Provides that any person who maintains his or her current workers' compensation insurance shall, subject to the board's approval, be removed from the debarment list.

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S1816-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO LABOR
• Jan 13, 2011: REFERRED TO LABOR

S1816-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1816

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to the removal from
debarment list

PURPOSE:
To remove persons and entities that are on the workers
compensation debarment list that are now current in their workers
compensation insurance, to the satisfaction of the Workers
compensation Board.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Section 141-b of the Worker's
Compensation Law, as added by chapter 6 of the laws of 2007, is
amended by providing that any person who maintains his or her current
workers' compensation insurance may, subject to the board's approval,
be removed from the debarment list.

Section 2 : This act shall take effect immediately

JUSTIFICATION:
No person or entity should be debarred
from municipal
agreements due to the fact that they were at one time late with their
workers compensation insurance payments but have since become current
and the Workers Compensation Board is satisfied they are not abusing
the system.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2010 - Died in Labor Committee
2009 - Died in Labor Committee
2008 - Died in Labor Committee

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S1816-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    1816

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 13, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

  AN ACT to amend the  workers'  compensation  law,  in  relation  to  the
    removal from debarment list

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Section 141-b of the workers' compensation law, as added by
  chapter 6 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:

    S 141-b. Suspension and debarment.  Any  person  subject  to  a  final
  assessment of civil fines or penalties or a stop-work order, or that has
  been  convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of sections twenty-six,
  fifty-two or one hundred thirty-one of this chapter,  and  any  substan-
  tially-owned  affiliated  entity  of such person, shall be ineligible to
  submit a bid on or be awarded any public work  contract  or  subcontract
  with the state, any municipal corporation or public body for a period of
  one  year  from  the  final  determination  or  conviction.  Any  person
  convicted of a  felony  under  this  article,  or  a  misdemeanor  under
  sections  one  hundred twenty-five and one hundred twenty-five-a of this
  chapter shall be ineligible to submit a bid on or be awarded any  public
  work  contract  or subcontract with the state, any municipal corporation
  or public body  for  a  period  of  five  years  from  such  conviction.
  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ANY  PERSON  WHO MAINTAINS HIS OR HER CURRENT
  WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE MAY, SUBJECT TO THE BOARD'S APPROVAL, BE
  REMOVED FROM THE DEBARMENT LIST.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD06919-01-1