Senate Bill S325

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to each agency designating a small business liaison

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business 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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2019-S325 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7541
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
State Administrative Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Add §102-b, St Ad Proc Act
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S9069, A8568

2019-S325 (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.

2019-S325 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S325 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    325
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
   opment and Small Business
 
 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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