New York A 5454: Creates the school board empowerment act

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A05454 Summary:

BILL NOA05454 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09442

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SPONSORForrest

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §171, Lab L

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Establishes the New York smart work week pilot program to promote, incentivize and support the use of a four-day work week by qualifying employers and to study the benefits and impacts of such work arrangements; defines terms; establishes a tax credit for participating qualifying employers and employees.

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BILL NOA05454 

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02/14/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5454

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. FORREST -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a four-day
 work week pilot program

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "four-day
 2 reduced employment and wellness for time improvement and managed effi-
 3 ciency (FREE TIME) act".
 4 § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 171 to read as
 5 follows:
 6 § 171. New York smart work week pilot program. 1. Notwithstanding any
 7 other law to the contrary, the department shall establish the New York
 8 smart work week pilot program to promote, incentivize and support the
 9 use of a four-day work week by qualifying employers and to study the
 10 benefits and impacts of such work arrangements on participating employ-
 11 ees and employers.
 12 2. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
 13 the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
 14 a. "Four-day work week" shall mean a situation where employees receive
 15 a meaningful reduction in actual work hours without any reduction in
 16 overall pay.
 17 b. "Qualifying employer" shall mean an employer operating in the state
 18 that enters an agreement to participate in the New York smart work week
 19 pilot program pursuant to this section.
 20 3. Within one year of the effective date of this section, the depart-
 21 ment shall begin accepting applications from employers to participate in
 22 the pilot program. The department shall publicize and promote applica-
 23 tion materials throughout the state and online to make application to
 24 the pilot program accessible to all employers in the state. In addition

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07370-01-5

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 1 to any other information required by the department, such applications
 2 by qualifying employers shall include:
 3 a. a detailed proposal to establish and implement a four-day work week
 4 for the qualifying employer's workforce or a division of the qualifying
 5 employer's workforce;
 6 b. a detailed proposal to transition the qualifying employer's work-
 7 force or a division of the qualifying employer's workforce from a five-
 8 day work week to a four-day work week. Such proposal shall:
 9 (i) apply to at least thirty employees; and
 10 (ii) affirm the qualifying employer's commitment to the program
 11 requirements and agree to submit any required surveys or reports as
 12 requested by the department; and
 13 c. any other information required by the department.
 14 4. Based on the information provided in the application required
 15 pursuant to subdivision three of this section, the department shall
 16 select qualifying employers from the applicant pool to participate in
 17 the pilot program. The department shall make every effort to select
 18 qualifying employers of diverse sizes, occupations, industry sectors and
 19 geographical locations to participate in the pilot program and to
 20 include veteran-, women- and minority-owned businesses and businesses
 21 owned by persons with disabilities. Employers in the public sector may
 22 participate in the pilot program but shall not be eligible for tax cred-
 23 its pursuant to subdivision nine of this s