Bill > A09465

This bill amends the State Finance Law to establish protections for telecommunications tower technicians, defining terms like "state agency" (any state department or institution), "telecommunications tower" (structures for wireless services), "tower technician" (professionals who install, repair, and maintain these towers), "contractor" (any entity entering a construction contract with a state agency), and "tower services" (work on state-owned towers). It mandates that any construction contract for tower services entered into by a state agency must include training requirements for all tower technicians performing work, with these requirements to be determined by the Office of General Services and published online. Contractors must provide confirmation to the state agency that all technicians have completed the required training before starting work, including a list of technicians and completion dates. The bill also clarifies that these protections do not diminish any rights under collective bargaining agreements. Additionally, this bill repeals existing legislative intent and a specific article of the Labor Law related to tower technician protections, and it sets the effective date for these new provisions to July 1, 2026, applying to contracts awarded on or after that date.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9465