A 2132 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Establishes a job fair pilot program

This bill creates a 3-year pilot program to help incarcerated individuals in Wende and New York City correctional facilities find employment within six months of release. It requires holding at least three job fairs annually at these facilities, offering resume help, interview coaching, and connections to potential employers. Incarcerated people at Albion, Taconic, and Bedford facilities are excluded from the pilot but will receive alternative job search support. The program mandates annual evaluations tracking job placements, attendee numbers, and recidivism rates, with public reports to the legislature.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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A2132 A2132A · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill amendment adds two new sponsors and updates the legislative history to reflect committee discharge and amendment. It also modifies the job fair pilot program by adding a safety requirement for all participants and changing the evaluation responsibility from the commissioner to the department.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the job fair pilot program, but the implementation requirements have been expanded to include explicit safety protocols for all job fair participants.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement that the department must promulgate rules ensuring safety for incarcerated individuals, staff, potential employers, and industry representatives at job fairs.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the entity responsible for conducting program evaluations from the commissioner to the department.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata to include additional sponsors (Steck, Hyndman) and reflect committee discharge and amendment status.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 2132A
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CORRECTION
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

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