Establishes the workforce training for women policy; requires the department of labor to provide guidance and assistance to state and local workforce training boards, program administrators and staff, and participating employers to improve services and training for women to qualify for higher paying jobs and careers; provides that such guidance and assistance shall promote program services for women job seekers that provide: (a) current information about compensation for jobs and careers that offer high earning potential including jobs that traditionally employ predominantly men; (b) services such as counseling and skills development and training that encourage women to seek employment in such jobs; and (c) referrals to employers offering such jobs.

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S6429-2011 Actions

• Jun 20, 2012: SUBSTITUTED BY A9020B
• Jun 11, 2012: AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6429A
• May 7, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 2, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 1, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.635
• Feb 8, 2012: REFERRED TO LABOR

S6429-2011 Meetings

Labor: May 1, 2012

S6429-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 2, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 7, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 8, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 15, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 4, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012

S6429-2011 Votes

S6429-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6429               REVISED 04/13/12

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend
the labor law, in relation to workforce training for women

PURPOSE:
To improve services and training for women to qualify for higher
paying jobs and careers.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The labor law is amended by adding a new section, 10-c.

�10-c:
-Adds a workforce training policy for women within the department of
labor.

-Through the policy, the department shall promote program services for
women seeking jobs that provide:

- (a) current information about compensation for careers that offer
higher earning potential, including jobs that traditionally employ
predominantly men;
- (b) counseling, skills development and training that encourage women
to seek jobs with higher earning potential; and
- (c) referrals to employers offering such jobs.

- Through the policy, the department shall assist workforce training
boards, program administrators, program staff and participating
employers to improve service and training for women to qualify for
higher paying careers.

JUSTIFICATION:
Working women earn 80% of what men earn and jobs traditionally held by
women pay significantly less than jobs predominantly employing men.
This inequity is particularly problematic because more than a quarter
of women-headed households in New York live below the poverty level.
Furthermore, women are increasingly responsible for the economic
security of their families. These families benefit greatly when women
are employed in higher earning jobs.

This bill furthers the goal of the legislature that workforce training
programs in New York will assist women job seekers with information
and services that encourage them to seek higher paying careers. Many
higher paying jobs are traditionally dominated by men but could
provide opportunities for women. Workforce training programs help
narrow the gender wage gap by improving training for, and increasing
referral to, jobs that have higher earning potential.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is new legislation.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.


EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.

S6429-2011 Text

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

                                    6429

                              I N  SENATE

                              February 8, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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  workforce  training  for
    women

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


    Section 1.  Legislative intent. The legislature finds that  women  are
  increasingly  responsible  for  the  economic security of their families
  although more than a quarter of women-headed households in New York live
  below the poverty level. Working women earn 80% of  what  men  earn  and
  jobs  traditionally  held  by  women  pay  significantly  less than jobs
  predominantly employing men. Workforce training programs have the poten-
  tial to narrow the wage gap through training for, and referral to,  jobs
  that  have  higher earning potential. Many higher paying jobs are tradi-
  tionally dominated by men but could provide opportunities for women.  It
  is  the  goal of the legislature that workforce training programs in New
  York assist women job seekers with information and  services  that  will
  help  increase  their earnings by encouraging them to seek higher paying
  jobs and careers.
    S 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 10-c to read  as
  follows:

    S  10-C.  WORKFORCE  TRAINING  FOR  WOMEN POLICY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
  PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND  LOCAL  WORKFORCE  TRAINING
  BOARDS, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF, AND PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS TO
  IMPROVE  SERVICES  AND  TRAINING  FOR WOMEN TO QUALIFY FOR HIGHER PAYING
  JOBS AND CAREERS. SUCH GUIDANCE AND  ASSISTANCE  SHALL  PROMOTE  PROGRAM
  SERVICES FOR WOMEN JOB SEEKERS THAT PROVIDE:

    (A)  CURRENT  INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION FOR JOBS AND CAREERS THAT
  OFFER HIGH EARNING POTENTIAL INCLUDING JOBS  THAT  TRADITIONALLY  EMPLOY
  PREDOMINANTLY MEN;
    (B)  SERVICES  SUCH  AS COUNSELING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
  THAT ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT IN SUCH JOBS; AND
    (C) REFERRALS TO EMPLOYERS OFFERING SUCH JOBS.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD13679-01-1