Bill Text: NY S02326 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Establishes the office of risk assessment and management within the office of general services to determine the state's potential exposure to liability for its acts and omissions; such office shall also advise state agencies on proper risk management techniques and procedures.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S02326 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02326-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2326
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 16, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sens.  KLEIN, ADDABBO, CARLUCCI, SAVINO, VALESKY -- read
         twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
         Committee on Finance
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to establishing the
         office of risk assessment and management
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 10-A
    2  to read as follows:
    3                                 ARTICLE 10-A
    4                  OFFICE OF RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
    5  SECTION 204. DEFINITIONS.
    6          205. OFFICE OF RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT; QUALIFICATIONS OF
    7                 RISK MANAGER.
    8          206. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
    9          207. BOARD OF RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT.
   10    S 204. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   11    1. "ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT" SHALL MEAN A STRATEGIC DISCIPLINE THAT
   12  SUPPORTS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE STATE'S  OBJECTIVES  BY  ADDRESSING  THE
   13  FULL  SPECTRUM  OF  ITS  RISKS  AND MANAGES THE COMBINED IMPACT OF THOSE
   14  RISKS AS AN INTERRELATED RISK PORTFOLIO.
   15    2. "LOCAL GOVERNMENT" SHALL MEAN  ANY  COUNTY,  CITY,  TOWN,  VILLAGE,
   16  SUPERVISORY   DISTRICT,  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  FIRE  DISTRICT,  IMPROVEMENT
   17  DISTRICT OR SPECIAL DISTRICT.
   18    3. "OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICE OF RISK  ASSESSMENT  AND  MANAGEMENT
   19  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   20    4. "RISK MANAGER" SHALL MEAN THE RISK MANAGER OF THE OFFICE.
   21    5.  "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD, COMMIS-
   22  SION, BUREAU, OFFICE OR OTHER AGENCY OF THE STATE.
   23    S 205. OFFICE OF RISK ASSESSMENT  AND  MANAGEMENT;  QUALIFICATIONS  OF
   24  RISK MANAGER. 1. THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF GENERAL
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04372-01-3
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    1  SERVICES,  AN  OFFICE  OF RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT. THERE SHALL BE
    2  APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES THE  RISK  MANAGER  OF
    3  THE  OFFICE,  WHO  SHALL  BE  CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF ADMINISTERING THE
    4  OFFICE.  THE  COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL FIX COMPENSATION OF
    5  THE RISK MANAGER WITHIN THE AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR.
    6    2. THE RISK MANAGER SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
    7    (A) AN UNDERSTANDING  OF  AND  THE  ABILITY  TO  APPLY  THE  GENERALLY
    8  ACCEPTED PRINCIPLES, STANDARDS AND TECHNIQUES UTILIZED FOR THE IDENTIFI-
    9  CATION, ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISE RISK; AND
   10    (B)  SUFFICIENT  EXPERIENCE  IN  IDENTIFYING,  ASSESSING  AND MANAGING
   11  ENTERPRISE RISK EXPOSURES THAT PRESENT THE BREADTH AND LEVEL OF COMPLEX-
   12  ITY OF ISSUES THAT CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO BE  RAISED  DURING  THE
   13  COURSE OF STATE OPERATIONS.
   14    3.  EVERY  RISK MANAGER SHALL HAVE ACQUIRED HIS OR HER QUALIFICATIONS,
   15  AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THROUGH  APPROPRIATE
   16  EDUCATION AND RELEVANT RISK MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE ON BEHALF OF A COMMER-
   17  CIAL OR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION.
   18    S  206.  FUNCTIONS  AND  DUTIES  OF THE OFFICE. 1. THE FUNCTION OF THE
   19  OFFICE SHALL BE:
   20    (A) TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL EXPOSURE OF THE STATE TO LIABILITY  AND
   21  FINANCIAL  LOSS ARISING FROM ITS ACTS AND OMISSIONS, FROM THE OWNERSHIP,
   22  CONTROL OR USE OF ITS REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, OR CONDUCT OR  ACTIONS
   23  OF ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS;
   24    (B)  TO  ESTABLISH  AND  COORDINATE  BUSINESS  CONTINUITY PROGRAMS FOR
   25  ESSENTIAL STATE FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES;
   26    (C) TO IMPLEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO MANAGE THE STATE'S  EXPO-
   27  SURE TO RISK IN THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE MANNER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
   28  ED  TO,  PROGRAMS  TO  REDUCE  THE LIKELIHOOD AND POTENTIAL COST OF LOSS
   29  EVENTS, AND THE PURCHASE OF INSURANCE OR OTHER RISK SHARING ARRANGEMENTS
   30  WHERE APPROPRIATE; AND
   31    (D) TO COORDINATE AND SUPPORT THE  RISK  MANAGEMENT  PROGRAMS  OF  ALL
   32  STATE AGENCIES.
   33    2.  THE  RISK  MANAGER  AND  OFFICE  SHALL FULFILL THEIR FUNCTIONS AND
   34  DUTIES BY:
   35    (A) CONDUCTING A STUDY OF THE STATE'S RISK  EXPOSURES  ON  AN  ONGOING
   36  BASIS. SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE:
   37    (I)  PRACTICES  AND  PROCEDURES OF ALL STATE AGENCIES, AS THEY PERTAIN
   38  TO, IMPACT UPON, CAUSE OR DETER DAMAGE OR  LOSS  TO:  PHYSICAL  PROPERTY
   39  OWNED  OR  CONTROLLED  BY  THE  STATE, OR PHYSICAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY
   40  STATE EMPLOYEES, PERSONS RECEIVING SERVICES FROM THE STATE OR MEMBERS OF
   41  THE GENERAL PUBLIC;
   42    (II) THE ACTIONS, CLAIM SETTLEMENTS, AND CLAIMS  SETTLEMENT  PROCESSES
   43  RELATED  TO  ACTIONS  IN  THE  COURT OF CLAIMS, AND IN FEDERAL AND STATE
   44  COURTS OF COMPETENT JURISDICTIONS AS THEY RELATE TO THE  DISPOSITION  OF
   45  MATTERS  AGAINST  THE STATE. FURTHERMORE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING
   46  PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE EXPOSURES TO LIABILITY, THE NATURE  AND  MAGNI-
   47  TUDE  OF  SUCH  EXPOSURES,  AND  THE TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING THE COST OF
   48  MANAGING AND SETTLING CLAIMS ARISING FROM SUCH EXPOSURES;
   49    (III) THE ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS AND SERVICE FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE, AND
   50  THE PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN  OR  RESTORE  SUCH  OPERATIONS  AND
   51  FUNCTIONS TO THE REQUIRED LEVEL FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY EVENT;
   52    (IV)  THE  POTENTIAL  FUTURE  LIABILITIES  ARISING  FROM  EXISTING  OR
   53  PROPOSED STATE OPERATIONS OR FUNCTIONS;
   54    (V) THE PREPARATION OF AN INVENTORY OF  ALL  REAL  PROPERTY  OWNED  OR
   55  LEASED, FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OF MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, BY ALL STATE AGEN-
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    1  CIES,  AND  TO  ASCERTAIN  PAST,  PRESENT AND POTENTIAL FUTURE LIABILITY
    2  EXPOSURES AND THE NATURE OF THOSE EXPOSURES; AND
    3    (VI) THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROPRIATE COST EFFECTIVE TECH-
    4  NIQUES  AND  PROGRAMS  TO  REDUCE  THE  COST  OF THE STATE'S EXPOSURE TO
    5  LIABILITY AND FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING FROM ITS OPERATIONS OR  THE  OWNER-
    6  SHIP, CONTROL OR USE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING RECOMMEND-
    7  ING STEPS AND PROCEDURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY INDIVIDUAL STATE AGENCIES.
    8    THE  RISK  MANAGER,  IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH STUDY, SHALL ENJOY THE
    9  FULL COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE OF  STATE  AGENCIES  AND  THE  COURT  OF
   10  CLAIMS; AND
   11    (B)  RECOMMENDING AND IMPLEMENTING THE APPROPRIATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND
   12  BUSINESS CONTINUITY PROGRAMS AS SHALL BE NECESSARY.
   13    3. SUCH STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE COMPLETED AND SENT  TO  THE
   14  GOVERNOR, COMPTROLLER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF EACH STATE
   15  AGENCY  INCLUDED  THEREIN, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF
   16  THE ASSEMBLY, MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND MINORITY LEADER  OF  THE
   17  ASSEMBLY  NO LATER THAN EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
   18  ARTICLE.  THE STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE REVISED AND UPDATED  AS
   19  IS PERIODICALLY DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE RISK MANAGER; PROVIDED, HOWEV-
   20  ER, THAT SUCH STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS SHALL BE REVISED AND UPDATED NOT
   21  LESS THAN ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS.
   22    4. THE OFFICE SHALL ADVISE THE VARIOUS STATE AGENCIES ON PROPER ENTER-
   23  PRISE  RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION
   24  THEREOF, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING EXPOSURES TO LIABILITY  AND  FINAN-
   25  CIAL  LOSS,  OR  THE  DISRUPTION OF ESSENTIAL STATE OPERATIONS AND FUNC-
   26  TIONS, AS WELL AS ALL RESPONSIBILITIES  AND  DUTIES  OF  THE  BUREAU  OF
   27  INSURANCE  IN THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES. THOSE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN
   28  OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION  OR  MAINTENANCE  OF  STRUCTURES  OR
   29  ROADWAYS,  THE  CARE AND CUSTODY OF PERSONS MORE THAN IN TEMPORARY QUAR-
   30  TERS, THE PROVISION OF SERVICES OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND  THOSE  AGEN-
   31  CIES WITH VEHICLES ASSIGNED FOR THEIR USE, SHALL UNDERGO DETAILED ENTER-
   32  PRISE  RISK  MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS AND, WHEREVER PRACTICABLE AND AFTER THE
   33  AGENCY IS GRANTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND APPEAL THE  FINDINGS  AND
   34  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  SUCH ANALYSIS, IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
   35  RISK MANAGER WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE DATE THAT SUCH RECOM-
   36  MENDATIONS ARE AGREED TO BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SUCH AGENCY.
   37    5. THE RISK MANAGER SHALL FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE  ACTIVITIES  OF
   38  THE  OFFICE  WITH THE GOVERNOR, COMPTROLLER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, TEMPORARY
   39  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE  MINORITY  LEADERS
   40  OF  THE  SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ASSEMBLY WAYS
   41  AND MEANS COMMITTEE, NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED  EIGHTY  DAYS  AFTER  THE
   42  COMPLETION OF THE CALENDAR YEAR TO WHICH THE REPORT REFERS.
   43    6.  ANY  PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR LOCAL GOVERN-
   44  MENT MAY CONTRACT FOR THE SERVICES OF THE RISK MANAGER AND THE OFFICE IN
   45  THE EVENT THAT SUCH PUBLIC  BENEFIT  CORPORATION,  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  OR
   46  LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS WITHOUT INTERNAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND ENTERPRISE RISK
   47  MANAGEMENT SERVICES, OR WISHES TO SUPPLEMENT SUCH INTERNAL SERVICES WITH
   48  THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE RISK MANAGER AND THE OFFICE.
   49    7.  THE  RISK  MANAGER MAY REVIEW, STUDY AND ENTER INTO A RELATIONSHIP
   50  WITH: (A) OUTSIDE VENDORS OR CONSULTANTS WITH EXPERTISE IN RISK  MANAGE-
   51  MENT,  CLAIMS MANAGEMENT OR SAFETY MANAGEMENT, AND (B) CAPTIVE INSURANCE
   52  COMPANIES, AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF SECTION SEVEN THOUSAND TWO OF
   53  THE INSURANCE LAW, OR OTHER RISK SHARING  ENTITIES  TO  REDUCE  PERSONAL
   54  INJURY  OR  PROPERTY  DAMAGE LIABILITY CLAIMS AND PAYMENTS, EITHER ON AN
   55  ANNUAL BASIS OR OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, FOR ALL STATE AGENCIES, OR
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    1  AN INDIVIDUAL STATE AGENCY, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY
    2  OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
    3    S  207.    BOARD OF RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
    4  ESTABLISHED, WITHIN THE OFFICE, A STATE BOARD  OF  RISK  ASSESSMENT  AND
    5  MANAGEMENT.  THE BOARD, TO BE COMPRISED OF THE RISK MANAGER, THE COMMIS-
    6  SIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES, THE CHAIR OF THE STATE INSURANCE  FUND,  THE
    7  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  STATE  CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
    8  OFFICE OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF THE  BUDG-
    9  ET,  AND  A  REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS
   10  WITH THE THREE LARGEST MEMBERSHIPS. SUCH BOARD SHALL MEET QUARTERLY  FOR
   11  THE  PURPOSE  OF EXAMINING CURRENT METHODS OF ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
   12  AND CONTROL DEPLOYED BY THE STATE, AND REVIEW INSTANCES OF DIFFICULTY IN
   13  DEPLOYING SOUND RISK ASSESSMENT AND ENTERPRISE  RISK  MANAGEMENT  PROCE-
   14  DURES.
   15    2. A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
   16  IMPROVEMENT  OF  THE  STATE'S  RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES,
   17  SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE  RISK  MANAGER.  THE  RISK
   18  MANAGER  SHALL  TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE RECOMMENDATIONS PERIODICALLY
   19  MADE BY THE BOARD IN CONDUCTING HIS OR HER MANAGEMENT AND  ABATEMENT  OF
   20  POTENTIAL LIABILITY ACTIVITIES.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   22  it shall have become a law, except that any rules and regulations neces-
   23  sary  for  the  timely  implementation of this act on its effective date
   24  shall be promulgated on or before such date.
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