Senate Bill S1244

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits state funding to business entities that outsource jobs

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee


  • 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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2011-S1244 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §219-b, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7594
2013-2014: S1935

2011-S1244 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits state funding to business entities that outsource jobs.

2011-S1244 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1244 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1244

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 6, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. ADDABBO, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting state  funding
  to businesses that outsource jobs

  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  219-b  to
read as follows:
  S  219-B.  OUTSOURCING  OF  JOBS  PROHIBITED.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "OUTSOURCE" SHALL MEAN TO RELOCATE OR MOVE  JOBS  OUTSIDE  OF  THE
STATE OF NEW YORK TO ANOTHER STATE OR COUNTRY;
  (B)  "STATE  FUNDING"  SHALL MEAN THE PROVISION OF ANY AWARDS, GRANTS,
LOANS, TAX BENEFITS OR ANY OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY THE STATE TO  A
BUSINESS ENTITY; AND
  (C)  "BUSINESS ENTITY" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PART-
NERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR ANY OTHER  BUSINESS  ENTITY  DOING
BUSINESS  IN  THIS STATE OR A SUCCESSOR, AFFILIATE, ALTER EGO OR SUBSID-
IARY OF SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY.
  2. NO BUSINESS ENTITY SHALL RECEIVE STATE FUNDING IF  A  DETERMINATION
IS  MADE  BY  THE COMMISSIONER THAT SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY SHALL OUTSOURCE
JOBS. UPON A DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT  A  BUSINESS  ENTITY
SHALL OUTSOURCE JOBS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY
OF SUCH DETERMINATION. UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTICE, SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY
SHALL  HAVE THIRTY DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO REQUEST A HEARING REGARDING SUCH
DETERMINATION. SUCH HEARING SHALL BE HELD IN A MANNER TO  BE  DETERMINED
BY  THE  COMMISSIONER.  FAILURE  TO REQUEST A HEARING WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
SHALL BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY'S RIGHT TO  A  HEARING.
IF  AFTER SUCH HEARING A DETERMINATION IS MADE THAT SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY
HAS OUTSOURCED JOBS OR AFTER EXPIRATION OF SUCH THIRTY  DAY  PERIOD,  NO
FURTHER STATE FUNDING SHALL BE MADE TO SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY.
  S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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