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NY Gen Bus L § 1018 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 41 - Combative Sports 1018 - Prohibited Conduct.

§  1018.  Prohibited  conduct. 1. No corporation or person shall have,   either directly or indirectly, any financial interest in a  professional   boxer  competing  on  premises  owned  or  leased  by the corporation or   person, or in which such corporation or person is  otherwise  interested   except pursuant to the specific written authorization of the commission.2.  No contestant in a boxing or sparring match or exhibition shall be   paid for services before the contest, and should it be determined by the   commission that such contestant did not give an honest exhibition of his   or her skill, such services shall not be paid for.3. Any person, including any corporation and the officers thereof, any   physician, referee, judge, timekeeper, professional, manager, trainer or   second, who shall promote, conduct, give or participate in any  sham  or   collusive authorized professional combative sports, shall be deprived of   his  or  her  license  by the commission and any other appropriate legal   remedies.4. No licensed promoter or matchmaker  shall  knowingly  engage  in  a   course  of  conduct  in which fights are arranged where one professional   has  skills  or  experience  significantly  in  excess  of   the   other   professional  so  that a mismatch results with the potential of physical   harm to the professional.
NY Gen Bus L § 1020 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 41 - Combative Sports 1020 - Subpoenas by Commission; Oaths.

§  1020.  Subpoenas  by  commission;  oaths. The commission shall have   authority to issue, under the hand of its chairperson, and the  seal  of   the  commission,  subpoenas  for  the attendance of witnesses before the   commission. A subpoena issued under this section shall be  regulated  by   the civil practice law and rules.
NY Gen Bus L § 1021 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 41 - Combative Sports 1021 - Exceptions.

§  1021. Exceptions. The provisions of this article except as provided   in subdivision twelve of section one thousand fifteen  of  this  article   shall  not  be  construed  to apply to any sparring or boxing contest or   exhibition conducted under the supervision or the  control  of  the  New   York  state national guard or naval militia where all of the contestants   are members of the active militia; nor to any such contest or exhibition   where the contestants are all  amateurs,  sponsored  by  and  under  the   supervision  of  any university, college, school or other institution of   learning, recognized by the regents of the state of New York; nor to any   business entity incorporated for the purposes of  providing  instruction   and  evaluation  in  a  combative sport to customers for the purposes of   health and fitness, personal development, self-defense or  participation   in  amateur events conducted by an authorized sanctioning entity; nor to   any such contest or exhibitions where the contestants are  all  amateurs   sponsored   by  and  under  the  supervision  of  the  American  Olympic   Association  or,  in  the  case  of  boxing,  the  U.S.  Amateur  Boxing   Federation  or its local affiliates or the American Olympic Association;   nor except as to the extent provided otherwise in this article,  to  any   professional wrestling contest or exhibition as defined in this article.   Any  individual,  association, corporation or club, except elementary or   high schools or equivalent institutions of learning  recognized  by  the   regents  of  the  state  of  New  York, who or which conducts an amateur   contest pursuant to this section must register with the  U.  S.  Amateur   Boxing  Federation  or  its  local affiliates and abide by its rules and   regulations.
NY Gen Bus L § 1022 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 41 - Combative Sports 1022 - Disposition of Receipts.

§  1022. Disposition of receipts. All receipts of the commission shall   be paid into the state treasury, provided, however, that  receipts  from   the tax imposed by article nineteen of the tax law shall be deposited as   provided by section one hundred seventy-one-a of the tax law.
NY Gen Bus L § 1300 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1300 - Definitions.

§  1300.  Definitions.  All  terms shall have the same meaning as when   used in a comparable context in the Internal Revenue Code.  As  used  in   this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:1. "Board" shall mean the New York secure choice savings program board   established under this article.2. "Superintendent" shall mean the superintendent of the department of   financial services.2-a.  "Commissioner"  shall  mean  the  commissioner  of  taxation and   finance.2-b. "Comptroller" shall mean the comptroller of the state.3. "Employee" shall mean any individual who is eighteen years  of  age   or  older,  who is employed by an employer, and who earned wages working   for an employer in New York state during a calendar year.4. "Employer" shall mean a person or entity  engaged  in  a  business,   industry,  profession,  trade,  or  other  enterprise in New York state,   whether for profit or not for profit, that (i) has at all  times  during   the previous calendar year employed at least ten employees in the state,   (ii)  has been in business at least two years, and (iii) has not offered   a qualified retirement plan, including,  but  not  limited  to,  a  plan   qualified  under sections 401(a), 401(k), 403(a), 403(b), 408(k), 408(p)   or 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of  1986  in  the  preceding  two   years.5. "Enrollee" shall mean any employee who is enrolled in the program.6.  "Internal  Revenue  Code"  shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of   1986, or any successor law, in effect for the calendar year.7. "IRA" shall mean a Roth IRA (individual retirement account).8. "Participating employer" shall mean an  employer  that  facilitates   access  to  the  program's payroll deduction IRA as provided for by this   article for its employees who are enrollees in the program.9. "Payroll deduction IRA"  shall  mean  an  arrangement  by  which  a   participating employer facilitates access for enrollees to remit payroll   deduction contributions to the program.10.  "Program"  shall  mean  the  New York state secure choice savings   program.11. "Wages" means any  compensation  within  the  meaning  of  section   219(f)(1)  of  the Internal Revenue Code that is received by an enrollee   from a participating employer during the calendar year.
NY Gen Bus L § 1301 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1301 - Program Established.

§  1301. Program established. There is hereby established a retirement   savings program in the form of an automatic enrollment payroll deduction   IRA, known as the New York state  secure  choice  savings  program.  The   general  administration  and  responsibility for the proper operation of   the program shall be administered  by  the  board  for  the  purpose  of   promoting  greater  retirement savings for private-sector employees in a   convenient, low-cost, and portable manner. The board may  delegate  such   authority  and  responsibility for the development and implementation of   the program to the department of taxation and finance as the board deems   proper.
NY Gen Bus L § 1302 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1302 - Composition of the Board.

§ 1302. Composition of the board. There is hereby created the New York state secure choice savings program board.   1. The board shall consist of the following seven members:  (a)  the  commissioner,  or  his  or  her designee, who shall serve as chair;  (b) the state comptroller, or his or her designee;  (c) the superintendent, or his or her designee;  (d) two public representatives with expertise  in  retirement  savings plan  administration  or  investment,  or  both,  one  of  whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the  assembly  and  one  of  whom  shall  be appointed by the temporary president of the senate;  (e)  a  representative  of  participating  employers, appointed by the governor; and  (f) a representative of enrollees, appointed by the governor.   2. Members of the board shall serve without compensation  but  may  be reimbursed  for  necessary  travel  expenses incurred in connection with their board duties from funds appropriated for the purpose.   3.  The  initial  appointments  shall  be  as  follows:   the   public representatives  for  four  years;  the  representative of participating employers for three years; and the representative of enrollees for three years. Thereafter, all the governor's appointees shall be for  terms  of four years.   4.  A vacancy in the term of an appointed board member shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
NY Gen Bus L § 1303 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1303 - Fiduciary Duty.

§  1303.  Fiduciary  duty.  The  board,  the individual members of the   board, the trustees, any other agents appointed or engaged by the board,   and all persons serving as program staff shall  discharge  their  duties   with  respect  to  the  program  solely in the interest of the program's   enrollees and beneficiaries as follows:1. for the exclusive purposes of providing benefits to  enrollees  and   beneficiaries  and  defraying  reasonable  expenses of administering the   program;2. by investing with the care, skill, prudence,  and  diligence  under   the  prevailing  circumstances  that  a  prudent person acting in a like   capacity and familiar with those matters would use in the conduct of  an   enterprise of a like character and with like aims; and3.  by  using  any  contributions  paid  by  employees  and  employers   remitting employees' own contributions into the fund exclusively for the   purpose of paying benefits to the enrollees of the program, for the cost   of administration of the program,  and  for  investments  made  for  the   benefit of the program.
NY Gen Bus L § 1305 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1305 - Risk Managemant.

§ 1305. Risk management. The board shall annually prepare, or cause to   be  prepared,  and  adopt  a written statement of investment policy that   includes a risk management and oversight program. This investment policy   shall prohibit the board and the program from borrowing  for  investment   purposes. The risk management and oversight program shall be designed to   ensure  that  an effective risk management system is in place to monitor   the risk levels of the program, to  ensure  that  the  risks  taken  are   prudent  and  properly  managed,  to  provide  an integrated process for   overall risk management, and to assess investment  returns  as  well  as   risk to determine if the risks taken are adequately compensated compared   to  applicable  performance  benchmarks  and  standards. The board shall   consider the statement of investment  policy  and  any  changes  in  the   investment policy at a public hearing.
NY Gen Bus L § 1306 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1306 - Financial Organizations.

§  1306.  Financial organizations. 1. The board shall engage, after an   open bid process, a financial organization or  organizations  to  invest   assets  of  the  program.  In  selecting  the  financial organization or   organizations, the board shall take into consideration and  give  weight   to  the financial organization's fees and charges in order to reduce the   program's administrative expenses.2. The financial organizations shall comply  with  applicable  federal   and  state laws, rules, and regulations, as well as rules, policies, and   guidelines promulgated  by  the  board  with  respect  to  the  program,   including, but not limited to, the investment policy.3.  The  financial  organization  or  organizations shall provide such   reports as the board deems necessary  for  the  board  to  oversee  each   financial organization's performance and the performance of the program.
NY Gen Bus L § 1307 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1307 - Investment Options.

§  1307. Investment options. 1. The board shall establish or authorize a  default  investment  option  for  enrollees  who  fail  to  elect  an investment  option.  In  making  such  determination,  the  board  shall consider the cost, risk profile, benefit level and ease  of  enrollment. The  board  may  change  the default option if the board determines that such change is in the best interests of the enrollees.   2. The board may establish  or  authorize  any  additional  investment options that the board deems appropriate including but not limited to:  (a) a conservative principal protection fund;  (b) a growth fund;  (c)  a  secure return fund whose primary objective is the preservation of the safety of principal and the provision of a  stable  and  low-risk rate  of  return; if the board elects to establish a secure return fund, the board may procure any insurance, annuity, or other product to insure the value of enrollees' accounts and guarantee a  rate  of  return;  the cost  of  such funding mechanism shall be paid out of the fund; under no circumstances  shall  the  board,  program,  fund,  the  state,  or  any participating  employer assume any liability for investment or actuarial risk; the board shall determine whether to establish or  authorize  such investment  options  based upon an analysis of their cost, risk profile, benefit level, feasibility, and ease of implementation;  (d) an annuity fund;  (e) a growth and income fund; or  (f) a life cycle fund with a target date based upon factors determined by the board.
NY Gen Bus L § 1308 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1308 - Benefits.

§ 1308. Benefits. Interest, investment earnings, and investment losses   shall  be  allocated to individual program accounts as authorized by the   board pursuant to  this  article.  An  individual's  retirement  savings   benefit under the program shall be an amount equal to the balance in the   individual's  program account on the date the retirement savings benefit   becomes payable. The state shall have no liability for  the  payment  of   any benefit to any enrollee in the program.
NY Gen Bus L § 1309 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1309 - Employer and Employee Informational Materials and Disclosure Forms.

§  1309.  Employer and employee informational materials and disclosure forms. 1. Prior to the opening of the program for enrollment, the  board shall  design and disseminate, or cause to be designed and disseminated, to  all  employers  employer  informational   materials   and   employee informational  materials,  which shall include background information on the program, and necessary disclosures as required by law for employees.   2. The employee informational materials shall  be  made  available  in English,  Spanish, Haitian Creole, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, and any other language the board deems necessary.   3. The employee informational materials  shall  include  a  disclosure form.   The disclosure form shall explain, but not be limited to, all of the following:  (a) the benefits and risks associated with making contributions to the program;  (b) the process for making contributions to the program;  (c) how to opt out of the program;  (d) the process by which an employee can participate  in  the  program with a level of employee contributions other than three percent;  (e)  that they are not required to participate or contribute more than three percent;  (f) the process for withdrawal of retirement savings;  (g) the  process  for  selecting  beneficiaries  of  their  retirement savings;  (h) how to obtain additional information about the program;  (i)  that  employees seeking financial advice should contact financial advisors, that participating employers are not in a position to  provide financial  advice,  and  that participating employers are not liable for decisions employees make pursuant to this article;  (j) information on how to  access  any  available  financial  literacy programs;  (k) that the program fund is not guaranteed by the state; and  (l) that they can opt out after they have been enrolled.   4.  The employee informational materials shall also include a form for an employee to note his or her decision to opt out of  participation  in the   program   or  elect  to  participate  with  a  level  of  employee contributions other than three percent.   5. Participating employers shall  supply  the  employee  informational materials  to  existing  employees  at  least  one  month  prior  to the participating  employers'  facilitation  of  access  to   the   program. Participating   employers   shall   supply  the  employee  informational materials to new employees at the time of hiring and new  employees  may opt out of participation in the program.
NY Gen Bus L § 1311 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1311 - Payments.

§ 1311. Payments. Employee contributions deducted by the participating   employer   through   payroll   deduction   shall   be  remitted  by  the   participating  employer  to  the  program  using  one  or  more  payroll   deduction  IRAs  established  or  authorized  by  the  board  under this   article, either:1. on or before the last day of the month following the month in which   the compensation otherwise would have been payable to  the  employee  in   cash; or2.  before such later deadline prescribed by the board for making such   payments, but not later than  the  due  date  for  the  deposit  of  tax   required  to  be  deducted and withheld relating to collection of income   tax at source on wages or for the deposit of tax  required  to  be  paid   under  the unemployment insurance system for the payroll period to which   such payments relate.
NY Gen Bus L § 1312 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1312 - Duty and Liability of the State.

§  1312.  Duty  and liability of the state. 1. The state shall have no   duty or liability to any party for the payment of any retirement savings   benefits accrued by  any  enrollee  under  the  program.  Any  financial   liability  for  the  payment of retirement savings benefits in excess of   funds available under the program shall be borne solely by the  entities   with  whom the board contracts to provide insurance to protect the value   of the program.2. No state board, commission, or agency, or any officer, employee, or   member thereof is liable for  any  loss  or  deficiency  resulting  from   particular  investments  selected  under  this  article,  except for any   liability that arises out of a breach of fiduciary duty.
NY Gen Bus L § 1313 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1313 - Duty and Liability of Participating Employers.

§   1313.   Duty   and   liability   of  participating  employers.  1.   Participating employers shall not have any liability for  an  employee's   decision regarding whether to participate in, or opt out of, the program   or for the investment decisions of the board or of any enrollee.2.  A  participating  employer  is not establishing or maintaining the   program's payroll deduction IRA. A participating employer shall not be a   fiduciary, or  considered  to  be  a  fiduciary,  over  the  program.  A   participating   employer   shall   not   bear   responsibility  for  the   administration, investment, or investment performance of the program.  A   participating  employer  shall  not  be liable with regard to investment   returns, program design, and benefits paid to program participants.
NY Gen Bus L § 1314 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1314 - Audit and Reports.

§ 1314. Audit and reports. 1. The board shall annually submit:  (a) an audited financial report, prepared in accordance with generally accepted  accounting principles, on the operations of the program during each calendar year by July first of the following year to the  governor, the  commissioner,  the speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the chair of the assembly ways and means  committee,  the chair  of  the senate finance committee, the chair of the assembly labor committee, the chair of the senate labor committee; and  (b) a report prepared or authorized by the board, which shall include, but is not limited to,  a  summary  of  the  benefits  provided  by  the program,   including  the  number  of  enrollees  in  the  program,  the percentage and amounts of investment options and rates  of  return,  and such  other  information  that  is  relevant  to  make a full, fair, and effective disclosure of the operations of the program. The annual report shall be made by an independent certified public  accountant  and  shall include,  but  is not limited to, direct and indirect costs attributable to the use of outside  consultants,  independent  contractors,  and  any other  persons who are not state employees for the administration of the program.   2. In addition to any other statements or reports required by law, the board shall provide or cause to be provided periodic  reports  at  least annually  to  enrollees,  reporting  contributions and investment income allocated to, withdrawals from, and balances in their  program  accounts for the reporting period. Such reports may include any other information regarding the program as the board may determine.
NY Gen Bus L § 1315 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1315 - Delayed Implementation.

§ 1315. Delayed implementation. The board may delay the implementation   of  the  program an additional twelve months beyond the date established   in section thirteen hundred ten of this article if the board  determines   that  further  delay  is  necessary to address legal, financial or other   programmatic concerns impacting the viability of the program. The  board   shall  provide  reasonable  notice  of  such  delay to the governor, the   commissioner, the speaker of the assembly, the  temporary  president  of   the  senate,  the  chair  of  the assembly ways and means committee, the   chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of the  assembly  labor   committee, and the chair of the senate labor committee.
NY Gen Bus L § 1316 (2021)
2021 New York Laws GBS - General Business Article 43 - New York State Secure Choice Savings Program 1316 - Regulations.

§  1316.  Regulations.  The  commissioner  may  issue  such  rules and   regulations as he or she deems necessary to implement the terms of  this   article.