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Assembly Bill A1550

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes regional boards of governors throughout New York state to review certain practices and procedures affecting the funeral directing industry

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2015-A1550 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3402-a, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1441
2011-2012: A486
2013-2014: A2823

2015-A1550 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes regional boards of governors throughout New York state to review certain practices and procedures affecting the funeral directing industry; provides that the commissioner of health shall appoint the members to each such board.

2015-A1550 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1550

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  health law, in relation to establishing
  regional boards to oversee certain aspects of  the  funeral  directing
  industry

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

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
3402-a to read as follows:
  S  3402-A. REGIONAL BOARDS OF GOVERNORS. 1. THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT FIVE  REGIONAL  BOARDS  OF  GOVERNORS  TO  OPERATE
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE FUNERAL
DIRECTING ADVISORY BOARD, SHALL DETERMINE THE BOUNDARIES AND AREAS TO BE
SERVICED  BY EACH OF THE FIVE REGIONAL BOARDS OF GOVERNORS.  THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL APPOINT SEVEN MEMBERS TO EACH REGIONAL BOARD OF  GOVERNORS.
THE  MEMBERS SO APPOINTED SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FUNERAL DIRECT-
ING INDUSTRY, INCLUDING EMBALMERS, UNDERTAKERS AND EMPLOYEES OF CEMETERY
CORPORATIONS.
  2. THE REGIONAL BOARDS OF  GOVERNORS  SHALL  REVIEW  THE  PRACTICE  OF
FUNERAL  DIRECTING  WITHIN  THEIR  OWN REGION AS WELL AS THOSE PRACTICES
EXISTING IN THE OTHER REGIONS OF THE STATE. THE  REGIONAL  BOARDS  SHALL
CONSIDER,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF CONCERN AFFECT-
ING THE FUNERAL DIRECTING INDUSTRY:  GRIEVANCE  PROCEDURES,  COMPLAINTS,
ARBITRATION,  AND VIOLATIONS AND FINES. EACH REGIONAL BOARD SHALL ADVISE
THE COMMISSIONER ON THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND EFFICIENT WAYS IN WHICH  TO
RESPOND TO THESE AREAS OF CONCERN AFFECTING THE FUNERAL DIRECTING INDUS-
TRY.
  3.  MEMBERS  OF  THE REGIONAL BOARDS SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR
THEIR SERVICES, BUT EACH SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE HIS OR HER REASON-
ABLE EXPENSES ACTUALLY INCURRED IN  THE  PERFORMANCE  OF  SUCH  MEMBER'S
DUTIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.

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

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