New York S 4511: Relates to the promotion of employment of people with disabilities

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S04511 Summary:

BILL NOS04511 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00033

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SPONSORRAMOS

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COSPNSRSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Establishes the task force to promote the employment by state agencies of people with disabilities.

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BILL NOS04511 

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02/06/2025REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

05/27/20251ST REPORT CAL.1290

05/28/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/29/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/10/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A33

&nbspA00033 AMEND= Burdick

&nbsp01/08/2025referred to people with disabilities

&nbsp03/25/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/13/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/13/2025reported 

&nbsp05/13/2025rules report cal.193

&nbsp05/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.193

&nbsp05/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/13/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/13/2025REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

&nbsp06/10/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S4511

&nbsp06/10/20253RD READING CAL.1290

&nbsp06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/10/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp12/01/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp12/05/2025vetoed memo.54

&nbsp12/05/2025tabled

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4511

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities

 AN ACT in relation to establishing the task force to promote the employ-
 ment of people with disabilities

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

 1 Section 1. 1. (a) There is hereby established, in the department of
 2 labor, a task force to promote competitive integrated employment for
 3 people with disabilities. The task force shall consist of 16 members to
 4 be appointed by the governor as follows:
 5 (i) a representative from the department of civil service;
 6 (ii) a representative from the department of education's office of
 7 adult career and continuing education services;
 8 (iii) a representative from the department of labor;
 9 (iv) a representative from the office of the state comptroller;
 10 (v) a representative from the office for people with developmental
 11 disabilities;
 12 (vi) a representative from the office of mental health;
 13 (vii) a representative from the office of strategic workforce develop-
 14 ment;
 15 (viii) a representative from the office of the chief disability offi-
 16 cer;
 17 (ix) a representative of organized labor appointed upon recommendation
 18 of the New York State American Federation of Labor-Congress of Indus-
 19 trial Organizations;
 20 (x) a representative of the business community appointed upon recom-
 21 mendation of the Business Council of New York State, Incorporated;
 22 (xi) an individual upon recommendation of the speaker of the assembly;
 23 (xii) an individual upon recommendation of the temporary president of
 24 the senate;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00022-01-5

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 1 (xiii) two representatives of employment services providers for people
 2 with disabilities; and
 3 (xiv) two individuals with a disability.
 4 (b) The representative from the department of labor shall serve as the
 5 chair of the task force.
 6 2. The appointed members of the task force shall serve for terms of 3
 7 years. Vacancies in the membership of the appointed members of the task
 8 force shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
 9 3. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation, but
 10 shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance
 11 of their duties as members of the task force.
 12 4. The task force shall organize as soon as possible after the
 13 appointments are made. The task force shall meet at least quarterly in a
 14 calendar year, may hold meetings and hearings at places and times as it
 15 designates, and may meet at any other times at the call of the chair-
 16 person. No action shall be taken by the task force except by an aff