Amd 1004, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.146 & A.479); amd 161, Ec Dev L
Relates to including the promotion and expansion of cricket in the state of New York and to the authorization of the department of economic development to give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promoting the sport of cricket.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8692
SPONSOR: Rozic PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to provide members of the volunteer
fire service with the opportunity to earn credit in the state pension
system.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. amends the retirement and social security law by adding a new
article 20-a which provides members of the volunteer fire service with
the opportunity to earn credit in the state pension system.
Section 2. is the enacting clause.
JUSTIFICATION:
Our volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers put their lives on the
line to help others without regard for the implications they or their
families may face as the result of the dangers associated with their
heroism.
The brave men and women who respond to fires, natural disasters, pandem-
ics, and all manner of other catastrophes often incur lifelong health
conditions and other ills; they should be recognized by the state for
their service.
This bill would provide our volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers
with the opportunity to earn one year of credit in the state pension
system for every five years served up to a maximum of three years of
credit.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
See Fiscal Note
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8692
IN ASSEMBLY
January 10, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the jurisdic-
tion of the state athletic commission; and to amend the economic
development law, in relation to the authorization of the department
of economic development to give a preference to any tourist promotion
agency that is promoting the sport of cricket
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1004 of the general business law, as amended by a
2 chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the general business law relat-
3 ing to including the promotion and expansion of cricket in the state of
4 New York to the jurisdiction of the state athletic commission, as
5 proposed in legislative bills numbers S.146 and A.479, is amended to
6 read as follows:
7 § 1004. Jurisdiction of the commission. [1.] The commission shall have
8 and is hereby vested with the sole direction, management, control and
9 jurisdiction over:
10 [(a)] 1. all authorized combative sports;
11 [(b)] 2. all licenses or permits granted by the commission to any and
12 all persons or entities who participate in authorized combative sports;
13 [(c)] 3. all determinations regarding the authorization of amateur and
14 professional sanctioning entities;
15 [(d)] 4. all gyms, clubs, training camps and other organizations that
16 maintain training facilities to prepare persons for participation in
17 authorized professional combative sports;
18 [(e)] 5. the promotion of professional wrestling exhibitions to the
19 extent provided for in this article; and
20 [(f)] 6. all contracts directly related to the conduct of authorized
21 professional combative sports in the state of New York.
22 [(g)] 7. All disclosures to the commission shall be deemed confiden-
23 tial.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 [2. The commission shall have and is hereby vested with jurisdiction
2 over the promotion and expansion of the game of cricket in the state of
3 New York.]
4 § 2. Subdivision (a) of section 161 of the economic development law,
5 as amended by chapter 465 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as
6 follows:
7 (a) Encourage, facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementa-
8 tion of programs to advertise, stimulate, promote and increase tourist
9 travel, resort, vacation, culture and convention activities within the
10 state and its regions with such flexibility as to bring about as effec-
11 tive and economical a tourist promotion plan as possible. The department
12 shall give a preference to any tourist promotion agency that is promot-
13 ing the sport of cricket;
14 § 3. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
15 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the general business
16 law relating to including the promotion and expansion of cricket in
17 the state of New York to the jurisdiction of the state athletic
18 commission, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.146 and A.479;
19 provided, however, that section two of this act shall take effect on the
20 one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
