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Enacts "jobs and trade act"
In Assembly Committee · Labor · Sponsor William Colton
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Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting the "jobs and trade act"
Purpose
To ensure that New York's citizens and the legislators they elect have access to information on the impact of international trade policy on New York State's economy, Also, to clearly establish the role of the New York State Legislature in setting trade policies for the state, while helping workers and businesses that have been impacted by trade.
Summary of provisions
This bill requires the consent of the state legislature, not the governor, in order to bind New York to international trade agreements and establishes Legislative Points of Contact to serve as official liaisons with the Governor's office and Federal Government on trade policy. It establishes a labor and trade enforcement task force within the Department of Labor to analyze the potential impact of trade proposals to the state, assess the impact of trade on the state economy and make trade policy recommendations, and assist local workers, firms and communities on trade matters. This office will be required to provide annual reports to the Governor and the Legislature on the impact of trade on New York State and requires the Governor and Legislature to respond to recommendations for handling the impact of trade on the state.
Justification
Recent international trade agreements have threatened to erode the traditional degree of autonomy that states have had to set their own procurement policies by requiring state governments to treat international suppliers as favorably as they do in-state suppliers. The New York State Legislature must work to preserve the state's authority over procurement policy and to ensure that the public is informed and involved in the discussion process. To protect the state's economy and its citizens, the state must enact this legislation. This bill will ensure that the state has continued input to the trade decisions that affect its economy. With the growth in globalization and America's increased dependence on international trade, those trade agreements have a direct impact on the lives and livelihoods of New York State's citizens. Therefore the legislature must do everything in its power to ensure that trade agreements are made which benefit the state's citizens and economy.
Legislative history
S.4786-A of 2007-08; Passed Senate
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
120 days after it shall have become law.
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