New York S 294: Relates to apprenticeship training

Status: REFERRED TO LABOR (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 294

Sponsors: Steve Rhoads, George Borrello, Mario Mattera, Peter Oberacker

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S00294 Summary:

BILL NOS00294 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04781

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SPONSORRHOADS

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, MATTERA, OBERACKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §811, Lab L

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Requires such apprenticeship program is specific to the type and scope of work which is being performed and have a graduation rate of at least thirty percent as determined by the department of labor; makes technical corrections.

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BILL NOS00294 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO LABOR

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 294

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. RHOADS, BORRELLO, MATTERA, OBERACKER -- read twice
 and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
 on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to apprenticeship training

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

 1 Section 1. The section heading, the opening paragraph of subdivision 1
 2 and subdivision 2 of section 811 of the labor law, the section heading
 3 and the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 482 of
 4 the laws of 1961 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 51 of the laws
 5 of 1968, are amended to read as follows:
 6 Powers and duties of [industrial] the commissioner; personnel.
 7 The [industrial] commissioner shall have the following powers and
 8 duties:
 9 2. The [industrial] commissioner shall appoint a person who shall be
 10 in charge of apprentice training in the department [of labor], and who
 11 shall act as secretary of the state apprenticeship and training council
 12 and of state joint apprenticeship committees. The [industrial] commis-
 13 sioner is further authorized to appoint such clerical, technical, and
 14 professional assistants as shall be necessary to effectuate the purposes
 15 of this article. The personnel appointed under this article shall
 16 receive an annual compensation to be fixed by the [industrial] commis-
 17 sioner within the amount provided by appropriation.
 18 § 2. Paragraphs (k) and (l) of subdivision 1 of section 811 of the
 19 labor law, as relettered by chapter 825 of the laws of 2021, are relet-
 20 tered (l) and (m) and a new paragraph (k) is added to read as follows:
 21 (k) to require such apprenticeship program is specific to the type and
 22 scope of work which is being performed and have a graduation rate of at
 23 least thirty percent as determined by the department.
 24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01197-01-5

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