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Provides for the creation of the manufacturing technology act to provide grant assistance for retraining and upgrading existing factories
In Assembly Committee · Labor · Sponsor Joseph Morelle
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Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to creating the manufacturing technology act
Purpose or general idea of bill
Enhance competitiveness of manufacturing companies by upgrading production processes in both traditional manufacturing and new and emerging technologies and upgrading skills of incumbent workers to keep up with these new modes of production.
Summary of specific provisions
The Department of Labor would offer competitive grants to employers seeking assistance for facility and skills upgrades, with skills training provided at community colleges, not-for-profit research universities and colleges. Employers interested in applying for the grants must show evidence of consultation with labor organizations representing workers affected; provide a 50% match that may include in-kind services such as release time for employees in training, space and equipment necessary for the training; and agree to repay the full amount of the award if layoffs or terminations ensue from a company's relocation within one year of the end of the grant period. The Department is required to report on activities annually including providing a list of the grants and amounts, number of incumbent workers retrained, and evidence of job retention.
Justification
Globalization and rapidly evolving technologies have caused the loss of manufacturing jobs statewide, in large part due to plant closings and outsourcing of these jobs to other states and countries. New York companies can be competitive in national and international markets and able to retain workers in their current occupations in industries and geographic regions where the jobs are now located if existing facilities were retooled to upgrade production processes and if incumbent workers were retrained in the operations of these new technologies upgrading and modernizing facilities in both traditional manufacturing and new and emerging industries and retraining incumbent workers is a worthwhile endeavor that will stem the loss of manufacturing jobs statewide.
Prior legislative history
2003-04: A.10477-A - Passed Assembly 2005-06: A.3791-A - Passed Assembly 2007-08: A.2483 - Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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