§ 2490 — Oversight committee

§ 2490. Oversight committee. 1. There is hereby established the\noccupational health clinics oversight committee to be comprised of the\nfollowing persons or their designees: the commissioner of health; the\ncommissioner of labor; the chairperson of the workers' compensation\nboard; six persons appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be on\nnomination of the New York state American federation of labor-congress\nof industrial organizations, and one of whom shall be on the nomination\nof the business council of the state of New York; two persons appointed\nby the temporary president of the senate; two persons appointed by the\nspeaker of the assembly; one person appointed by the minority leader of\nthe senate and one person appointed by the minority leader of the\nassembly. The governor shall designate a chairperson from among the\nmembers of the committee. The initial appointments shall be made on or\nbefore September first, two thousand eight.\n 2. The committee shall meet at least four times a year. Special\nmeetings may be called by the chairperson.\n 3. Members of the oversight committee shall receive no compensation\nfor their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary\nexpenses incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.\n 4. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original\nappointments.\n 5. The committee shall make recommendations to the governor and the\nlegislature on or before September thirtieth, two thousand nine,\nregarding:\n (a) statewide needs to be met by the network;\n (b) coordination of clinic activities with not-for-profit, private\nsector concerns and state agencies, including but not limited to an\nevaluation of current jurisdictional and oversight responsibilities;\n (c) coordination and sharing of clinic resources and services;\n (d) dissemination of research results and educational information;\n (e) identification of funding sources for the network;\n (f) the activities of the clinics and their effectiveness in meeting\nthe objectives as set forth in statute and in clinic specific contracts\nwith the state;\n (g) local, regional, occupation or business sector specific needs that\nmay be met by one or more clinic;\n (h) other issues as determined by the oversight committee; and\n (i) incorporation of provisions to implement its recommendations in\nrequests for applications of state funding for occupational health\nclinics.\n