Requires the department of labor create and maintain a list of available careers and job openings for veterans in the state of New York and provide such list to the department of veterans' services; requires such list to be placed on the department of veterans' services website.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A6084A
SPONSOR: Hunter TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the department
of labor to create and maintain a list of available careers and job
listings in the state for veterans
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to establish a dedicated job list for veter-
ans in New York State.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends labor law by adding a new section that adds language
describing "veteran" status within the context of the bill and author-
izes the commissioner to create and maintain a list of available careers
and job listings in New York State. Such a list shall be conspicuously
placed on the Department of Veterans' Services website.
Section 2. Effective date.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
The A print amendment removed duplicative language from veterans'
services law.
JUSTIFICATION:
Veterans returning home from active duty face a monumental task to rein-
tegrate into civilian life and employment proves one of the greatest
difficulties they might face. This bill would provide an additional
resource for veterans to ensure that they are afforded ease of access
when it comes to their transition back to civilian life.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24: A10609
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Yet to be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act would take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6084--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 26, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance with
Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the department
of labor to create and maintain a list of available careers and job
listings in the state for veterans
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 45 to read
2 as follows:
3 § 45. Career and job opportunities for veterans. 1. For the purposes
4 of this section, "veteran" shall have the same meaning as such term is
5 defined in section thirty-two of the veterans' services law.
6 2. The commissioner shall create and maintain a list of available
7 careers and job listings in the state of New York for veterans. The
8 commissioner shall provide such list to the department of veterans'
9 services and shall update such list as necessary to ensure such career
10 and job listings are current. Such list shall be conspicuously placed
11 on the department of veterans' services website.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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