Bill Text: NY A02134 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs state agencies reviewing existing rules to conduct outreach to small businesses, localities, and rural interests under certain circumstances; requires the governor's office of regulatory reform to monitor state agencies relating to their review of existing rules and their outreach to small businesses, local governments, and public and private interests in rural areas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A02134 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A02134-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2134
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the state administrative procedure act, in  relation  to
         improving the review of existing rules and agency outreach efforts
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 207 of the state administrative  procedure  act  is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
    3    6.  THE  GOVERNOR'S  OFFICE  OF REGULATORY REFORM SHALL MONITOR AGENCY
    4  COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL MAKE  RECOMMEN-
    5  DATIONS  TO  AGENCIES  FOR  IMPROVED  COMPLIANCE  AND FOR PROVIDING MORE
    6  EFFECTIVE OUTREACH TO SMALL BUSINESSES, LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS,  AND  PUBLIC
    7  AND PRIVATE INTERESTS IN RURAL AREAS.
    8    S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 202-d of the state administrative proce-
    9  dure act is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   10    (E)  THE  GOVERNOR'S  OFFICE OF REGULATORY REFORM SHALL MONITOR AGENCY
   11  COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION AND SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO  AGENCIES
   12  FOR  IMPROVED  COMPLIANCE  AND  FOR PROVIDING MORE EFFECTIVE OUTREACH TO
   13  SMALL BUSINESSES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERESTS  IN
   14  RURAL AREAS.
   15    S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of December next succeed-
   16  ing  the  date  on  which  it shall have become a law; provided that the
   17  amendments to subdivision 1 of section 202-d of the state administrative
   18  procedure act, made by section two of this act,  shall  not  affect  the
   19  expiration  of  such  subdivision pursuant to chapter 402 of the laws of
   20  1994, as amended, and shall expire therewith.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03632-01-3