Assembly Bill A10420

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the regulation of the licensure and practice of immigration providers by the department of state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A10420 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1479
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §460-k, amd §460-h, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4430, S2283
2013-2014: A78, S709
2015-2016: A5774, S921
2017-2018: S3115
2019-2020: S4386
2021-2022: S4668
2023-2024: S7895

2011-A10420 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of the licensure and practice of immigration providers by the department of state in order to protect immigrants from exploitation.

2011-A10420 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10420

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Economic Development

AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to immigration
  providers

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
460-k to read as follows:
  S  460-K. LICENSES. 1. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHALL ISSUE LICENSES TO
IMMIGRATION PROVIDERS AND, UPON APPLICATION, TO ISSUE  RENEWAL  LICENSES
EVERY  TWO YEARS. THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ARTICLE GOVERNING THE FILING AND MAINTENANCE OF  SURETY  BONDS  AND
THE APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE AND/OR RENEWAL.
  2.  NO  PERSON  SHALL  ENGAGE  IN THE BUSINESS OF IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE
SERVICE AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-A OF THIS  ARTICLE,  OR
ADVERTISE HIS OR HER BUSINESS TO BE THAT OF IMMIGRATION PROVIDER WITHOUT
HAVING  FIRST  OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE A LICENSE TO DO SO,
PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
  3. NO PERSON SHALL DISSEMINATE BY ANY MEANS ANY  STATEMENT  INDICATING
DIRECTLY  OR  BY  IMPLICATION THAT THE PERSON ENGAGES IN THE BUSINESS OF
IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE SERVICE AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED  SIXTY-A
OF  THIS  ARTICLE OR ACTS IN THE CAPACITY OF AN IMMIGRATION PROVIDER, OR
PROPOSES TO ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OR ACT IN THE CAPACITY  OF  AN  IMMI-
GRATION  PROVIDER,  UNLESS  THE PERSON HAS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF
STATE A BOND AND LICENSE,  IN  THE  AMOUNT  AND  SUBJECT  TO  THE  TERMS
DESCRIBED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-G OF THIS ARTICLE.
  4.  ANY PERSON INTENDING TO ENGAGE, AS AN IMMIGRATION PROVIDER, IN ANY
ONE OR MORE OF THE ACTIVITIES SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL FILE  WITH
THE  DEPARTMENT  OF STATE A WRITTEN APPLICATION AND DISCLOSURE, ON FORMS
PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE,  CONTAINING  SUCH  INFORMATION  AND
DOCUMENTATION  TO BE RETAINED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS THE SECRETARY
OF STATE MAY REQUIRE BY RULE AND REGULATION, INCLUDING BUT  NOT  LIMITED
TO:  (A) NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, RESIDENCE ADDRESS, BUSINESS ADDRESS, RESI-
DENCE TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND BUSINESS TELEPHONE  NUMBER;  (B)  EXPERIENCE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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