Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 30, 2018 |
print number 1176a |
Apr 30, 2018 |
amend and recommit to finance |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to finance |
Feb 21, 2017 |
committee discharged and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2017 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S1176A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2017-S1176 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8645
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §17, Pub Off L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2013-2014:
S5445
2015-2016: S420
2019-2020: A152
2017-S1176 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1176 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to the defense and indemnification of certain independent contractors PURPOSE : This legislation would require the state to defend and indemnify independent contractors and their employees when they install temporary traffic controls at accident scenes and other unplanned incidents. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends § 17 of the Public Officers law to require the state to defend and indemnify "an independent contractor and its employees who install temporary traffic controls while acting pursuant to a direct order by a police officer or other public official that is in charge of the incident, in response to an accident, hazardous material spill or other unplanned incident." JUSTIFICATION : The securing of an accident scene has always been a function of state
2017-S1176 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1176 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the defense and indemnification of certain independent contractors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 17 of the public officers law, as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires the term "employee" shall mean any person holding a position by election, appointment or employment in the service of the state, including clin- ical practice pursuant to subdivision fourteen of section two hundred six of the public health law, whether or not compensated, or a volunteer expressly authorized to participate in a state-sponsored volunteer program, but shall not include an independent contractor, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (Z) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. The term employee shall include a former employee, his estate or judicially appointed personal representative and persons who assist the education department or the department of health as consultants or expert witnesses in the investi- gation or prosecution of alleged professional misconduct, licensure matters, restoration proceedings, or criminal prosecutions for unauthor- ized practice pursuant to title eight of the education law or title II-A of the public health law. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 17 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new paragraph (z) to read as follows: (Z) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "EMPLOYEE" SHALL INCLUDE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND ITS EMPLOYEES WHO INSTALL TEMPO- RARY TRAFFIC CONTROLS AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILL OR OTHER UNPLANNED TRAFFIC INCIDENT, WHILE ACTING PURSUANT TO A DIRECT ORDER BY A POLICE OFFICER OR OTHER PUBLIC OFFICIAL THAT IS IN CHARGE OF SUCH TRAFFIC INCIDENT. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
2017-S1176A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8645
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §17, Pub Off L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2013-2014:
S5445
2015-2016: S420
2019-2020: A152
2017-S1176A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1176A SPONSOR: MARCELLINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to the defense and indemnification of certain independent contractors PURPOSE: This legislation would require the state to defend and indemnify inde- pendent contractors and their employees when they install temporary traffic controls at accident scenes and other unplanned incidents. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends § 17 of the Public Officers law to require the state to defend and indemnify "an independent contractor and its employees who install temporary traffic controls while acting pursuant to a direct order by a police officer or other public official that is in charge of the inci- dent, in response to an accident, hazardous material spill or other unplanned incident."
2017-S1176A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1176--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health -- 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 public officers law, in relation to the defense and indemnification of certain independent contractors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 17 of the public officers law, as amended by chapter 293 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires the term "employee" shall mean any person holding a position by election, appointment or employment in the service of the state, including clin- ical practice pursuant to subdivision fourteen of section two hundred six of the public health law, whether or not compensated, or a volunteer expressly authorized to participate in a state-sponsored volunteer program, but shall not include an independent contractor, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (AA) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. The term employee shall include a former employee, his estate or judicially appointed personal representative and persons who assist the education department or the department of health as consultants or expert witnesses in the investi- gation or prosecution of alleged professional misconduct, licensure matters, restoration proceedings, or criminal prosecutions for unauthor- ized practice pursuant to title eight of the education law or title II-A of the public health law. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 17 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new paragraph (aa) to read as follows: (AA) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "EMPLOYEE" SHALL INCLUDE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AND ITS EMPLOYEES WHO INSTALL TEMPO- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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