Assembly BillIntroduced
A 756: Defines the term "construction projects" to mean the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of any school building where a district receives any apportionment for debt service or building aid and the school building is sited within the Long Island region; provides that each contract involving the award of a construction project shall require the use of a project labor agreement for all contractors and subcontractors on such project.
What A 756 does, verified June 2, 2026
The bill aims to amend the education law to provide specific requirements for construction projects in Long Island. A construction project is defined as the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or improvement of a school building within the Long Island region, with a total estimated cost of one million dollars or more. To be eligible, each contract must be undertaken pursuant to a project labor agreement, consistent with the Labor Law, for all contractors and subcontractors on the project. This agreement ensures fair wages and working conditions for workers involved in the project. The bill applies to all construction projects bid on or after January 1, 2026.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | reported referred to rules |
| May. 27, 2025 | reported referred to ways and means |
| May. 19, 2025 | print number 756b |
| May. 19, 2025 | amend and recommit to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 320 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 756 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certain construction projects The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph nn to read as follows: 3 nn. "Construction project" shall mean the construction, recon- 4 struction, rehabilitation or improvement of any school building where a 5 district receives any apportionment for capital outlays, debt service, 6 or building aid under subdivision six of this section and the school 7 building is sited within the Long Island region as defined in subpara- 8 graph two of paragraph a of subdivision four of this section. 9 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the education law 10 is amended by adding a new subparagraph 13 to read as follows: 11 (13) Each contract involving the awarding of a construction project 12 shall require the use of a project labor agreement, as defined in subdi- 13 vision one of section two hundred twenty-two of the labor law, for all 14 contractors and subcontractors on the project, consistent with paragraph 15 (a) of subdivision two of section two hundred twenty-two of the labor 16 law. 17 § 3. This law shall take effect January 1, 2027, and shall apply to 18 all construction projects for which the commissioner of education has 19 not approved plans and specifications pursuant to section 408 of the 20 education law as of such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00375-01-5
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