2023 New York Laws › PBA - Public Authorities › Article 8 - Miscellaneous Authorities › Title 9-A - Green Jobs-Green New York Program › 1897 - Training Services.

§  1897. Training services. 1. The authority, in consultation with the
department of labor, shall enter into contracts with  constituency-based
organizations, workforce development organizations, labor organizations,
and  other training-related organizations, for the purpose of supporting
the "green jobs-green New York program"  with  employment  and  training
services.  Such  contracts shall provide for (a) training of individuals
to participate in outreach  and  marketing  activities,  perform  energy
audits   and  provide  qualified  energy  efficiency  services  and  (b)
provision of job placement services to such individuals. To  the  extent
permitted  by statute, regulation or federal grant a preference shall be
given for  training  and  placement  of  women,  minorities,  low-income
individuals and populations with barriers to employment.
2.  Training  services  authorized  pursuant to this subdivision shall
include, as appropriate, but not be limited to:
(a) incremental occupational training to unemployed workers with  good
work histories;
(b)  work-readiness  and entry-level technical training to individuals
with weak work histories;
(c) apprenticeship  qualifying,  apprenticeship  and  labor-management
certification training;
(d)  training  that  is  designed  to  lead to certification in energy
auditing and energy performance contracting;
(e)  skills  upgrading  for  incumbent  workers,   including   workers
performing  weatherization  activities  under  division  of  housing and
community renewal programs;
(f) work support, where appropriate and to the extent that funding  is
available,  to  individuals  who  obtain  employment  through the "green
jobs-green New York program" created  by  this  title,  to  assist  such
individuals to retain employment and continue to upgrade their skills.
3.  For  quality  assurance purposes, organizations providing training
services pursuant to  this  section  shall  possess  certifications  and
accreditations deemed appropriate by the authority, in consultation with
the department of labor.
4.  The  authority, in cooperation with the department of labor, shall
facilitate  coordination   between   constituency-based   organizations,
workforce  development  organizations,  labor organizations and auditing
and energy performance services contractors to provide job opportunities
for  individuals  participating  in  training  programs  and   receiving
placement services pursuant to this section.
5. The authority, in cooperation with the department of labor, shall:
(a)  encourage  local  workforce investment boards created pursuant to
the federal workforce investment act of 1998 (Public  Laws  105-220)  to
make  available  training and job placement services authorized pursuant
to this subdivision within each local workforce investment area:
(b) access training  services  available  through  the  department  of
labor; and
(c)  apply  for  available  federal  funding  for appropriate training
services pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  american  recovery  and
reinvestment  act  of  2009 (Public Laws 111-5) and any other applicable
federal law.
6. The department of labor shall  coordinate  with  the  authority  in
implementing this section.
7.  The  authority  shall  prescribe conditions for training that will
include identifiable standards for all education and training activities
authorized under this section, and will designate a  certificate  to  be
issued  to  any  trainee  that  successfully  meets  such  standards and
completes the required education and training.