NY State Senate Bill 2023-S2946

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Sep 11, 2023	signed chap.364
Sep 07, 2023	delivered to governor
Jun 08, 2023	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.666 substituted for a75b
Jun 06, 2023	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1634 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 24, 2023	print number 2946b
May 24, 2023	amend (t) and recommit to labor
May 16, 2023	reported and committed to labor
Apr 20, 2023	print number 2946a
Apr 20, 2023	amend (t) and recommit to consumer protection
Jan 26, 2023	referred to consumer protection

Votes

- Jun 6, 2023 - Floor Vote
  S2946
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 6, 2023
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (1)
      
      Felder
  Jun 6, 2023 - Rules Committee Vote
  S2946
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 6, 2023
      
      aye (20)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Helming
  May 16, 2023 - Consumer Protection Committee Vote
  S2946
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Consumer Protection Committee Vote: May 16, 2023
      
      aye (7)
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Myrie
      
      Thomas
      
      Weber

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2023-S2946 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A75
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add §399-rr, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S9551, A9715

2023-S2946 - Summary

Enacts the "9/11 notice act"; provides for notice to past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund and the World Trade Center health program.

2023-S2946 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2946

SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
certain businesses to notify past and present employees of eligibility
for the September eleventh victim compensation fund

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would require businesses with fifty or more employees to noti-
fy past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh
victim compensation fund.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends the General Business Law by adding a new
Section 399-rr. Subdivision 1 of the new Section defines "eligible time
period," "exposure zone," and "September eleventh victim compensation
fund." Subdivision 2 of the new Section requires businesses with fifty
or more employees that operated within the exposure zone in the after-

math of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 to notify their
employees of their eligibility for the September eleventh victim compen-
sation fund.

Section two of the bill sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, people who worked in
Lower Manhattan and in certain other places were subjected to numerous
toxic pollutants, which in time have proven to be harmful to their
health and wellbeing.

The federal government created the September 11th Victim Compensation
Fund ("VCF") on September 22, 2001 to provide compensation for individ-
uals, or personal representative of deceased individuals, who suffered
physical harm or were killed as a result of the 9/11 attacks or the
clean-up and recovery operations in their aftermath. Congress renewed
and expanded the VCF with passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and
Compensation Act of 2010 and subsequent legislation enacted in 2015 and
2019.

While a common perception is that the VCF is exclusively for first
responders who were present on and after September 11th, the reality is
that individuals who were in the exposure zone from September 11, 2001
through May 30, 2002 are entitled for support from the VCF.

Many people who are eligible for aid from the VCF are unaware of this.
Over 80% of first responders have enrolled, while less than 8% of the
office and retail workers have utilized the VCF. By requiring larger
companies to inform employees who worked in the exposure area during the
eligible time period about the support that they are entitled to, this
bill will help ensure that the VCF serves the purpose of ensuring that
people get critical healthcare they may need.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S9551/A9715 (KAVANAGH/Sayegh) - RULES/economic development

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S2946 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2946
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  business  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
   certain businesses to notify past and present employees of eligibility
   for the September eleventh victim compensation fund

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the  "9/11
 notice act".
   §  2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399-
 rr to read as follows:
   § 399-RR. SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM  COMPENSATION  FUND  NOTIFICATION.
 1.  DEFINITIONS.   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) THE "ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD" SHALL BE ANY TIME  BEGINNING  SEPTEMBER
 ELEVENTH TWO THOUSAND ONE AND ENDING MAY THIRTIETH TWO THOUSAND TWO.
   (B)  THE  "EXPOSURE  ZONE"  SHALL  BE  DESIGNATED  AS ALL THAT PART OF
 MANHATTAN SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE RUNNING ALONG  CANAL STREET FROM  THE
 HUDSON  RIVER  TO  THE  INTERSECTION  OF CANAL STREET AND EAST BROADWAY,
 NORTH ON EAST BROADWAY TO CLINTON STREET, AND EAST ON CLINTON STREET  TO
 THE  EAST  RIVER;  AND ANY AREA RELATED TO OR ALONG THE ROUTES OF DEBRIS
 REMOVAL, SUCH AS BARGES AND FRESH KILLS LANDFILL.
   (C) THE "SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION  FUND"  SHALL  BE  THE
 SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH  VICTIM  COMPENSATION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AIR
 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT (49 USC 40101).
   2. ANY BUSINESS WITH FIFTY OR MORE EMPLOYEES WHICH OPERATED WITHIN THE
 EXPOSURE ZONE DURING THE ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD SHALL NOTIFY  EACH  PERSON
 EMPLOYED  WITHIN  THE  EXPOSURE  ZONE DURING THE ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD OF
 THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM  COMPENSATION  FUND.
 THIS SHALL APPLY TO BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01787-01-3

2023-S2946A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A75
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add §399-rr, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S9551, A9715

2023-S2946A - Summary

Enacts the "9/11 notice act"; provides for notice to past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund and the World Trade Center health program.

2023-S2946A - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2946A

SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring
certain businesses to notify past and present employees of eligibility
for the September eleventh victim compensation fund and the World Trade
Center health program

 
PURPOSE OF BILL:

This legislation amends The General Business Law in relation to requir-
ing certain businesses to notify past and present employees of eligibil-
ity for the September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund and the World
Trade Center Health Program.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 sets the title of the bill.

Section 2 amends the General Business Law by adding a new section 399-rr

which:

*Defines "eligible time period" as any time between September 11, 2001
and July 31, 2002.

*Defines "notice area" as the "New York City Disaster Area," designated
as the area of Manhattan that is south of Houston Street; any block in
Brooklyn that is wholly or partially contained within a 1.5 mile radius
of the former World Trade Center site; and any area related to or along
the routes of debris removal such as barges and Fresh Kills landfill.

*Defines "September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund" as the September
Eleventh Victim compensation fund established under the Air Transporta-
tion Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 USC 40101).

* Defines "World Trade Center Health Program" as the World Trade Center
Health Program established under 42 USC 300mm.

* States that the New York State Department of Labor shall ensure any
businesses with 50 or more employees which operated within the New York
City Disaster Area during the eligible time period and is still operat-
ing shall notify each person employed within the New York City Disaster
Area during the eligible time period of their eligibility under the
September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center
Health Program. This would apply to both current and former employees
and the Department of Labor shall determine the message that the employ-
er shall provide and the method of notification.

* States that the New York State Department of Labor shall consult with
the special master of the September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund
and the program administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program
relating to matters including, but not limited to, messaging and format
to be sued in the promotion of the September Eleventh Victim Compen-
sation Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program and if the
messages should be tailored for the specific geographic areas covered by
the World Trade Center Health Program in a different manner than those

covered by both the World Trade Center Health Program and the September
Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund.

* States that the Commissioner of Labor shall promulgate any rules and
regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions
of this section.

Section 3 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The 9/11 terrorist attacks were a tragedy that impacted the entire
nation and left a lasting impact on New York City. In the aftermath of
the attacks, many workers, including first responders, cleanup workers,
and other employees who were in the vicinity of the World Trade Center
suffered from health issues as a result of their exposure to toxic
substances. To address these health issues, the Federal Government
established the September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund and the
World Trade Center Health Program. These programs provide financial
compensation and healthcare to those who were impacted by the attacks
and their aftermath.

However, many individuals who are eligible for these programs are not
aware of their eligibility or the benefits that they could receive.
Many individuals who worked in businesses that operated in the New York
City Disaster Area were exposed to the same harmful airborne materials
as first responders at Ground Zero. This lack of awareness can result in
individuals suffering from health issues without access to the medical
care and financial support that they need.

To address this issue, this bill would require the New York State
Department of Labor to have businesses with 50 or more employees who
worked in the New York City Disaster Area between September 11, 2001 and
July 31, 2002 and is still operating to notify each person, both
currently and formerly employed, of their eligibility for these
programs. While over 80% of first responders have enrolled, less than 8%
of the office workers and retail workers have taken advantage of their
rights. The fact is that all too many of them still don't realize that
they are entitled to the benefits provided by Congress when it created
and fully funded the WTC Health Program and the Victim Compensation
Fund.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S9551/A9715 (KAVANAGH/Sayegh) - RULES/economic development

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the two hundred seventieth day after it
shall have become a law.

2023-S2946A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2946--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   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 businesses to notify past and present employees of eligibility
   for  the  September  eleventh  victim  compensation fund and the World
   Trade Center health program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "9/11
 notice act".
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  399-
 rr to read as follows:
   §  399-RR. SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND AND WORLD TRADE
 CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM NOTIFICATION.  1. DEFINITIONS.   FOR THE  PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  THE  "ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD" SHALL BE ANY TIME BEGINNING SEPTEMBER
 ELEVENTH TWO THOUSAND ONE AND ENDING  JULY  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWO.
   (B)  THE  "NOTICE  AREA"  SHALL  BE THE "NEW YORK CITY DISASTER AREA",
 DESIGNATED AS THE AREA WITHIN NEW YORK CITY THAT IS THE AREA OF  MANHAT-
 TAN THAT IS SOUTH OF HOUSTON STREET; ANY BLOCK IN BROOKLYN THAT IS WHOL-
 LY  OR  PARTIALLY CONTAINED WITHIN A ONE AND ONE-HALF MILE RADIUS OF THE
 FORMER WORLD TRADE CENTER SITE; AND ANY AREA RELATED  TO  OR  ALONG  THE
 ROUTES OF DEBRIS REMOVAL, SUCH AS BARGES AND FRESH KILLS LANDFILL.
   (C)  THE  "SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH  VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND" SHALL BE THE
 SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND ESTABLISHED  UNDER  THE  AIR
 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT (49 USC 40101).
   (D)  THE  "WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM" SHALL BE THE WORLD TRADE
 CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER 42 USC 300MM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01787-07-3

 S. 2946--A                          2
 
   2. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL ENSURE ANY  BUSINESS  WITH  FIFTY  OR
 MORE  EMPLOYEES  WHICH  OPERATED  WITHIN THE NEW YORK CITY DISASTER AREA
 DURING THE ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD AND IS STILL OPERATING SHALL NOTIFY EACH
 PERSON EMPLOYED WITHIN THE NEW YORK CITY DISASTER AREA DURING THE ELIGI-
 BLE TIME PERIOD OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM
 COMPENSATION FUND AND THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM. THIS SUBDI-
 VISION  SHALL APPLY TO BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES. THE DEPARTMENT
 OF LABOR SHALL DETERMINE THE MESSAGE THAT THE EMPLOYER SHALL PROVIDE AND
 THE METHOD OF NOTIFICATION.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SHALL CONSULT WITH THE  SPECIAL  MASTER  OF
 THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND AND THE PROGRAM ADMINIS-
 TRATOR  OF  THE  WORLD  TRADE  CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM RELATING TO MATTERS
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MESSAGING AND FORMAT TO BE  USED  IN  THE
 PROMOTION  OF  THE  SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND AND THE
 WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM AND IF THE MESSAGES SHOULD BE TAILORED
 FOR THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS COVERED  BY  THE  WORLD  TRADE  CENTER
 HEALTH  PROGRAM  IN  A  DIFFERENT  MANNER THAN THOSE COVERED BY BOTH THE
 WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM  AND  THE  SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH  VICTIM
 COMPENSATION FUND.
   4.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  LABOR  SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS AS ARE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS SECTION.
   §  3.  This  act  shall  take effect on the two hundred seventieth day
 after it shall have become a law.

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A75
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add §399-rr, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S9551, A9715

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "9/11 notice act"; provides for notice to past and present employees of eligibility for the September eleventh victim compensation fund and the World Trade Center health program.

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2946B

SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to notification of
past and present businesses and their employees of potential eligibility
for the September eleventh victim compensation fund and the World Trade
Center health program

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation will amend the General Business Law in relation to
notification of past and present businesses and their employees of
potential eligibility for the September Eleventh Victim Compensation
Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 sets the title of the bill.

Section 2 amends the General Business Law by adding a new section 399-rr

* Defines "eligible time period" and "notice area" as the same as
provided by the "September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund" and the
"World Trade Center Health Program."

* Defines "September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund" as the September
Eleventh Victim compensation fund established under the Air Transporta-
tion Safety and System Stabilization Act (49 USC 40101).

* Defines "World Trade Center Health Program" as the World Trade Center
Health Program established under 42 USC 300mm.

* States that the Department of Economic Development , in consultation
with the Department of Labor and any other state agencies or municipal
shall develop rules and regulations to provide awareness and notifica-
tion to businesses and their employee their potential eligibility under
the September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade
Center Health Program.

* States that the Department of Economic Development shall be authorized
to consult with the special master of the September Eleventh Victim
Compensation Fund and the program administrator of the World Trade
Center Health Program relating to matters including, but not limited to,
messaging and format to be sued in the promotion of the September Elev-
enth Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program
and if the messages should be tailored for the specific geographic areas
covered by the World Trade Center Health Program in a different manner
than those covered by both the World Trade Center Health Program and the
September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund.

Section 3 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The 9/11 terrorist attacks were a tragedy that impacted the entire
nation and left a lasting impact on New York City. In the aftermath of
the attacks, many workers, including first responders, cleanup workers,
and other employees who were in the vicinity of the World Trade Center
suffered from health issues as a result of their exposure to toxic
substances. To address these health issues, the Federal Government
established the September Eleventh Victim Compensation Fund and the
World Trade Center Health Program. These programs provide financial
compensation and healthcare to those who were impacted by the attacks
and their aftermath.

However, many individuals who are eligible for these programs are not
aware of their eligibility or the benefits that they could receive.
Many individuals who worked in businesses that operated in the New York
City Disaster Area were exposed to the same harmful airborne materials
as first responders at Ground Zero. This lack of awareness can result in
individuals suffering from health issues without access to the medical
care and financial support that they need.

To address this issue, this bill would require the New York State
Department of Labor to have businesses with 50 or more employees who
worked in the New York City Disaster Area between September 11, 2001 and
July 31, 2002 and is still operating to notify each person, both
currently and formerly employed, of their eligibility for these
programs. While over 80% of first responders have enrolled, less than 8%
of the office workers 'and retail workers have taken advantage of their
rights. The fact is that all too many of them still don't realize that
they are entitled to the benefits provided by Congress when it created
and fully funded the WTC. Health Program and the Victim Compensation
Fund.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: A9715-Referred to Economic Development

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the two hundred seventieth day after it
shall have become a law.

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2946--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said  commit-
   tee  and  committed to the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to notification of
   past and present businesses and their employees of potential eligibil-
   ity  for the September eleventh victim compensation fund and the World
   Trade Center health program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "9/11
 notice act".
   § 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  399-
 rr to read as follows:
   §  399-RR. SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND AND WORLD TRADE
 CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM NOTIFICATION.  1. DEFINITIONS.   FOR THE  PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  THE "ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD" AND "NOTICE AREA" SHALL BE THE SAME AS
 PROVIDED FOR IN THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND PURSUANT
 TO 49 USC 40101 AND WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM PURSUANT TO 42 USC
 300MM.
   (B) THE "SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION  FUND"  SHALL  BE  THE
 SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH  VICTIM  COMPENSATION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AIR
 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT (49 USC 40101).
   (C) THE "WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM" SHALL BE THE  WORLD  TRADE
 CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM ESTABLISHED UNDER 42 USC 300MM.
   2.  THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ANY OTHER  APPROPRIATE  STATE  OR  MUNICIPAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01787-09-3

 S. 2946--B                          2
 
 ENTITY, DEVELOP RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO PROMOTE AWARENESS AND
 NOTIFICATION TO ANY PAST OR PRESENT BUSINESSES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES WHICH
 OPERATED WITHIN THE NEW YORK CITY DISASTER AREA DURING THE ELIGIBLE TIME
 PERIOD  OF  THEIR  POTENTIAL  ELIGIBILITY  UNDER  THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH
 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND AND THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM. THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL APPLY  TO  BOTH  CURRENT  AND  FORMER  EMPLOYEES.  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHALL DETERMINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE
 MESSAGE AND FORMAT THAT THE STATE AGENCIES MAY USE TO ASSIST POTENTIALLY
 ELIGIBLE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WITH SUCH AWARENESS OR NOTIFICATION.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT OF  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED  TO
 CONSULT WITH THE SPECIAL MASTER OF THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPEN-
 SATION  FUND  AND  THE  PROGRAM  ADMINISTRATOR OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
 HEALTH PROGRAM RELATING  TO  MATTERS  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 MESSAGING  AND FORMAT TO BE USED IN THE PROMOTION OF THE SEPTEMBER ELEV-
 ENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND AND THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH  PROGRAM
 AND IF THE MESSAGES SHOULD BE TAILORED FOR THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
 COVERED  BY  THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM IN A DIFFERENT MANNER
 THAN THOSE COVERED BY BOTH THE WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM AND THE
 SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on  the  two  hundred  seventieth  day
 after it shall have become a law.

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Senate Bill S2946

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

Jun 6, 2023 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 6, 2023

Jun 6, 2023 - Rules Committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 6, 2023

May 16, 2023 - Consumer Protection Committee Vote

Consumer Protection Committee Vote: May 16, 2023

Bill Amendments

2023-S2946 - Details

2023-S2946 - Summary

2023-S2946 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2946 - Bill Text download pdf

2023-S2946A - Details

2023-S2946A - Summary

2023-S2946A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2946A - Bill Text download pdf

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Senate Bill S2946

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Brian Kavanagh

Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

Bill Amendments

2023-S2946 - Details

2023-S2946 - Summary

2023-S2946 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2946 - Bill Text download pdf

2023-S2946A - Details

2023-S2946A - Summary

2023-S2946A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2946A - Bill Text download pdf

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2946B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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