Senate Bill S6225

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing for the use of video conferencing technology to broadcast certain proceedings of the workers' compensation board in the county of St. Lawrence

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-S6225 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง138, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S2117

2015-S6225 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing for the use of video conferencing technology to broadcast certain proceedings of the workers' compensation board in the county of St. Lawrence.

2015-S6225 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6225 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6225

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  providing
  for video conferencing technology in the county of St. Lawrence

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

  Section 1. The workers' compensation law is amended by  adding  a  new
section 138 to read as follows:
  S  138.  VIDEO CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY.  VIDEO CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY
SHALL BE UTILIZED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE CHAIR AND THE BOARD TO FACIL-
ITATE THE BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS AND HEARINGS AT A FORUM OPEN  TO  THE
PUBLIC  IN  THE  COUNTY OF ST. LAWRENCE IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT BEFORE THE
CHAIR OR THE BOARD.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11949-02-5


              

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