Assembly Actions -
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Jan 12, 2016 |
print number 1116a |
Jan 12, 2016 |
amend and recommit to finance |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to finance |
Jan 08, 2015 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S1116A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2015-S1116 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §97-c, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S2249
2011-2012: S723
2013-2014: S47
2017-2018: S588
2015-S1116 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1116 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 97-C of the State Finance Law by adding language in subsections 1, 2, 3 and 4 that requires dedicated funding for the occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund. It also adds language to subsection 5 that indexes future increases to the funding to increases in the maximum rate for workers' compensation benefits pursuant to Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 15 of the workers' compensation law. JUSTIFICATION: Occupational clinics provide much needed health care to workers and occupational safety and health training and education provides necessary services to reduce the number of injured workers. These programs have long been subject to budget cuts that create uncertainty and jeopardize the effectiveness in reducing injuries and care for
2015-S1116 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1116 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 97-c of the state finance law, as added by chapter 886 of the laws of 1985, subdivisions 3 and 4 as amended by chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: S 97-c. [Training and education program on occupational safety and health fund] DEDICATED OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC PROGRAMS FUND. 1. There is hereby established in the custody of the state comptroller the [training and education program on occupational safety and health fund] DEDICATED OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC PROGRAMS FUND. 2. Such fund shall consist of moneys collected from special compen- sation assessments collected pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred fifty-one of the workers' compensation law FOR THE TRAINING PROGRAM ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AND THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC NETWORK. 3. Moneys of the fund shall be available to the New York state occupa- tional safety and health hazard abatement board for purposes of carrying out the provisions of article twenty-nine of the labor law and to the department of labor for worker protection activities under its jurisdic- tion, AND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE OCCU- PATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC NETWORK. 4. The moneys shall be paid out of the fund on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the chairperson of the board or his or her designee or by the commissioner of labor or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00149-01-5
2015-S1116A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §97-c, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S2249
2011-2012: S723
2013-2014: S47
2017-2018: S588
2015-S1116A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1116A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section one amends section 97 -C of the State Finance Law by adding language in subsections 1, 2, 3 and 4 that requires dedicated funding for the occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund. It also adds language to subsection 5 that indexes future increases to the funding to increases in the maximum rate for workers' compensation benefits pursuant to Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 15 of the workers' compensation law. JUSTIFICATION : Occupational clinics provide much needed health care to workers and occupational safety and health training and education provides necessary services to reduce the number of injured workers. These programs have long been subject to budget cuts that create uncertainty and jeopardize the effectiveness in reducing injuries and care for injured workers. This bill would safeguard these programs from future funding cuts and would capture the increased assessment based funds
2015-S1116A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1116--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- recommitted to the Committee on Finance in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 97-c of the state finance law, as added by chapter 886 of the laws of 1985, subdivisions 3 and 4 as amended by chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: S 97-c. [Training and education program on occupational safety and health fund] DEDICATED OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC PROGRAMS FUND. 1. There is hereby established in the custody of the state comptroller the [training and education program on occupational safety and health fund] DEDICATED OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC PROGRAMS FUND. 2. Such fund shall consist of moneys collected from special compen- sation assessments collected pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred fifty-one of the workers' compensation law FOR THE TRAINING PROGRAM ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AND THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC NETWORK. 3. Moneys of the fund shall be available to the New York state occupa- tional safety and health hazard abatement board for purposes of carrying out the provisions of article twenty-nine of the labor law and to the department of labor for worker protection activities under its jurisdic- tion, AND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE OCCU- PATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC NETWORK. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00149-03-6
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