S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, BRINDISI -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to
improving evaluations of the potential impact of rules on jobs and
employment opportunities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 201-a of the state administrative procedure act, as
added by chapter 189 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
S 201-a. Job impact. 1. In developing a rule, an agency shall strive
to accomplish the objectives of applicable statutes in a manner which
minimizes any unnecessary adverse impacts on existing jobs and promotes
the development of new employment opportunities, including opportunities
for self-employment, for the residents of the state.
2. Before proposing a rule for adoption or adopting a rule on an emer-
gency basis, an agency shall evaluate the potential impact of the rule
on jobs and employment opportunities.
(a) When it is apparent from the nature and purpose of the rule that
it will not have a substantial adverse impact on jobs and employment
opportunities, the agency shall include in the notice of proposed rule
making or the notice of emergency adoption a statement that the agency
has determined that the rule will not have a substantial adverse impact
on jobs and employment opportunities; provided, however, that, where
appropriate, such statement shall indicate that the agency has deter-
mined the rule will have a positive impact on jobs and employment oppor-
tunities, or will have no impact on jobs and employment opportunities.
Except where it is evident from the subject matter of the rule that the
rule could only have a positive impact or no impact on jobs and employ-
ment opportunities, the agency shall include in the statement prepared
pursuant to this paragraph a summary of the information and methodology
underlying its determination.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(b) When it is apparent from the nature and purpose of the rule that
it may have a substantial adverse impact on jobs or employment opportu-
nities, the agency shall issue a job impact statement which contains
information on:
(i) the nature of the impact the rule will have on jobs and employment
opportunities;
(ii) the categories of jobs or employment opportunities affected by
the rule;
(iii) the approximate number of jobs or employment opportunities
affected in each category;
(iv) any region of the state where the rule would have a dispropor-
tionate adverse impact on jobs or employment opportunities; and
(v) any measures which the agency [has taken] OR OTHER STATE AGENCIES
HAVE TAKEN OR COULD TAKE to minimize any unnecessary adverse impacts on
existing jobs and to promote the development of new employment opportu-
nities.
(c) When the information available to an agency is insufficient to
enable it to determine whether a rule will have a substantial adverse
impact on jobs or employment opportunities, or to prepare a job impact
statement pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision, the agency
shall issue a statement indicating the information which it needs to
complete a job impact statement and requesting the assistance of other
state agencies and the public in obtaining such information.
(d) An agency shall issue a revised job impact statement when:
(i) [the] IT IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT OR SUPPLEMENT information
presented in the PREVIOUS statement [is] THAT WAS inadequate or incom-
plete;
(ii) the proposed rule contains any substantial revisions which neces-
sitate that such statement be modified; or
(iii) the agency has issued a statement pursuant to paragraph (c) of
this subdivision, and has received information from other state agencies
or the public which enable it to provide a more complete evaluation of
the potential impact of the rule on jobs and employment opportunities.
(e) If, after requesting the assistance of other state agencies and
the public pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision, an agency is
still unable to determine whether the rule will have a substantial
adverse impact on jobs and employment opportunities, it may adopt the
rule. When adopting a rule pursuant to this paragraph, the agency shall
issue a revised job impact statement which includes information on the
measures the agency took to evaluate the potential impact of the rule on
jobs and employment opportunities. NO RULE MAY BE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
THIS PARAGRAPH IF IT IS THE SUBJECT OF A STATEMENT OF CONCURRENCE PURSU-
ANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION UNTIL THE REQUIREMENTS OF
SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN MET.
(f) When adopting a rule on an emergency basis, an agency may defer
the issuance of any statement pursuant to this section, provided that
the statement is published in the state register within thirty days of
the effective date of the emergency rule.
(g) When any statement issued pursuant to this section exceeds two
thousand words, the agency shall prepare a summary of such statement in
less than two thousand words.
(h) An agency may consider a series of closely related and simultane-
ously proposed rules as one rule for the purpose of submitting a consol-
idated job impact statement.
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(i) Where a rule would have a measurable impact on opportunities for
self-employment, the agency shall include a discussion of such impact in
any statement prepared pursuant to this section.
(J) AN AGENCY SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE THE METHODOLOGY AND DATA OR DATA
SOURCES USED TO PREPARE ANY STATEMENT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
3. (a) The commissioner of labor and the commissioner of economic
development may review any statement issued pursuant to this section,
and may consult informally with any agency preparing such a statement
and advise it on the potential impact of a rule on jobs and employment
opportunities. THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND THE COMMISSIONER OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHALL REVIEW ANY STATEMENT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION THAT INDICATES THAT THE RULE MAY HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL ADVERSE
IMPACT ON JOBS OR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSIDER WHETHER ADDI-
TIONAL EVALUATION IS NEEDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
(b) When the commissioner of labor and the commissioner of economic
development concur in a determination that additional evaluation of the
potential impact of a proposed rule on jobs and employment opportunities
is needed to assist in the minimization of any unnecessary adverse
impacts of the rule on jobs or employment opportunities, they shall
issue a statement of concurrence and transmit a copy of such statement
to the agency and to the secretary of state for publication in the state
register. The statement of concurrence shall:
(i) identify each proposed rule which is the subject of the statement
of concurrence;
(ii) set forth the basis for the determination that additional evalu-
ation of the potential impact of the rule is needed to assist in the
minimization of any unnecessary adverse impacts on jobs or employment
opportunities, and, where relevant, identify each aspect of the job
impact statement which is incomplete or deficient;
(iii) include appropriate recommendations for additional evaluation of
the impact of the rule or of any measures which the agency should
consider to minimize any adverse impacts of the rule on jobs or employ-
ment opportunities; and
(iv) specify a time period of not more than ninety days for the agency
to perform such additional evaluation or consider such recommendations.
(c) An agency shall strive to perform such additional evaluation or
consider such measures as are recommended in a statement of concurrence
within the time period set forth therein. No agency shall adopt the rule
which is the subject of the statement of concurrence until:
(i) the agency has performed the additional evaluation or considered
the measures recommended in the statement of concurrence, and has issued
a revised job impact statement, which is acceptable to the commissioners
of economic development and labor, setting forth any changes which it
will make to the rule to minimize any adverse impacts on jobs or employ-
ment opportunities; or
(ii) after the expiration of the time period set forth in the state-
ment of concurrence.
(d) The statement of concurrence shall be considered public comment
for the purpose of this article and shall be summarized and analyzed in
any assessment of public comment.
4. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing an agency
from adopting a rule on an emergency basis at any time.
5. Copies of any statement prepared pursuant to this section, includ-
ing any statement of concurrence, shall be distributed as provided in
subdivision six-a of section two hundred two of this article.
6. For the purposes of this section:
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(a) "rule" shall mean any rule proposed or any rule adopted on an
emergency basis pursuant to this article, except for:
(i) any rule defined in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
sion two of section one hundred two of this [article] CHAPTER;
(ii) any rule defined in [subdivisions ten,] SUBDIVISION eleven [or
twelve] of section one hundred two of this [article] CHAPTER; or
(iii) any rule proposed or adopted by the state comptroller or the
attorney general.
(b) "impact on jobs or employment opportunities" shall mean a change
in the number of jobs and employment opportunities, including opportu-
nities for self-employment, primarily attributable to the adoption of a
rule, which would otherwise be available to the residents of the state
in the two-year period commencing on the date the rule takes effect.
"IMPACT ON JOBS OR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES" SHALL ALSO MEAN A SIGNIF-
ICANT CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT STATUS, INCLUDING WHETHER ADOPTION OF A RULE
WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON AVERAGE WAGE LEVELS, HOURS AND/OR
DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
(c) "substantial adverse impact on jobs or employment opportunities"
shall mean a decrease of more than one hundred full-time annual jobs and
employment opportunities, including opportunities for self-employment,
in the state, or the equivalent in part-time or seasonal employment,
which would otherwise be available to the residents of the state in the
two-year period commencing on the date the rule takes effect. "SUBSTAN-
TIAL ADVERSE IMPACT ON JOBS OR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES" SHALL ALSO MEAN
ANY CHANGES IN THE STATUS OF SUCH JOBS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY SIGNIFICANT NET REDUCTIONS IN AVERAGE
WAGE LEVELS, HOURS AND/OR DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT, THAT WOULD REPRESENT A
SUBSTANTIAL ADVERSE IMPACT ON INCOMES OR ECONOMIC SECURITY.
S 2. Subparagraphs (vi) and (viii) of paragraph (f) of subdivision 1
of section 202 of the state administrative procedure act, subparagraph
(vi) as amended by chapter 610 of the laws of 1987 and subparagraph
(viii) as amended by chapter 229 of the laws of 2000, are amended to
read as follows:
(vi) include a regulatory impact statement prepared pursuant to
section two hundred two-a of this [chapter] ARTICLE AND ANY JOB IMPACT
STATEMENT PREPARED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE-A OF THIS
ARTICLE, provided, however, if EITHER such statement exceeds two thou-
sand words, the notice shall include only a summary of such statement in
less than two thousand words;
(viii) give the name, public office address and telephone number of an
agency representative, who is knowledgeable on the proposed rule, from
whom the complete text of such rule and any scientific or statistical
study, report and analysis that served as the basis for the rule and any
supporting data, the regulatory impact statement, THE JOB IMPACT STATE-
MENT, the regulatory flexibility analysis, and the rural area flexibili-
ty analysis may be obtained; from whom information about any public
hearing may be obtained; and to whom written data, views and arguments
may be submitted; and
S 3. Subparagraphs (v) and (vii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 4-a
of section 202 of the state administrative procedure act, subparagraph
(v) as added by chapter 336 of the laws of 1989 and such paragraph as
relettered by chapter 335 of the laws of 1992 and subparagraph (vii) as
amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as
follows:
(v) include a revised regulatory impact statement, when required by
the provisions of [subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of] subdivision
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six of section two hundred two-a of this [chapter] ARTICLE AND ANY
REVISED JOB IMPACT STATEMENT PREPARED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED
ONE-A OF THIS ARTICLE, provided, however, if EITHER such statement
exceeds two thousand words, the notice shall include only a summary of
such statement in less than two thousand words;
(vii) give the name, address and telephone number of an agency repre-
sentative knowledgeable on the rule, from whom the complete revised text
of such rule, any revised regulatory impact statement, ANY REVISED JOB
IMPACT STATEMENT, any revised regulatory flexibility analysis and any
revised rural area flexibility analysis may be obtained; from whom
information about any additional public hearing may be obtained; and to
whom written data, views and arguments may be submitted;
S 4. Subparagraphs (v) and (viii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 5 of
section 202 of the state administrative procedure act, subparagraph (v)
as amended by chapter 610 of the laws of 1987 and subparagraph (viii) as
amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as
follows:
(v) include a revised regulatory impact statement, when required by
the provisions of [subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of] subdivision
six of section two hundred two-a of this [chapter] ARTICLE AND ANY
REVISED JOB IMPACT STATEMENT PREPARED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED
ONE-A OF THIS ARTICLE, provided, however, if EITHER such statement
exceeds two thousand words, the notice shall include only a summary of
such statement in less than two thousand words;
(viii) give the name, public office address and telephone number of an
agency representative from whom the complete text of the rule and any
revised regulatory impact statement, REVISED JOB IMPACT STATEMENT,
revised regulatory flexibility analysis, REVISED rural area flexibility
analysis or assessment of comments may be obtained; and
S 5. Subparagraphs (viii) and (x) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 6 of
section 202 of the state administrative procedure act, subparagraph
(viii) as added by chapter 17 of the laws of 1984 and renumbered by
chapter 850 of the laws of 1990 and subparagraph (x) as amended by chap-
ter 171 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as follows:
(viii) include a regulatory impact statement prepared pursuant to
section two hundred two-a of this [chapter] ARTICLE AND ANY JOB IMPACT
STATEMENT PREPARED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE-A OF THIS ARTI-
CLE, or a statement setting forth that the regulatory impact statement
AND/OR JOB IMPACT STATEMENT will appear in the state register within
thirty days of the effective date of the emergency rule, provided,
however, if [either] ANY SUCH statement exceeds two thousand words, the
notice shall include only a summary of such statement in less than two
thousand words;
(x) give the name, public office address and telephone number of an
agency representative, knowledgeable on the rule, from whom a complete
text of such rule, the regulatory impact statement, THE JOB IMPACT
STATEMENT, regulatory flexibility analysis, and the rural area flexibil-
ity analysis may be obtained; from whom information about any public
hearing may be obtained; and to whom written data, views and arguments
may be submitted; and
S 6. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 6-a of section 202 of the
state administrative procedure act, as amended by chapter 171 of the
laws of 1994, are amended to read as follows:
(a) An agency shall transmit a copy of any rule making notice prepared
pursuant to this article to the governor, the temporary president of the
senate, the speaker of the assembly[,] AND the administrative regu-
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lations review commission [and the office of regulatory and management
assistance] at the time such notice is submitted to the secretary of
state for publication in the state register. Such transmittal shall
include the complete rule text, regulatory impact statement, JOB IMPACT
STATEMENT, regulatory flexibility analysis, rural area flexibility anal-
ysis, or revisions thereof, and any other information submitted to the
secretary of state pursuant to this article.
(b) An agency shall make a copy of the complete text of any proposed,
adopted or emergency rule, regulatory impact statement, JOB IMPACT
STATEMENT, regulatory flexibility analysis, rural area flexibility anal-
ysis, or revisions thereof available to the public at the time such
documents are submitted to the secretary of state for publication in the
state register and shall send to any person a copy of such text upon
written request.
S 7. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law, and shall apply to any
rule first proposed or adopted on an emergency basis on or after such
date.