Res 0522-2024

Whereas, According to The New York Times, nearly two-thirds of American workers do not have a four-year college degree including 76 percent of Black adults and 83 percent of Latino adults; and Whereas, New York City's economic and employment landscape present considerable obstacles for individuals without a four-year college degree to secure a high-quality job; and Whereas, According to a 2023 U.S. News report, the median annual salary for New York City is $74,108; and Whereas, The majority of jobs in New York that pay at least $60,000 require a four-year college degree; and Whereas, Creating a program that seeks to remedy the disparities and promote access to high-quality job placement is greatly needed; and Whereas, A.10025, introduced by New York State Assemblymember Nily Rozic, and S.9376, introduced by New York State Senator Michael Gianaris are pending in the New York State Legislature and seek to establish a job placement program for low-income individuals who do not have a four-year degree; and Whereas, A.10025/S.9376 are also known as The Good Jobs Guarantee Act; and Whereas, The Good Jobs Guarantee Act would amend the New York State Economic Development Law and the New York State Urban Development Corporation Act by establishing the Good Jobs Guarantee program within the Empire State Development Corporation; and Whereas, The Good Jobs Guarantee program would provide both workforce training opportunities and post-training employment to individuals, specifically those who are low-income without four-year college degrees; and Whereas, This pathway to employment would be structured through a public-private partnership providing participants the prospects with high-quality employment without incurring debt; and Whereas, Enacting The Good Jobs Guarantee Act will help underserved individuals and communities that would otherwise not be afforded such high-quality employment opportunities without being saddled with large amount of debt; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls on the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign A.10225/S.9376, also known as The Good Jobs Guarantee Act, which would establish certain workforce training programs and increase employment opportunities for New Yorkers. WJH LS 17021 7/23/24