Senate Bill S6706

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to each agency designating a small business liaison

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6706 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Administrative Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Add §102-b, St Ad Proc Act

2017-S6706 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that each agency shall designate an existing employee to serve as its liaison to small businesses regulated by such agency; further provides the duties of such small business liaison.

2017-S6706 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6706 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6706
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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;
   (G) COLLABORATE WITH THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY STAFF ON ANY  SMALL  BUSI-
 NESS  REGULATION  GUIDE  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO-A AND ANY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13186-01-7

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