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- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to labor
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to labor
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Relates to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor George Onorato
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BILL NUMBER:A469
Title of bill
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund
Summary of specific provisions
Section one amends Section 97-c of the State Finance Law by adding language in subsections 1, 2, 3 and 4 that requires dedicated funding for the occupational safety and health training and education and occu- pational health clinic programs fund. It also adds language to subsection 5 that indexes future increases to the funding to increases in the maximum rate for workers' compensation benefits pursuant to Para- graph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 15 of the workers' compensation law.
Justification
Occupational clinics provide much needed health care to workers and occupational safety and health training and education provides necessary services to reduce the number of injured workers. These programs have long been subject to budget cuts that create uncertainty and jeopardize the effectiveness in reducing injuries and care for injured workers. This bill would safeguard these programs from future funding cuts and would capture the increased assessment based funds that will be made available as a result of future maximum benefit increases.
Prior legislative history
A.11379 of 2004: Reported to Ways and Means A.3948 of 2005-2006: Referred to Labor A.4509-B of 2007-08: Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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