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Excludes substitute teachers from the limits imposed on unemployment insurance benefits available during vacation periods
In Assembly Committee · Labor · Sponsor Nelson Castro
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BILL NUMBER:S4887
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to excluding substitute teachers from the limits imposed on unemployment insurance benefits available during vacation periods for professional employees of educational institutions
Purpose or general idea of the bill
This bill addresses the concerns of substitute teachers who have no means of income during the summer months.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends Section 1. Subdivision 10 section 590 of the labor law by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
The foregoing provisions of this subdivision shall not apply if the claimant was employed in an instructional capacity on a substitute or per diem basis and any such claimant shall not be denied benefits under this section solely by reason of this subdivision.
Justification
Unemployment is a benefit that is intended to cover workers during times of unemployment when they have no income. Under current law however, substitute teachers in New York State are unable to receive unemployment when they become unemployed during summer months. If they receive no salary during the vacation months they often experience financial hardship waiting for the school year to begin again. This law would exclude substitute teachers by adding a new subdivision to the labor law.
Legislative history
2010: A.9093
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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