Directs the commissioner of education, in conjunction with the commissioner of health and the commissioner of labor, to develop a program which incentivizes unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare, including but not limited to, certified nurse aides.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3581
SPONSOR: Hunter TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a program
to incentivize unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare
PURPOSE:
This legislation amends the education law to require the New York State
Departments of Health, Labor, and Education to establish a program that
incentivizes unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
The legislation would add subdivision 59 to the education law.
Section one requires the Commissioners of Health, Labor, and Education
to establish a program that incentivizes unemployed individuals to enter
jobs in healthcare, including but not limited to certified nurse aides.
Additionally, it states that such incentives shall include, but not be
limited to, expedited training and certification processes for such
healthcare positions as determined by the commissioner.
Section two establishes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill would require Departments of Health, Labor, and Education to
establish a program that incentivizes unemployed individuals to enter
lobs in healthcare.
New York has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. In just the
first month, thousands of New Yorkers lost their jobs and we saw how
devastating the healthcare worker shortage can be when an emergency
strikes. New York must prioritize the immediate retraining of workers
for medically-necessary positions, especially as Certified Nursing Aides
which there is already a shortage. This is a vocation that can be
trained in roughly one month under normal circumstances. By providing
this training on an accelerated timeline for positions like this, we can
ensure that our medical system can meet the demand for their services
even in a time of extreme crisis.
New York State's most valuable asset is our workforce, by incentivizing
and accelerating the training for healthcare support staff, New Yorkers
will receive higher quality care. Additionally, this will allow more
unemployed and underemployed individuals to enter critical, high demand
positions in our workforce.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2020: A.10765
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3581
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER, STIRPE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a program
to incentivize unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 59 to read as follows:
3 59. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commis-
4 sioner, in conjunction with the commissioner of health and the commis-
5 sioner of labor shall establish a program which incentivizes unemployed
6 individuals to enter jobs in healthcare, including but not limited to,
7 certified nurse aides. Such incentives shall include, but not be limited
8 to, expedited training and certification processes for such healthcare
9 positions as determined by the commissioner.
10 § 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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