N.Y. Labor Law § 837: State plan

§ 837. State plan. 1. The governor shall be responsible for

preparation and submission of a biennial plan. The plan shall be

prepared with input from the department, the department of economic

development, state education department, state university of New York

and the state job training coordinating council. The plan shall include,

but not be limited to:

(a) a description of services to be provided to dislocated workers and

additional dislocated workers as defined in section eight hundred

thirty-five of this article;

(b) the identification of the state dislocated worker unit within the

department, and the activities such unit will carry out;

(c) a description of coordination between such unit; and

(i) the department of economic development for the purposes of

developing strategies to avert plant closings or substantial layoffs

which would include the participation of the department of economic

development in the establishment of labor-management committees, the

provision of resources and technical assistance for a preliminary

assessment of the advisability of conducting a comprehensive study

exploring the feasibility of having a company or group, including the

workers, purchase the plant and continue it in operation, and the

provision of appropriate financial and technical advice to assist in

efforts to avert worker dislocation;

(ii) the state education department for the purposes of identifying

and approving training/retraining activities that meet standards of

instructional quality pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of

subdivision four of section eight hundred forty-six of this article;

(d) an explanation of the extent to which additional dislocated

workers will be served under this plan and, if such workers will not be

served, a statement of justification for their exclusion; and (e) a

detailed description of reporting and evaluation activity relating to

outcomes achieved.

2. The biennial plan developed pursuant to subdivision one of this

section shall be submitted to the council for review and comment and to

the governor for approval. Copies shall also be submitted to the

president pro-tempore of the senate and the speaker of the assembly

simultaneous to its submission to the council.

3. The state plan submitted under this section may be modified to

describe changes in or additions to programs and activities set forth in

the plan and shall be reviewed and approved in the same manner as the

state plan originally submitted.