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- Substituted by A1335
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.921
- Referred to commerce, economic development and small business
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Relates to improving evaluations of the potential impact of rules on jobs and employment opportunities
Vetoed · Sponsor Kenneth Zebrowski
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BILL NUMBER:S4319
Title of bill
An act to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to improving evaluations of the potential impact of rules on jobs and employment opportunities
Purpose
This bill would make various improvements to the process for evaluating the potential impact of proposed rules on jobs and employment opportunities. The current process, while useful, does not provide sufficient information on the quality of jobs that could be gained or lost by pursuing various policy choices, and does not guarantee that the most appropriate data and methodologies are used.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends § 201-a of the State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA) to revise the process for reviewing the impact of a proposed rule on jobs and employment opportunities. The following substantive improve- ments would be made to the process:
* subdivision (2)(b)(v) is amended to require information on measures that the proposing agency or any other state agency has taken or could take to minimize any adverse impacts on jobs (e.g., by instituting new apprenticeship or educational programs);
* subdivision (2) (e) is amended to provide that, if the Commissioners of Labor and Economic Development have indicated that further evaluation is needed, an agency that is unable to determine the job impact of a proposal may not adopt until it has performed the additional analysis or the statutory time period has run;
* a new subdivision (2)0) provides that the agency shall make its meth- odology and data or data sources available for public review and vali- dation;
* subdivision (6)(a) is amended to clarify that job impact statements do not need to be prepared for consensus rules; and
* paragraphs (b) & (c) of subdivision (6) are amended to require consid- eration of the quality of jobs and employment opportunities that could be affected, including the impact of a rule on average wage levels, hours and or duration of employment, or other impacts that could repre- sent a substantial adverse impact on incomes or economic security.
Section 2 through 6 amend various subdivisions of § 202 to better inte- grate the publication of job impact statements into the statutory provisions for preparation of rulemaking notices.
Justification
When state agencies develop rules and regulations, it is of critical importance that the potential impacts on current jobs and future employment are fully explored. This will enable policymakers to design regulatory programs in a way that accomplishes desired objectives
while promoting maximum opportunities for high-quality jobs for New Yorkers.
Legislative history
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Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
First day of January after having become a law.
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