New York A 4738: Relates to apprenticeship training

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A04738 Summary:

BILL NOA04738 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00293

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SPONSORDurso

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COSPNSRBlankenbush, McDonough, Jensen, DeStefano, Bendett

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§811 & 816-b, Lab L

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Requires that a minimum of ten percent of the labor hours of the total construction workforce employed by all contractors and subcontractors performing work pursuant to a construction contract shall be performed by a person or persons participating in a certified apprenticeship program; makes technical amendments.

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BILL NOA04738 

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02/06/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4738

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred 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. Section 816-b of the labor law, as amended by chapter 669 of the
 19 laws of 2023, is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as
 20 follows:
 21 3. The commissioner shall require that a minimum of ten percent of the
 22 labor hours of the total construction workforce employed by all contrac-
 23 tors and subcontractors performing work pursuant to a construction
 24 contract as defined by paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section
 25 shall be performed by a person or persons participating in a certified
 26 apprenticeship program pursuant to this article. Only hours worked by a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01195-01-5

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 1 person or persons in the construction trade for which they are regis-
 2 tered as an apprentice, and only hours worked by such apprentice accord-
 3 ing to the allowable ratio of apprentice to journey worker as stated
 4 under the applicable prevailing wage schedule, may count towards the ten
 5 percent labor hour requirement.
 6 § 3. Section 816-b of the labor law, as added by chapter 571 of the
 7 laws of 2001, is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as
 8 follows:
 9 3. The commissioner shall require that a minimum of ten percent of the
 10 labor hours of the total construction workforce employed by all contrac-
 11 tors and subcontractors performing work pursuant to a construction
 12 contract as defined by paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section
 13 shall be performed by a person or persons participating in a certified
 14 apprenticeship program pursuant to this article. Only hours worked by a
 15 person or persons in the construction trade for which they are regis-
 16 tered as an apprentice, and only hours worked by such apprentice accord-
 17 ing to the allowable ratio of apprentice to journey worker as stated
 18 under the applicable prevailing wage schedule, may count towards the te