Assembly Bill A4166A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain non-licensed professionals to disclose information regarding risks

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4166 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1155
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-w, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6262, S6018
2019-2020: A7453, S4846
2021-2022: A5658, S1643

2023-A4166 - Summary

Requires self-help practitioners to disclose information to clients regarding risks and to produce a risk management plan.

2023-A4166 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4166
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEVENBERG  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring certain non-licensed professionals to disclose
   information regarding risks

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 391-w to read as follows:
   §  391-W.  SELF-HELP  PRACTITIONER  DISCLOSURE  REQUIREMENTS. 1. DEFI-
 NITIONS:
   (A) "SELF-HELP PRACTITIONER" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL, HIS OR HER AGENT OR
 EMPLOYEE, OR COMPANY THAT IS PUBLICLY HOLDING HIMSELF OR HERSELF OUT  AS
 A "SELF-HELP GURU" OR OTHER SIMILAR TERM IN ADVERTISING OR MARKETING AND
 IS OFFERING PAID HELP TO A CLIENT THROUGH FINANCIAL, SPIRITUAL OR EDUCA-
 TIONAL  GUIDANCE FOR THE SAKE OF IMPROVING PERSONAL AWARENESS, IDENTIFY-
 ING AND DEVELOPING PERSONAL TALENT AND POTENTIAL, ENHANCING THE  QUALITY
 OF  LIFE  OF A PERSON AND/OR CONTRIBUTING TO THE REALIZATION OF PERSONAL
 ASPIRATIONS.  A "SELF-HELP PRACTITIONER" SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY  INDIVID-
 UAL  LICENSED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION
 LAW AND SUCH LICENSED INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY  REQUIREMENTS
 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (B)  "LARGE  PRINT  FORMAT"  SHALL MEAN A PRINTED FONT SIZE OF SIXTEEN
 POINTS OR LARGER.
   (C) "SWEAT LODGE CEREMONIES" SHALL MEAN ANY CEREMONY THAT USES  HEATED
 ROCKS  IN  WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECTED TO LONG PERIODS OF EXPOSURE
 TO INTENSE HEAT, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO  RITES  OF  PREPARATION,
 PRAYER, PURIFICATION, OR ANY OTHER RITUAL OR THERAPEUTIC SWEATING.
   (D) "TRUST EXERCISE" SHALL MEAN ANY ACTIVITY DEVELOPED FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF GROUP THERAPY OR TEAM BUILDING THAT INVOLVES PUTTING AN INDIVIDUAL IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03725-01-3
 A. 4166                             2
              

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2023-A4166A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1155
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-w, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6262, S6018
2019-2020: A7453, S4846
2021-2022: A5658, S1643

2023-A4166A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires self-help practitioners to disclose information to clients regarding risks and to produce a risk management plan.

2023-A4166A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4166--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG, SIMON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and Protection -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem-
   bly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to requiring
   certain non-licensed professionals to disclose  information  regarding
   risks
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 391-w to read as follows:
   § 391-W. SELF-HELP  PRACTITIONER  DISCLOSURE  REQUIREMENTS.  1.  DEFI-
 NITIONS:
   (A)  "SELF-HELP  PRACTITIONER"  MEANS  ANY  INDIVIDUAL, THEIR AGENT OR
 EMPLOYEE, OR COMPANY THAT IS PUBLICLY HOLDING THEMSELF OUT AS A  PRACTI-
 TIONER OR MENTOR OF SELF-IMPROVEMENT METHODS IN ADVERTISING OR MARKETING
 OR UTILIZING SIMILAR TERMINOLOGIES TO REACH EQUIVALENT IMPLICATIONS, AND
 IS OFFERING FINANCIAL, SPIRITUAL OR EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF  IMPROVING  PERSONAL  AWARENESS,  IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING PERSONAL
 TALENT AND POTENTIAL, ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF A  PERSON  AND/OR
 CONTRIBUTING  TO THE REALIZATION OF PERSONAL ASPIRATIONS IN EXCHANGE FOR
 PAYMENT.  A "SELF-HELP PRACTITIONER" SHALL NOT  INCLUDE  ANY  INDIVIDUAL
 LICENSED  PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW
 AND SUCH LICENSED INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 THIS ARTICLE.
   (B)  "LARGE  PRINT  FORMAT"  SHALL MEAN A PRINTED FONT SIZE OF SIXTEEN
 POINTS OR LARGER.
   (C) "SWEAT LODGE CEREMONIES" SHALL MEAN ANY CEREMONY THAT USES  HEATED
 ROCKS  IN  WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECTED TO LONG PERIODS OF EXPOSURE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03725-04-4
 A. 4166--A                          2
              

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