A9187-2011 Actions

• Feb 2, 2012: referred to labor

A9187-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         9187
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 February 2, 2012
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Labor
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to establishing the state
 internship database
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 44 to read
 as follows:

 

S  44. STATE INTERNSHIP DATABASE. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:

 (A) "INTERNSHIP" MEANS ANY OFFICIAL OR FORMAL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PRAC
 TICAL EXPERIENCE FOR BEGINNERS IN AN OCCUPATION OR PROFESSION.   INTERN
 SHIPS ARE PAID OR UNPAID POSITIONS.
 (B)  "OPPORTUNITY"  MEANS  A JOB LISTING, VACANCY LISTING OR ANY OTHER
 NOTICE THAT WOULD INDICATE THE AVAILABILITY OF AN INTERNSHIP.
 (C) "STATE ENTITY" MEANS ANY UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, ANY AGENCY, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT, DIVI
 SION,  INSTITUTION, OFFICE, STATE PUBLIC AUTHORITY, STATE TASK FORCE, OR
 OTHER BODY, OR PARTS THEREOF, AND THE LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL  BRANCHES
 OF STATE GOVERNMENT.
 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF INTERN
 SHIP  OPPORTUNITIES. SUCH A DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE ALL INTERNSHIP OPPOR
 TUNITIES OFFERED BY STATE ENTITIES. IN ADDITION, THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 ACCEPT  SUBMISSION  OF  INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FROM LOCAL OR MUNICIPAL
 GOVERNMENTS WITHIN THE STATE AND, AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM APPROPRI
 ATE, FROM PRIVATE EMPLOYERS.
 3. ALL STATE ENTITIES MUST INFORM THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ALL  INTERNSHIP
 OPPORTUNITIES  AS  THEY ARISE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PROPER
 MECHANISM FOR SUCH ENTITIES TO INFORM THE DEPARTMENT  OF  SUCH  OPPORTU
 NITIES.
 4.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL MAINTAIN THE DATABASE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE, WHICH DATABASE SHALL BE SEARCHABLE BY  EDUCATION  REQUIREMENTS,
 REGION AND OTHER CATEGORIES WHICH THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE.
 5.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  UPDATE  THE  DATABASE REGULARLY AND UPON
 SUBMISSION OF EACH OPPORTUNITY.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14224-01-2

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