Bill Text: NY A09347 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to improving evaluations of the potential impact of rules on jobs and employment opportunities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-16 - substituted by s6448a [A09347 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A09347-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9347--A IN ASSEMBLY February 23, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to improving evaluations of the potential impact of rules on jobs and employment opportunities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 201-a of the state administrative procedure act, as 2 added by chapter 189 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 201-a. Job impact. 1. In developing a rule, an agency shall strive 4 to accomplish the objectives of applicable statutes in a manner which 5 minimizes any unnecessary adverse impacts on existing jobs and promotes 6 the development of new employment opportunities, including opportunities 7 for self-employment, for the residents of the state. 8 2. Before proposing a rule for adoption or adopting a rule on an emer- 9 gency basis, an agency shall evaluate the potential impact of the rule 10 on jobs and employment opportunities. 11 (a) When it is apparent from the nature and purpose of the rule that 12 it will not have a substantial adverse impact on jobs and employment 13 opportunities, the agency shall include in the notice of proposed rule 14 making or the notice of emergency adoption a statement that the agency 15 has determined that the rule will not have a substantial adverse impact 16 on jobs and employment opportunities; provided, however, that, where 17 appropriate, such statement shall indicate that the agency has deter- 18 mined the rule will have a positive impact on jobs and employment oppor- 19 tunities, or will have no impact on jobs and employment opportunities. 20 Except where it is evident from the subject matter of the rule that the 21 rule could only have a positive impact or no impact on jobs and employ- 22 ment opportunities, the agency shall include in the statement prepared 23 pursuant to this paragraph a summary of the information and methodology 24 underlying its determination. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02941-02-6A. 9347--A 2 1 (b) When it is apparent from the nature and purpose of the rule that 2 it may have a substantial adverse impact on jobs or employment opportu- 3 nities, the agency shall issue a job impact statement which contains 4 information on: 5 (i) the nature of the impact the rule will have on jobs and employment 6 opportunities; 7 (ii) the categories of jobs or employment opportunities affected by 8 the rule; 9 (iii) the approximate number of jobs or employment opportunities 10 affected in each category; 11 (iv) any region of the state where the rule would have a dispropor- 12 tionate adverse impact on jobs or employment opportunities; and 13 (v) any measures which the agency [has taken] or other state agencies 14 have taken or could take to minimize any unnecessary adverse impacts on 15 existing jobs and to promote the development of new employment opportu- 16 nities. 17 (c) When the information available to an agency is insufficient to 18 enable it to determine whether a rule will have a substantial adverse 19 impact on jobs or employment opportunities, or to prepare a job impact 20 statement pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision, the agency 21 shall issue a statement indicating the information which it needs to 22 complete a job impact statement and requesting the assistance of other 23 state agencies and the public in obtaining such information. 24 (d) An agency shall issue a revised job impact statement when: 25 (i) [the] it is necessary to correct or supplement information 26 presented in the previous statement [is] that was inadequate or incom- 27 plete; 28 (ii) the proposed rule contains any substantial revisions which neces- 29 sitate that such statement be modified; or 30 (iii) the agency has issued a statement pursuant to paragraph (c) of 31 this subdivision, and has received information from other state agencies 32 or the public which enable it to provide a more complete evaluation of 33 the potential impact of the rule on jobs and employment opportunities. 34 (e) If, after requesting the assistance of other state agencies and 35 the public pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision, an agency is 36 still unable to determine whether the rule will have a substantial 37 adverse impact on jobs and employment opportunities, it may adopt the 38 rule. When adopting a rule pursuant to this paragraph, the agency shall 39 issue a revised job impact statement which includes information on the 40 measures the agency took to evaluate the potential impact of the rule on 41 jobs and employment opportunities. No rule may be adopted pursuant to 42 this paragraph if it is the subject of a statement of concurrence pursu- 43 ant to subdivision three of this section until the requirements of 44 subdivision three of this section have been met. 45 (f) When adopting a rule on an emergency basis, an agency may defer 46 the issuance of any statement pursuant to this section, provided that 47 the statement is published in the state register within thirty days of 48 the effective date of the emergency rule. 49 (g) When any statement issued pursuant to this section exceeds two 50 thousand words, the agency shall prepare a summary of such statement in 51 less than two thousand words. 52 (h) An agency may consider a series of closely related and simultane- 53 ously proposed rules as one rule for the purpose of submitting a consol- 54 idated job impact statement.A. 9347--A 3 1 (i) Where a rule would have a measurable impact on opportunities for 2 self-employment, the agency shall include a discussion of such impact in 3 any statement prepared pursuant to this section. 4 (j) An agency shall make available the methodology and data or data 5 sources used to prepare any statement issued pursuant to paragraph (b) 6 of subdivision two of this section. 7 3. (a) The commissioner of labor and the commissioner of economic 8 development may review any statement issued pursuant to this section, 9 and may consult informally with any agency preparing such a statement 10 and advise it on the potential impact of a rule on jobs and employment 11 opportunities. 12 (b) When the commissioner of labor and the commissioner of economic 13 development concur in a determination that additional evaluation of the 14 potential impact of a proposed rule on jobs and employment opportunities 15 is needed to assist in the minimization of any unnecessary adverse 16 impacts of the rule on jobs or employment opportunities, they shall 17 issue a statement of concurrence and transmit a copy of such statement 18 to the agency and to the secretary of state for publication in the state 19 register. The statement of concurrence shall: 20 (i) identify each proposed rule which is the subject of the statement 21 of concurrence; 22 (ii) set forth the basis for the determination that additional evalu- 23 ation of the potential impact of the rule is needed to assist in the 24 minimization of any unnecessary adverse impacts on jobs or employment 25 opportunities, and, where relevant, identify each aspect of the job 26 impact statement which is incomplete or deficient; 27 (iii) include appropriate recommendations for additional evaluation of 28 the impact of the rule or of any measures which the agency should 29 consider to minimize any adverse impacts of the rule on jobs or employ- 30 ment opportunities; and 31 (iv) specify a time period of not more than ninety days for the agency 32 to perform such additional evaluation or consider such recommendations. 33 (c) An agency shall strive to perform such additional evaluation or 34 consider such measures as are recommended in a statement of concurrence 35 within the time period set forth therein. No agency shall adopt the rule 36 which is the subject of the statement of concurrence until: 37 (i) the agency has performed the additional evaluation or considered 38 the measures recommended in the statement of concurrence, and has issued 39 a revised job impact statement, which is acceptable to the commissioners 40 of economic development and labor, setting forth any changes which it 41 will make to the rule to minimize any adverse impacts on jobs or employ- 42 ment opportunities; or 43 (ii) after the expiration of the time period set forth in the state- 44 ment of concurrence. 45 (d) The statement of concurrence shall be considered public comment 46 for the purpose of this article and shall be summarized and analyzed in 47 any assessment of public comment. 48 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing an agency 49 from adopting a rule on an emergency basis at any time. 50 5. Copies of any statement prepared pursuant to this section, includ- 51 ing any statement of concurrence, shall be distributed as provided in 52 subdivision six-a of section two hundred two of this article. 53 6. For the purposes of this section: 54 (a) "rule" shall mean any rule proposed or any rule adopted on an 55 emergency basis pursuant to this article, except for:A. 9347--A 4 1 (i) any rule defined in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivi- 2 sion two of section one hundred two of this [article] chapter; 3 (ii) any rule defined in [subdivisions ten,] subdivision eleven [or4twelve] of section one hundred two of this [article] chapter; or 5 (iii) any rule proposed or adopted by the state comptroller or the 6 attorney general. 7 (b) "impact on jobs or employment opportunities" shall mean a change 8 in the number of jobs and employment opportunities, including opportu- 9 nities for self-employment, primarily attributable to the adoption of a 10 rule, which would otherwise be available to the residents of the state 11 in the two-year period commencing on the date the rule takes effect. 12 "Impact on jobs or employment opportunities" shall also mean a signif- 13 icant change in employment status, including whether adoption of a rule 14 would have a significant impact on average wage levels, hours and/or 15 duration of employment. 16 (c) "substantial adverse impact on jobs or employment opportunities" 17 shall mean a decrease of more than one hundred full-time annual jobs and 18 employment opportunities, including opportunities for self-employment, 19 in the state, or the equivalent in part-time or seasonal employment, 20 which would otherwise be available to the residents of the state in the 21 two-year period commencing on the date the rule takes effect. "Substan- 22 tial adverse impact on jobs or employment opportunities" shall also mean 23 any changes in the status of such jobs and employment opportunities, 24 including but not limited to any significant net reductions in average 25 wage levels, hours and/or duration of employment, that would represent a 26 substantial adverse impact on incomes or economic security. 27 § 2. Subparagraphs (vi) and (viii) of paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 28 of section 202 of the state administrative procedure act, subparagraph 29 (vi) as amended by chapter 610 of the laws of 1987 and subparagraph 30 (viii) as amended by chapter 229 of the laws of 2000, are amended to 31 read as follows: 32 (vi) include a regulatory impact statement prepared pursuant to 33 section two hundred two-a of this [chapter] article and any job impact 34 statement prepared pursuant to section two hundred one-a of this 35 article, provided, however, if either such statement exceeds two thou- 36 sand words, the notice shall include only a summary of such statement in 37 less than two thousand words; 38 (viii) give the name, public office address and telephone number of an 39 agency representative, who is knowledgeable on the proposed rule, from 40 whom the complete text of such rule and any scientific or statistical 41 study, report and analysis that served as the basis for the rule and any 42 supporting data, the regulatory impact statement, the job impact state- 43 ment, the regulatory flexibility analysis, and the rural area flexibili- 44 ty analysis may be obtained; from whom information about any public 45 hearing may be obtained; and to whom written data, views and arguments 46 may be submitted; and 47 § 3. Subparagraphs (v) and (vii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 4-a 48 of section 202 of the state administrative procedure act, subparagraph 49 (v) as added by chapter 336 of the laws of 1989 and such paragraph as 50 relettered by chapter 335 of the laws of 1992 and subparagraph (vii) as 51 amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as 52 follows: 53 (v) include a revised regulatory impact statement, when required by 54 the provisions of [subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of] subdivision 55 six of section two hundred two-a of this [chapter] article and any 56 revised job impact statement prepared pursuant to section two hundredA. 9347--A 5 1 one-a of this article, provided, however, if either such statement 2 exceeds two thousand words, the notice shall include only a summary of 3 such statement in less than two thousand words; 4 (vii) give the name, address and telephone number of an agency repre- 5 sentative knowledgeable on the rule, from whom the complete revised text 6 of such rule, any revised regulatory impact statement, any revised job 7 impact statement, any revised regulatory flexibility analysis and any 8 revised rural area flexibility analysis may be obtained; from whom 9 information about any additional public hearing may be obtained; and to 10 whom written data, views and arguments may be submitted; 11 § 4. Subparagraphs (v) and (viii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 5 of 12 section 202 of the state administrative procedure act, subparagraph (v) 13 as amended by chapter 610 of the laws of 1987 and subparagraph (viii) as 14 amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as 15 follows: 16 (v) include a revised regulatory impact statement, when required by 17 the provisions of [subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of] subdivision 18 six of section two hundred two-a of this [chapter] article and any 19 revised job impact statement prepared pursuant to section two hundred 20 one-a of this article, provided, however, if either such statement 21 exceeds two thousand words, the notice shall include only a summary of 22 such statement in less than two thousand words; 23 (viii) give the name, public office address and telephone number of an 24 agency representative from whom the complete text of the rule and any 25 revised regulatory impact statement, revised job impact statement, 26 revised regulatory flexibility analysis, revised rural area flexibility 27 analysis or assessment of comments may be obtained; and 28 § 5. Subparagraphs (viii) and (x) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 6 of 29 section 202 of the state administrative procedure act, subparagraph 30 (viii) as added by chapter 17 of the laws of 1984 and renumbered by 31 chapter 850 of the laws of 1990 and subparagraph (x) as amended by chap- 32 ter 171 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as follows: 33 (viii) include a regulatory impact statement prepared pursuant to 34 section two hundred two-a of this [chapter] article and any job impact 35 statement prepared pursuant to section two hundred one-a of this arti- 36 cle, or a statement setting forth that the regulatory impact statement 37 and/or job impact statement will appear in the state register within 38 thirty days of the effective date of the emergency rule, provided, 39 however, if [either] any such statement exceeds two thousand words, the 40 notice shall include only a summary of such statement in less than two 41 thousand words; 42 (x) give the name, public office address and telephone number of an 43 agency representative, knowledgeable on the rule, from whom a complete 44 text of such rule, the regulatory impact statement, the job impact 45 statement, regulatory flexibility analysis, and the rural area flexibil- 46 ity analysis may be obtained; from whom information about any public 47 hearing may be obtained; and to whom written data, views and arguments 48 may be submitted; and 49 § 6. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 6-a of section 202 of the 50 state administrative procedure act, as amended by chapter 171 of the 51 laws of 1994, are amended to read as follows: 52 (a) An agency shall transmit a copy of any rule making notice prepared 53 pursuant to this article to the governor, the temporary president of the 54 senate, the speaker of the assembly[,] and the administrative regu- 55 lations review commission [and the office of regulatory and management56assistance] at the time such notice is submitted to the secretary ofA. 9347--A 6 1 state for publication in the state register. Such transmittal shall 2 include the complete rule text, regulatory impact statement, job impact 3 statement, regulatory flexibility analysis, rural area flexibility anal- 4 ysis, or revisions thereof, and any other information submitted to the 5 secretary of state pursuant to this article. 6 (b) An agency shall make a copy of the complete text of any proposed, 7 adopted or emergency rule, regulatory impact statement, job impact 8 statement, regulatory flexibility analysis, rural area flexibility anal- 9 ysis, or revisions thereof available to the public at the time such 10 documents are submitted to the secretary of state for publication in the 11 state register and shall send to any person a copy of such text upon 12 written request. 13 § 7. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 14 ing the date on which it shall have become a law, and shall apply to any 15 rule first proposed or adopted on an emergency basis on or after such 16 date.
