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S 3473: Requires the state apprenticeship and training council to meet a certain number of times per year and provide a report.
What S 3473 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to amend the labor law to improve the state's apprenticeship and training council. The council will be required to meet at least six times per year and provide an annual report to the governor and the legislature. The report will include the council's findings, meeting conclusions, recommendations, and activities. The council will also maintain a close liaison with governmental and non-governmental agencies involved in skilled manpower development. Additionally, the council will be responsible for recommending research projects on apprentice training and the supply of skilled manpower.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO LABOR (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3473
- What is the current status of S 3473?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3473 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 S 3473 pass?
- Not yet. S 3473 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3473, and where is it now?
- S 3473 was authored by Sen. Pamela Helming. Its committee of record is Senate Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | REFERRED TO LABOR |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 323 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3473 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- 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 requiring the state apprenticeship and training council to meet a certain number of times per year and provide a report The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 813 of the labor law, as amended 2 by chapter 55 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: 3 2. The council: (a) shall advise the commissioner [of labor] on 4 apprentice training matters, including the matters of related and 5 supplemental instruction; (b) may recommend suggested standards for 6 apprenticeship agreements; (c) shall maintain a close and effective 7 liaison with governmental and nongovernmental agencies which are 8 concerned with skilled manpower development and problems; [and] (d) may 9 recommend research projects on facts and trends relating to apprentice- 10 ship training and the supply of and needs for skilled manpower[.]; (e) 11 shall meet no less than six times per calendar year at the call of the 12 chair. Meetings may be held via teleconference. Special meetings may be 13 called by the chair at the request of a majority of the members of the 14 council; and (f) shall provide an annual report to the governor and the 15 legislature of its findings, meeting conclusions, recommendations and 16 activities undertaken by the council, not later than one year after the 17 effective date of this paragraph and every year thereafter. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07365-01-5
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