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Assembly Bill A921

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to exempting the New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc. from certain assessments under the workers' compensation law

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2015-A921 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Racing And Wagering
Law Section:
Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง221, RWB L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9513

2015-A921 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to exempting the New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc. from certain assessments under the workers' compensation law.

2015-A921 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   921

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Racing and Wagering

AN ACT to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and  breeding  law,  in
  relation to the New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 221 of  the  racing,  pari-mutuel
wagering and breeding law, as amended by chapter 325 of the laws of 2004
and  such  section  as  renumbered by chapter 18 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
  10. The fund shall be exempt from payment of all fees  and  all  taxes
levied  by this state or any of its subdivisions, except taxes levied on
real property.   THE FUND SHALL ALSO  BE  EXEMPT  FROM  PAYMENT  OF  ALL
ASSESSMENTS  UNDER SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THE WORKERS' COMPEN-
SATION LAW AND NO INSURANCE CARRIER OR THE STATE INSURANCE FUND SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO COLLECT ANY SUCH ASSESSMENTS FROM THE FUND. ANY GROUP ESTAB-
LISHED BY NEW YORK HORSEMEN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION  NINETY-ONE
OF  THE  WORKERS'  COMPENSATION LAW SHALL ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF
ALL ASSESSMENTS UNDER SECTION ONE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE  OF  THE  WORKERS'
COMPENSATION  LAW  AND THE STATE INSURANCE FUND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO
COLLECT ANY SUCH ASSESSMENTS FROM ANY SUCH GROUP.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2015.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03043-01-5

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