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A 4781: Requires such apprenticeship program is specific to the type and scope of work which is being performed and have a graduation rate of at least thirty percent as determined by the department of labor; makes technical corrections.
What A 4781 does, verified May 5, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to improve apprenticeship training in New York State. The state commissioner will be responsible for overseeing apprentice training and will appoint a person to act as secretary of the state apprenticeship and training council and state joint apprenticeship committees. The commissioner will also appoint necessary personnel, including clerical and technical assistants, and will set their annual compensation within the allocated budget. The bill requires apprenticeship programs to be specific to the type and scope of work being performed and to have a minimum graduation rate of at least thirty percent as determined by the department. The changes will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4781
- What is the current status of A 4781?
- As of May 5, 2026, A 4781 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to labor".
- Did A 4781 pass?
- Not yet. A 4781 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4781, and where is it now?
- A 4781 was authored by Asm. Michael Durso with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| Feb. 06, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 364 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4781 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to apprenticeship training The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The section heading, the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 2 and subdivision 2 of section 811 of the labor law, the section heading 3 and the opening paragraph of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 482 of 4 the laws of 1961 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 51 of the laws 5 of 1968, are amended to read as follows: 6 Powers and duties of [industrial] the commissioner; personnel. 7 The [industrial] commissioner shall have the following powers and 8 duties: 9 2. The [industrial] commissioner shall appoint a person who shall be 10 in charge of apprentice training in the department [of labor], and who 11 shall act as secretary of the state apprenticeship and training council 12 and of state joint apprenticeship committees. The [industrial] commis- 13 sioner is further authorized to appoint such clerical, technical, and 14 professional assistants as shall be necessary to effectuate the purposes 15 of this article. The personnel appointed under this article shall 16 receive an annual compensation to be fixed by the [industrial] commis- 17 sioner within the amount provided by appropriation. 18 § 2. Paragraphs (k) and (l) of subdivision 1 of section 811 of the 19 labor law, as relettered by chapter 825 of the laws of 2021, are relet- 20 tered (l) and (m) and a new paragraph (k) is added to read as follows: 21 (k) to require such apprenticeship program is specific to the type and 22 scope of work which is being performed and have a graduation rate of at 23 least thirty percent as determined by the department. 24 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01197-01-5
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