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BILL NUMBER:S8188
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the confidentiality of unemployment insurance information
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would amend Labor Law §537 to authorize the Department to disclose unemployment insurance and/or wage reporting information to the State Education Department as necessary to develop and implement a mutually beneficial state workforce longitudinal tracking system for individuals obtaining K-12 and post secondary education, as well as workforce services. The bill would give the Commissioner of Labor discretionary authority to enter into a data sharing agreement with SED that would assist the Department to fulfill its role in connection with the state's Race to the Top grant, as well as its own federal program performance requirements.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 would amend Labor Law (3)(g) to authorize the Department to disclose unemployment insurance and/or wage reporting information to the State Education Department in order to develop and implement a state workforce longitudinal administrative data system.
Section 2 would provide for an immediate effective date.
Existing law
Labor Law §537(1) defines confidential unemployment insurance information as information obtained from employers and claimants under Article 18 of the Labor Law.
Labor Law §537(3) authorizes the Department to make unemployment insurance and wage information available to Specified state agencies for purposes enumerated therein, subject to the discretion of the Commissioner. The Commissioner is authorized to require entities receiving such information to enter into data sharing agreements that would establish parameters to protect the confidentiality of the data being shared by the Department.
Justification
Labor Law §537(3) authorizes the Department to make unemployment insurance and wage information available to State agencies for specified purposes. The bill would amend subdivision (3) of §537 to authorize the Department to make unemployment insurance and wage reporting information available to the State Education Department as needed in order to develop and implement a state workforce longitudinal administrative data system. This will not only facilitate the Department's role in implementing a Race to the Top grant for which the state has an outstanding application, but
it would also allow the Department to compete for federal USDOL grant monies that support the development of longitudinal data systems that support the operation and performance reporting for state workforce programs. Any such disclosure of information would be subject to a confidentiality requirement consistent with the United States Department of Labor regulation on the confidentiality of unemployment insurance information (20 CFR Part 603). Reciprocal exchanges of data would be subject to confidentiality requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
The United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is encouraging State Workforce Agencies to develop and use state workforce longitudinal administrative data systems that will link data longitudinally at t.he individual level. Such systems will lead to enhanced evaluation of workforce and educational training programs.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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