be administered by
 6 the department, in coordination with the municipal housing authorities
 7 established pursuant to article thirteen of the public housing law.
 8 2. (a) Applications to participate in such apprenticeship program may
 9 be submitted to the department in such form and manner as may be
 10 prescribed by the commissioner.
 11 (b) Eligibility for the New York state public housing painters appren-
 12 ticeship program shall include, but not be limited to, the following
 13 considerations:
 14 (i) Participants in the program shall be limited to residents of a
 15 municipal housing authority established pursuant to article thirteen of
 16 the public housing law.
 17 (ii) Applicants for the program shall not be deemed ineligible based
 18 on criminal history.
 19 3. Skills learned as part of the New York state public housing pain-
 20 ters apprenticeship program shall include, but not be limited to:
 21 (a) Workplace safety skills and procedures, including but not limited
 22 to:
 23 (i) use and maintenance of hand and power tools;
 24 (ii) signaling, rigging, and hoisting;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05916-01-5

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 1 (iii) lead and asbestos abatement;
 2 (iv) ladder, scaffold, and forklift safety;
 3 (v) first aid; and
 4 (vi) proper use of personal protective equipment;
 5 (b) Trade skills, including but not limited to:
 6 (i) reading blueprints;
 7 (ii) identifying the appropriate material for various paint and
 8 surface applications;
 9 (iii) types and properties of materials, including paints, stains,
 10 varnishes, shellac, polyurethanes, and clear coats;
 11 (iv) safely storing, disposing, and recycling trade chemicals;
 12 (v) mixing paints;
 13 (vi) matching colors;
 14 (vii) surface preparation;
 15 (viii) wood finishing;
 16 (ix) applying wallpaper;
 17 (x) preparing a workspace for interior painting, including removing
 18 old paint, removing fixtures, and applying mildew remover;
 19 (xi) preparing a workspace for exterior painting, including removing
 20 rust, power washing and sandblasting, and burning off old paint; and
 21 (xii) spray painting; and
 22 (c) Other workplace skills, including but not limited to:
 23 (i) estimating costs and materials;
 24 (ii) communication skills;
 25 (iii) scheduling; and
 26 (iv) record keeping.
 27 4. The commissioner shall publish information about the New York state
 28 public housing painters apprenticeship program, including how to apply
 29 for such apprenticeship program, on the department's website.
 30 5. The commissioner is authorized to promulgate such rules and regu-
 31 lations as deemed necessary to effectuate the provisions o