Senate Bill S4365

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the granting of continuing education credits by the superintendent of financial services

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S4365 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5922
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2132, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3960, A7012
2021-2022: S3576, A3548
2023-2024: S2815, A3210

2019-S4365 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing the superintendent of financial services to grant three credit hours of continuing education for a licensees' active membership in a statewide professional insurance producer association.

2019-S4365 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4365
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BRESLIN, BROOKS -- 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  the  granting  of
   continuing  education  credits  by  the  superintendent  of  financial
   services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subsection  (c)  of  section 2132 of the insurance law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows:
   (4) THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL GRANT THREE CREDIT HOURS FOR A LICENSEES'
 ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN A STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE PRODUCER ASSOCI-
 ATION, PER BIENNIAL PERIOD.
   (A) FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  A  "STATEWIDE  PROFESSIONAL
 INSURANCE  PRODUCER ASSOCIATION" SHALL BE DEFINED AS AN ASSOCIATION THAT
 HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS, WHICH DERIVES ITS  MEMBER-
 SHIP  FROM  AMONGST  THOSE  PERSONS  THAT  HAVE BEEN ISSUED AN INSURANCE
 PRODUCER'S LICENSE BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND WHICH IS DEDICATED TO  THE
 PROMOTION  OF  THE INTEGRITY, TRUST, PROFESSIONALISM AND BUSINESS INTER-
 ESTS OF ITS MEMBERSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY,  SOCIAL  INTERACTION
 AND  THE  DEVELOPMENT OF ETHICAL AND SOUND BUSINESS PRACTICES INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION OR JOURNAL THAT IS ISSUED
 NOT LESS THAN FOUR TIMES A YEAR; ISSUANCE OF NOT LESS THAN SIX  GUIDANCE
 OR  FACT-BASED  POLICY  STATEMENTS  OR INSTRUCTIONAL MEMORANDA ON TOPICS
 PERTAINING TO PROFESSIONAL  PRACTICE,  CUSTOMER  SERVICE,  ETHICS  OR  A
 SUBSTANTIVE  ISSUE;  OR DISTRIBUTION OF NOT LESS THAN TWELVE SUCH STATE-
 MENTS OR MEMORANDA PRODUCED BY ANOTHER ORGANIZATION.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, 'ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP' MEANS:  (I)
 CERTIFICATION  BY THE LICENSEE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT THAT THE MEMBER WAS
 IN GOOD STANDING WITH DUES PAID IN FULL FOR THE PREVIOUS BIENNIAL  PERI-
 OD;  (II)  CERTIFICATION  TO THE SUPERINTENDENT BY THE LICENSEE THAT THE
 MEMBER HAS READ THE PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE PRODUCER  ASSOCIATION'S  CODE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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