Section 21-D. Power of commissioner to enter into agreement relating to information obtained by the state directory of new hires

The
  department,  through  the  commissioner,  shall enter into the agreement
  provided for in section one hundred seventy-one-h of the  tax  law,  and
  shall  take  such  other  actions  as  may be necessary to carry out the
  agreement provided for in such section for matching beneficiary  records
  of  workers'  compensation  and  state employment security programs with
  information provided by employers to the state directory  of  new  hires
  for  the  purposes  of  verifying  eligibility for such benefits and for
  administering  workers'  compensation  and  state  employment   security
  programs.