STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1702 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT establishing a commission to examine the impact of autonomous tractor trailer technology on the jobs of truck drivers and diesel mechanics; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi- ration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "Save our Jobs act of 2019". 3 § 2. 1. Establishment. The labor department shall establish a commis- 4 sion to be known as the "tractor trailer operator and diesel mechanic 5 retraining and employment commission". Such commission shall review the 6 impact of the proliferation of autonomous tractor trailers on current 7 tractor trailer operators and the proliferation of alternative fuel 8 tractor trailers on diesel mechanic labor force. 9 2. Membership. Such commission shall consist of fifteen individuals, 10 which shall be appointed as follows: 11 a. seven members shall be appointed by the governor; 12 b. three members shall be appointed by the senate majority leader; 13 c. one member shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; 14 d. three members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; 15 and 16 e. one member shall be appointed by the assembly minority leader. 17 3. Reports. a. The commission must report to the governor and the 18 legislature their findings on how autonomous tractor trailer technolo- 19 gies will impact the current workforce of truck drivers and diesel 20 mechanics no later than February 15, 2020. This report shall include, 21 but shall not be limited to, calculations of: 22 i. the loss of income to tractor trailer operators and diesel mechan- 23 ics; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07195-01-9

S. 1702 2 1 ii. the impact of such losses to linked companies that provide 2 services and equipment to tractor trailer operators and diesel mechan- 3 ics; 4 iii. the impact of such losses on the NYS unemployment insurance 5 program; and 6 iv. social and health care costs created by the dislocation of these 7 workers from their current high paying jobs. 8 b. The commission shall put forward a list of recommendations and 9 submit the same to the governor and legislature no later than February 10 15, 2020. This list shall include, but not be limited to, recommenda- 11 tions regarding: 12 i. which steps the New York state government should take to address 13 the loss of these high paying jobs as the technology proliferates; 14 ii. what steps state agencies should take to provide job training and 15 retraining opportunities for the affected workforce; 16 iii. which financial resources need to be made available to assist the 17 affected workforce in furthering their education, job retraining and job 18 placement; and 19 iv. options to be developed or expanded to assist the affected work- 20 force with accessing health insurance once they have lost their well- 21 paying jobs. 22 c. Upon submission of such reports to the governor and legislature, 23 the commission shall be dissolved. 24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 25 deemed repealed one year after such date.

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