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                                  8568--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
   Governmental  Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to
   each agency designating a small business liaison
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state administrative procedure act is amended by adding
 a new section 102-b to read as follows:
   § 102-B. SMALL BUSINESS LIAISON. EACH AGENCY SHALL DESIGNATE AN EXIST-
 ING  EMPLOYEE  TO  SERVE AS ITS LIAISON TO SMALL BUSINESSES REGULATED BY
 SUCH AGENCY. THE DIRECT CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE SMALL BUSINESS  LIAI-
 SON  SHALL  BE  PROMINENTLY  POSTED  AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE ON THE AGENCY
 WEBSITE.  THE SMALL BUSINESS LIAISON SHALL:
   (A) SERVE AS AN  INITIAL  PRIMARY  CONTACT  FOR  SMALL  BUSINESSES  TO
 CONTACT WITH ANY INQUIRIES;
   (B)  BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH BASIC INFORMATION ON
 THE AGENCY AND ITS REGULATIONS;
   (C) HELP SMALL BUSINESSES NAVIGATE THE AGENCY BUREAUCRACY TO  IDENTIFY
 AND  CONTACT  THE  APPROPRIATE STAFF PERSON WITHIN THE AGENCY, EITHER AT
 THE STATE OR REGIONAL LEVEL, FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION PERTAINING TO
 THE SMALL BUSINESS;
   (D) HEAR THE CONCERNS OF SMALL BUSINESSES, REPORT  THOSE  CONCERNS  TO
 APPROPRIATE AGENCY STAFF AND OFFER POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO SUCH CONCERNS;
   (E) ADVOCATE WITHIN THE AGENCY ON BEHALF OF SMALL BUSINESSES, AND MAKE
 RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  THE  AGENCY  HEAD  ON MATTERS AFFECTING SMALL BUSI-
 NESSES;
   (F) INITIATE AND  ENCOURAGE  SMALL  BUSINESS  EDUCATION  AND  OUTREACH
 PROGRAMS ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCY, AS APPROPRIATE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (G)  COLLABORATE  WITH THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY STAFF ON ANY SMALL BUSI-
 NESS REGULATION GUIDE PURSUANT TO SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  TWO-A  AND  ANY
 SMALL  BUSINESS  REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO
 HUNDRED TWO-B OF THIS CHAPTER; AND
   (H) COORDINATE HIS OR HER ACTIVITIES WITH THE DIVISION FOR SMALL BUSI-
 NESS  WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE SMALL BUSI-
 NESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
   § 2. On or before January 1, 2020, the small  business  liaison  shall
 report to the agency head the number of inquiries he or she has received
 from  small  businesses  in  2019,  and  the agency head shall determine
 whether a separate full-time employee will be needed for  such  position
 going  forward  and  make any appropriate budget request to the governor
 and legislature for the ensuing fiscal year.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.