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Assembly Bill A6412

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs state agencies reviewing existing rules to conduct outreach to small businesses, localities, and rural interests under certain circumstances

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2011-A6412 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1709
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Administrative Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง207 & 202-d, St Ad Proc Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7453, S4101
2013-2014: A2134

2011-A6412 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs state agencies reviewing existing rules to conduct outreach to small businesses, localities, and rural interests under certain circumstances; requires the governor's office of regulatory reform to monitor state agencies relating to their review of existing rules and their outreach to small businesses, local governments, and public and private interests in rural areas.

2011-A6412 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6412

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the state administrative procedure act, in  relation  to
  improving the review of existing rules and agency outreach efforts

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 207 of  the  state  administrative
procedure act, as amended by chapter 327 of the laws of 2003, is amended
and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
  2.  An  agency  shall  submit for publication in the regulatory agenda
published in January pursuant to section two hundred two-d of this arti-
cle a list of the rules which must be reviewed pursuant  to  subdivision
one  of  this  section  in the ensuing calendar year. In addition to the
information required by such section two hundred two-d, for each rule so
listed the agency shall provide an analysis of the need  for  and  legal
basis  of  such rule, shall invite public comment on the continuation or
modification of the rule and shall indicate the last date for submission
of comments which shall be not less than forty-five days from  the  date
of  publication.  AN  AGENCY THAT PUBLISHES ITS REGULATORY AGENDA ON ITS
WEBSITE SHALL ALSO PUBLISH THE LIST  OF  RULES  THAT  MUST  BE  REVIEWED
PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION ON ITS WEBSITE. ANY OTHER AGENCY MAY PUBLISH
SUCH LIST ON ITS WEBSITE. IF THE ORIGINAL NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING
FOR A LISTED RULE REQUIRED THE PREPARATION OF A  REGULATORY  FLEXIBILITY
ANALYSIS  AND/OR  A RURAL AREA FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS, THE AGENCY SHALL SO
INDICATE AND  SHALL  PROVIDE  OUTREACH  AS  APPROPRIATE  TO  POTENTIALLY
AFFECTED  SMALL  BUSINESSES,  LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS  AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
INTERESTS IN RURAL AREAS THAT THE RULE IS BEING REVIEWED. SUCH  OUTREACH
MAY  INCLUDE  SOLICITATION  OF INPUT THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEANS OR THROUGH
ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES LISTED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED
TWO-B  AND SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWO-BB OF THIS ARTI-
CLE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05982-01-1

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