Assembly Bill A1493

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study and report on current trends in the workforce that supports the generation and transmission of power in the utility industry

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A1493 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Energy
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7565
2013-2014: A1159
2017-2018: A19
2019-2020: A254
2021-2022: A1030

2015-A1493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of labor, in consultation with the public service commission, to conduct a study and report on current trends in the workforce that supports the generation and transmission of power in the utility industry; authorizes additional studies and reports upon rate hikes, complaints by third parties or upon identification of a shortage.

2015-A1493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1493

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Energy

AN  ACT  directing a study and report on current trends in the workforce
  that supports the generation and transmission of power in the  utility
  industry

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. 1. The commissioner of labor,  in  consultation  with,  and
using  data  collected  by, the public service commission, shall monitor
trends in the workforce of:
  (a) personnel that support the generation  of  power  in  the  utility
industry; and
  (b)  personnel  that  support the transmission of power in the utility
industry.
  2. Not later than one year after the effective date of this  act,  the
commissioner  of  labor  shall  submit  to  the  legislature a report on
current trends under subdivision one of this section,  with  recommenda-
tions  to  meet the future labor requirements for the energy industries.
The commissioner of labor shall have the  authority  to  commence  addi-
tional  studies when (a) a utility initiates a rate hike request; or (b)
a complaint is brought by a third party. The  scope  of  any  additional
study  can be broadened to include all utilities in the state or limited
to the evaluation to just one utility.
  3. As soon as practicable after the date on which the commissioner  of
labor  identifies  or  predicts  a significant shortage in this state of
personnel in one or more energy sectors, the commissioner of labor shall
submit to the legislature a report describing the  shortage,  after  the
data  review  committee,  appointed pursuant to subdivision four of this
section has reviewed and provided input on the report.  The commissioner
of labor shall have broad authority  to  require  utilities  to  provide
documents  and  reports  regarding their staffing practices. The commis-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06180-01-5
              

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