Bill Text: NY S01935 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits state funding to business entities that outsource jobs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO LABOR [S01935 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S01935-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1935
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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:
    1    Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section  219-b  to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S  219-B.  OUTSOURCING  OF  JOBS  PROHIBITED.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
    4  SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
    5    (A) "OUTSOURCE" SHALL MEAN TO RELOCATE OR MOVE  JOBS  OUTSIDE  OF  THE
    6  STATE OF NEW YORK TO ANOTHER STATE OR COUNTRY;
    7    (B)  "STATE  FUNDING"  SHALL MEAN THE PROVISION OF ANY AWARDS, GRANTS,
    8  LOANS, TAX BENEFITS OR ANY OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY THE STATE TO  A
    9  BUSINESS ENTITY; AND
   10    (C)  "BUSINESS ENTITY" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PART-
   11  NERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR ANY OTHER  BUSINESS  ENTITY  DOING
   12  BUSINESS  IN  THIS STATE OR A SUCCESSOR, AFFILIATE, ALTER EGO OR SUBSID-
   13  IARY OF SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY.
   14    2. NO BUSINESS ENTITY SHALL RECEIVE STATE FUNDING IF  A  DETERMINATION
   15  IS  MADE  BY  THE COMMISSIONER THAT SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY SHALL OUTSOURCE
   16  JOBS. UPON A DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT  A  BUSINESS  ENTITY
   17  SHALL OUTSOURCE JOBS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY
   18  OF SUCH DETERMINATION. UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTICE, SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY
   19  SHALL  HAVE THIRTY DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO REQUEST A HEARING REGARDING SUCH
   20  DETERMINATION. SUCH HEARING SHALL BE HELD IN A MANNER TO  BE  DETERMINED
   21  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER.  FAILURE  TO REQUEST A HEARING WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
   22  SHALL BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY'S RIGHT TO  A  HEARING.
   23  IF  AFTER SUCH HEARING A DETERMINATION IS MADE THAT SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01734-02-3
       S. 1935                             2
    1  HAS OUTSOURCED JOBS OR AFTER EXPIRATION OF SUCH THIRTY  DAY  PERIOD,  NO
    2  FURTHER STATE FUNDING SHALL BE MADE TO SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY.
    3    S  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
    4  the date on which it shall have become a law.