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Assembly Bill A10187

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to designating a small business liaison

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2019-A10187 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7357
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Administrative Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Add §102-b, St Ad Proc Act
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A3456, S33

2019-A10187 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the departments of agriculture and markets, environmental conservation, labor, transportation and taxation and finance shall designate an existing employee to serve as its liaison to small businesses regulated by such department; further provides the duties of such small business liaison.

2019-A10187 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10187
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to
   designating a small business liaison
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The state administrative procedure act is amended by adding
 a new section 102-b to read as follows:
   §  102-B.  SMALL  BUSINESS LIAISON. THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND
 MARKETS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, LABOR, TRANSPORTATION, AND TAXATION
 AND FINANCE SHALL DESIGNATE AN EXISTING EMPLOYEE TO SERVE AS THE LIAISON
 TO SMALL BUSINESSES REGULATED BY SUCH AGENCY. THE DIRECT CONTACT  INFOR-
 MATION  OF  THE  SMALL  BUSINESS LIAISON SHALL BE PROMINENTLY POSTED AND
 EASILY ACCESSIBLE ON THE AGENCY WEBSITE.   THE  SMALL  BUSINESS  LIAISON
 SHALL:
   (A)  SERVE  AS  AN  INITIAL  PRIMARY  CONTACT  FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO
 CONTACT WITH ANY INQUIRIES;
   (B) BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH BASIC INFORMATION  ON
 THE AGENCY AND ITS REGULATIONS;
   (C)  HELP SMALL BUSINESSES NAVIGATE THE AGENCY BUREAUCRACY TO IDENTIFY
 AND CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE STAFF PERSON WITHIN THE  AGENCY,  EITHER  AT
 THE STATE OR REGIONAL LEVEL, FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION PERTAINING TO
 THE SMALL BUSINESS;
   (D)  HEAR  THE  CONCERNS OF SMALL BUSINESSES, REPORT THOSE CONCERNS TO
 APPROPRIATE AGENCY STAFF AND OFFER POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO SUCH CONCERNS;
   (E) ADVOCATE WITHIN THE AGENCY ON BEHALF OF SMALL BUSINESSES, AND MAKE
 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE AGENCY HEAD  ON  MATTERS  AFFECTING  SMALL  BUSI-
 NESSES;
   (F)  INITIATE  AND  ENCOURAGE  SMALL  BUSINESS  EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
 PROGRAMS ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCY, AS APPROPRIATE;
   (G) COLLABORATE WITH THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY STAFF ON ANY  SMALL  BUSI-
 NESS  REGULATION  GUIDE  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO-A AND ANY
 SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS PURSUANT TO  SECTION  TWO
 HUNDRED TWO-B OF THIS CHAPTER; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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