N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 2000/014: L.L. 2000/014

Enactment date: 3/29/2000

Int. No. 354-A

By the Speaker (Council Member Vallone), Council Members DiBrienza, Robles, Eisland, Eldridge, Linares, Watkins, Perkins, Malave-Dilan, Carrion, Foster, Leffler, Clarke Marshall, Berman, McCaffrey, Koslowitz, Rodriguez, Quinn, Warden and Boyland; also Council Members Cruz, Freed, Lasher, Michels, Robinson, Lopez and the Public Advocate (Mr. Green).

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the establishment of the transitional jobs program, a program designed to create temporary employment in the public sector and in community-based organizations, and to provide the participants of such program with education and training, career counseling, and related services, to enhance their ability to secure permanent employment after their participation in such program.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The City Council finds and declares that in the aftermath of federal welfare reform, thousands of new jobs are needed in New York City in order to employ those welfare recipients now required to work. Since New York City has a large number of people seeking new jobs, and since the City's communities need additional services that these job-seekers can provide, a welfare-to-work program that will create new, temporary jobs in the public sector and in community-based organizations, and provide individuals with education and training, career counseling, and related services will represent both an investment in human capital and in the vitality of this City.

Many individuals who need to make the transition from welfare to the work force face serious barriers to securing and maintaining successful employment, including a lack of marketable skills, education, work experience, and affordable childcare. A welfare-to-work program that offers a real work experience, pays a living wage, and provides health and childcare benefits, along with meaningful education and training, can be instrumental in successfully moving people from welfare to the work force in a manner that increases their long-term employability and self-sufficiency.

Accordingly, the City Council finds that a welfare-to-work program known as the transitional jobs program should be established in New York City. The transitional jobs program will create temporary jobs in the public sector and in community-based organizations, and will provide participants of the program with education and training, career counseling, and related services. The provision of support services will significantly increase a participant's chances of securing and maintaining permanent employment after his or her participation in the program. In addition, the creation of new jobs in the public sector and in community-based organizations will help address the unmet needs of many communities throughout the City.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. Effective date. This local law shall take effect immediately.