Bill Text: NY S08908 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the chair of the workers' compensation board to remove certain employers from such board's debarment list.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-04 - REFERRED TO RULES [S08908 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S08908-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8908
                    IN SENATE
                                      June 4, 2018
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
        AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  authoriz-
          ing  the  chair  of  the workers' compensation board to remove certain
          employers from such board's debarment list
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The  opening  paragraph  of section 141-b of the workers'
     2  compensation law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2  is
     3  added to read as follows:
     4    2. a. The chair may, in his or her discretion, reinstate the eligibil-
     5  ity  of an employer who, pursuant to subdivision one of this section, is
     6  otherwise ineligible to submit a bid on or be awarded  any  public  work
     7  contract  or  subcontract  with  the state, any municipal corporation or
     8  public body, if the employer has:
     9    (i) never previously been placed on the debarment list;
    10    (ii) not been found liable for any uninsured claims under  this  chap-
    11  ter; and
    12    (iii)  paid  all  fines,  penalties and assessments that resulted from
    13  such employer's  failure  to  secure  compensation  to  such  employer's
    14  employees as required by this chapter.
    15    b.  Nothing set forth in paragraph a of this subdivision shall require
    16  the chair to reinstate the eligibility of an employer who  has  met  the
    17  conditions  set  forth  in  such  paragraph if the chair determines that
    18  reinstating the eligibility of such employer is not in the best interest
    19  of the state.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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