NY State Senate Bill S33

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 01, 2021	signed chap.641
Nov 19, 2021	delivered to governor
Jun 02, 2021	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.303 substituted for a3456
Mar 09, 2021	referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 02, 2021	advanced to third reading
Mar 01, 2021	2nd report cal.
Feb 24, 2021	1st report cal.429
Jan 06, 2021	referred to commerce, economic development and small business

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S33 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3456
Law Section:: State Administrative Procedure Act
Laws Affected:: Add §102-b, St Ad Proc Act
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S7357, A10187

S33 (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 agency; provides the duties of such small business liaison.

S33 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S33                   Revised 2/9/2021

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to
designating a small business liaison

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation would create a small business liaison with the Depart-
ments of Agriculture and Markets, Environmental Conservation, Labor,
Transportation, and Taxation and Finance.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new section 102-b to the state administrative procedure
act to create a small business liaison with the Departments of Agricul-
ture and Markets, Environmental Conservation, Labor, Transportation, and
Taxation and Finance by designating an existing employee to serve in
this capacity. This individual shall assist small business in a variety

of ways including: serving as the primary contact for small business,
being equipped with basic information on the agency, as well as help
small business navigate the agency bureaucracy, hear and report concerns
of small business, advocate within the agency on behalf of small busi-
ness, initiate and encourage small business education and outreach on
behalf of the agency, collaborate with agency staff on any small busi-
ness regulation, and to coordinate activates with the division for small
business within the department of economic development, and the small
business development center.

Section 2 states that on or before January 1, 2023 the small business
liaison shall report on the number of inquiries received from small
business in 2023, and the department head shall determine whether a
separate full time employee will be needed going forward and make the
appropriate budget request. Section 3 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Business in New York often express frustration with having to deal with
what they feel is the bureaucracy of New York State Agencies. Businesses
report often being unable to connect with the right division, or indi-
vidual necessary to express a concern they may have with a law, regu-
lation, or policy. Often these businesses can have their concerns
assuaged quickly once they find the correct individual. This legislation
creates a point of contact at the five New York State Departments iden-
tified as being the most appropriate to have a dedicated small business
liaison. Enactment of this legislation would take significant steps
towards assisting small business in having better interactions with
these agencies.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 7357/A. 10187; Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect July 1 next effect immediately.

S33 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    33
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAPLAN, AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom-
   ic Development and Small Business
 
 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;

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

                                                            LBD01936-01-1

 S. 33                               2
 
   (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
   (H) COORDINATE HIS OR HER ACTIVITIES WITH THE DIVISION FOR SMALL BUSI-
 NESS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE SMALL  BUSI-
 NESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
   §  2.  On  or before January 1, 2023, the small business liaison shall
 report to the department head the number of  inquiries  he  or  she  has
 received  from  small  businesses in 2022, and the department head shall
 determine whether a separate full-time employee will be needed for  such
 position  going  forward  and make any appropriate budget request to the
 governor and legislature for the ensuing fiscal year.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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