What's happening
This bill requires the Department of Labor to annually publish and update a comprehensive catalogue of all state and federal workforce development funding programs.
Why it matters
Improves transparency and access. by requiring detailed information about each workforce development funding program, including eligibility, application steps, and program outcomes, making it easier for individuals, organizations, and policymakers to understand and navigate available resources.
Enhances accountability. by mandating the publication of data on program effectiveness, the number of people served, and three years of funding and disbursement figures, allowing for better evaluation of which programs are delivering results.
Reduces duplication and inefficiency. by compiling all state and federal workforce development funding programs in one place, helping to identify overlaps, gaps, and opportunities for better coordination among agencies and service providers.
Empowers job seekers, students, and employers. by providing a publicly accessible, annually updated catalogue of opportunities for training, education, and employment support, potentially improving workforce outcomes and economic mobility.
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Publish Workforce Funding List
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History
- Approval memo.34
- Signed chap.458
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- 3rd reading cal.520
- Substituted for S3789
- Referred to labor
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.387
- Reported
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- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to labor
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List Workforce Training Programs
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Elaine Phillips
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1956
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to general powers and duties of the commissioner of labor
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 21 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
15. Catalogue of workforce development funding. (a) The department shall publish by October first, two thousand seventeen and update annually, thereafter, a catalogue of workforce development funding programs. Such catalogue shall include all state and federal funding programs that support the following services, including, but not limited to:
(1) employment counseling;
(2) the obtainment of a high school diploma or its equivalent;
(3) higher education leading to a career;
(4) skills and vocational training;
(5) skills development and improvement;
(6) certifications, licenses and certificates that improve employability literacy training;
(7) English as a second language;
(8) life skills instruction;
(9) on-the-job training;
(10) internships;
(11) pre-apprenticeships;
(12) entry level and advanced skills training;
(13) retraining;
(14) structured worksite training;
(15) pre-vocational skills training;
(16) school-to-work transition activities;
(17) employability skills training;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(18) wage reimbursement for skills upgrading;
(19) counseling;
(20) stipends;
(21) tuition assistance; and
(22) apprenticeships.
The catalogue shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for each funding program:
(i) the name of the funding program and the agency administering the funding program;
(ii) a description of the purpose of the funding program;
(iii) a specific program Uniform Resource Locator ("URL"), if any;
(iv) the year the program was established;
(v) a catalog of federal domestic assistance numbers, if any;
(vi) the legal authority, including statute and regulation citations;
(vii) the program and fiscal contact information including agency name, telephone number, and email address;
(viii) all eligibility requirements;
(ix) any program and special restrictions;
(x) any action or actions required to receive aid;
(xi) a description of aid which shall include, but not be limited to, the flow of funds between entities, the type of aid formula used, any matching requirements and any maintenance of effort;
(xii) all amounts appropriated in the most recent three years, broken down by fiscal year and categorized by federal funds, state general funds and state special revenue;
(xiii) all amounts disbursed for the prior two fiscal years broken down by federal funds, state general funds and state special revenue; and
(xiv) all relevant data on the outcomes and effectiveness of such funding program and the number of persons served by such funding.
(b) The department shall submit by the first of October, two thousand seventeen and annually thereafter, a report of the catalogue of workforce development funding to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly and make it available on the department's website for public review by such date.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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