Bill Text: NY A07541 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to ways and means [A07541 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07541-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7541
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       May 9, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. McDONALD, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Governmental Operations
        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:
     1    Section 1. The state administrative procedure act is amended by adding
     2  a new section 102-b to read as follows:
     3    § 102-b. Small business liaison. Each agency shall designate an exist-
     4  ing employee to serve as its liaison to small  businesses  regulated  by
     5  such  agency. The direct contact information of the small business liai-
     6  son shall be prominently posted and  easily  accessible  on  the  agency
     7  website.  The small business liaison shall:
     8    (a)  serve  as  an  initial  primary  contact  for small businesses to
     9  contact with any inquiries;
    10    (b) be equipped to provide small businesses with basic information  on
    11  the agency and its regulations;
    12    (c)  help small businesses navigate the agency bureaucracy to identify
    13  and contact the appropriate staff person within the  agency,  either  at
    14  the state or regional level, for more specific information pertaining to
    15  the small business;
    16    (d)  hear  the  concerns of small businesses, report those concerns to
    17  appropriate agency staff and offer possible solutions to such concerns;
    18    (e) advocate within the agency on behalf of small businesses, and make
    19  recommendations to the agency head  on  matters  affecting  small  busi-
    20  nesses;
    21    (f)  initiate  and  encourage  small  business  education and outreach
    22  programs on behalf of the agency, as appropriate;
    23    (g) collaborate with the appropriate agency staff on any  small  busi-
    24  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.
                                                                   LBD05581-01-9
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     1  small business regulatory flexibility analysis pursuant to  section  two
     2  hundred two-b of this chapter; and
     3    (h) coordinate his or her activities with the division for small busi-
     4  ness  within the department of economic development, and the small busi-
     5  ness development center.
     6    § 2. On or before January 1, 2020, the small  business  liaison  shall
     7  report to the agency head the number of inquiries he or she has received
     8  from  small  businesses  in  2019,  and  the agency head shall determine
     9  whether a separate full-time employee will be needed for  such  position
    10  going  forward  and  make any appropriate budget request to the governor
    11  and legislature for the ensuing fiscal year.
    12    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.