Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to insurance returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 17, 2019 |
referred to insurance delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 03, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
May 30, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
May 29, 2019 |
1st report cal.986 |
Feb 11, 2019 |
referred to insurance |
Senate Bill S3636
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2019-S3636 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3636 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3636 SPONSOR: BRESLIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, in relation to licensing of independent adjusters PURPOSE: This bill intends to streamline the licensing of independent insurance adjusters. It does so by: *Waiving the requirement for an independent adjuster applicant to submit at least five character references if the applicant holds a claims certification issued by a national or state-based claims association with certification programs that meet minimum standards; and * Waiving the requirement for each individual applicant to take and pass a personal written examination so long as the applicant holds a claims certification issued by a national or state-based claims association with certification programs that meet minimum standards.
2019-S3636 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3636 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 11, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to licensing of independ- ent adjusters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 5 of subsection (d) of section 2108 of the insur- ance law is amended to read as follows: (5) Such application shall be approved, as to each person or individ- ual so signing the same, by not less than five reputable citizens of the community in which such applicant resides or transacts business, each of whom shall certify that he has personally known the person or individual for a period of at least five years prior to the filing of such applica- tion, that he has read such application and believes each of the state- ments made therein to be true, that such person is honest, of good char- acter and competent, and not related or connected to the person so certifying by blood or marriage. The certificate of approval shall be subscribed by such reputable citizens and affirmed by them as true under the penalties of perjury. THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL BE WAIVED FOR INDIVID- UALS HOLDING A CLAIMS CERTIFICATION ISSUED BY A NATIONAL OR STATE-BASED CLAIMS ASSOCIATION WITH A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THAT CONSISTS OF AT LEAST FORTY HOURS OF PRE-EXAM COURSEWORK, A PROCTORED EXAMINATION OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO ADEQUATELY DETERMINE THE COMPETENCY OF THE INDIVID- UAL, AND TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR CERTIF- ICATION RENEWALS, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. § 2. Paragraph 1 of subsection (f) of section 2108 of the insurance law is amended to read as follows: (1) The superintendent shall, in order to determine the trustworthi- ness and competency to act as an independent adjuster of each individual applicant for such license, and of each proposed sub-licensee, except in the case of a renewal license, require every such individual to take and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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