New York A 3451: Relates to the establishment of a wage data clearinghouse

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A03451 Summary:

BILL NOA03451A

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SAME ASSAME AS S09141

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSRColton, Zinerman

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §45, Lab L

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Relates to the establishment of a wage data clearinghouse to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of workforce development and education programs in the state.

Go to top A03451 Actions:

BILL NOA03451A

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01/27/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

01/21/2026reported referred to ways and means

01/23/2026amend and recommit to ways and means

01/23/2026print number 3451a

Go to topA03451 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LABOR Chair:Bronson 
DATE:01/21/2026AYE/NAY:20/9 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means BronsonAyeDursoNay

ColtonAyeBrabenecNay

BenedettoAyeDiPietroNay

HevesiAyeMorinelloNay

RozicAyeDeStefanoNay

SteckAyeGiglioNay

CruzAyeSlaterNay

ReyesAyeNorberNay

RamosAyeSempolinskiNay

JacobsonAye

ZinermanAye

TaylorAye

TapiaAye

LucasAye

AlvarezAye

RagaAye

RiveraAye

BoresAye

SimoneAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA03451 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03451 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3451--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, COLTON, ZINERMAN -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Labor in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and
 referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the establishment of a
 wage data clearinghouse

 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 45 to read
 2 as follows:
 3 § 45. Wage data clearinghouse. 1. The commissioner, subject to avail-
 4 able appropriations and in consultation with the commissioner of educa-
 5 tion and the state workforce investment board, shall establish a wage
 6 data clearinghouse. The purpose of the wage data clearinghouse shall be
 7 to use existing unemployment insurance data as described in section five
 8 hundred thirty-seven of this chapter and other available labor, educa-
 9 tion and workforce development data to evaluate the long-term effective-
 10 ness of workforce development and education programs and to identify
 11 gaps in the availability of existing and proposed workforce development
 12 training to meet employment needs. In addition, the clearinghouse shall
 13 conduct any other research it identifies as contributing to increasing
 14 the attainment of long-term employment of residents of this state, espe-
 15 cially those who are unemployed or underemployed.
 16 2. The wage data clearinghouse shall be administered by an academic
 17 institution in the state of New York with proven expertise in analyzing
 18 labor data and shall be selected by the commissioner, in consultation
 19 with the commissioner of the education department and the state work-
 20 force investment board, through a request for proposals process. Crite-
 21 ria shall include, but not be limited to, the demonstrated ability of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05939-02-6

 A. 3451--A 2

 1 the chosen institution to analyze unemployment insurance and wage
 2 reporting data and to leverage and attract federal funds and non-govern-
 3 mental funds. The commissioner is authorized to provide funding to a
 4 selected academic institution for operating a wage data clearinghouse of
 5 up to six hundred thousand dollars, subject to appropriation. Any
 6 unused allocation may be made available in the subsequent fiscal year.
 7 3. The department shall provide the wage data clearinghouse with all
 8 state and federal unemployment insurance and wage and employment related
 9 data it has available, including but not limited to unemployment insur-
 10 ance data as described in section five hundred thirty-seven of this
 11 chapter. All disclosure requirements specified in section five hundred
 12 thirty-seven of this chapter s