N.Y. Labor Law § 1005: Administration and services

§ 1005. Administration and services. 1. There is hereby established

within the department a New York youth jobs connector program to connect

unemployed and underemployed individuals between the ages of sixteen and

twenty-four years with targeted educational, occupational, and training

services to help prepare such individuals for employment and improve

opportunities for such individuals to become employed. The New York

youth jobs connector program shall be responsible for facilitating the

coordination and delivery of existing programs and resources throughout

the state which are designed to assist individuals identified in this

article with opportunities for employment, skills development, job

training, and the other related services described in subdivision two of

this section.

2. The department shall coordinate with the office of strategic

workforce development, the department of education, the state university

of New York, the city university of New York, the office of temporary

and disability assistance, the office of children and family services,

the urban development corporation and its subsidiaries, and any other

relevant agency or entity, to carry out the purposes of this article and

leverage existing funds and programs for unemployed and underemployed

youth consistent with the purposes described herein. Services provided

by such programs may include, but are not limited to, high school

equivalency, basic education, job skills training, English-as-a-second

language, job readiness training, job placement services, case

management, career counseling and assessment, pre-apprenticeships and

apprenticeships, pre-vocational skills training, employability planning,

supportive services, proactive outreach to unemployed and underemployed

youths, skills and vocational programs leading to career pathways and

gainful employment, and the development or promulgation of other

resources and programs to assist youths between the ages of sixteen and

twenty-four years, particularly at-risk youths in such category.