§ 201-a. Job impact. 1. In developing a rule, an agency shall strive\nto accomplish the objectives of applicable statutes in a manner which\nminimizes any unnecessary adverse impacts on existing jobs and promotes\nthe development of new employment opportunities, including opportunities\nfor self-employment, for the residents of the state.\n 2. Before proposing a rule for adoption or adopting a rule on an\nemergency basis, an agency shall evaluate the potential impact of the\nrule on jobs and employment opportunities.\n (a) When it is apparent from the nature and purpose of the rule that\nit will not have a substantial adverse impact on jobs and employment\nopportunities, the agency shall include in the notice of proposed rule\nmaking or the notice of emergency adoption a statement that the agency\nhas determined that the rule will not have a substantial adverse impact\non jobs and employment opportunities; provided, however, that, where\nappropriate, such statement shall indicate that the agency has\ndetermined the rule will have a positive impact on jobs and employment\nopportunities, or will have no impact on jobs and employment\nopportunities. Except where it is evident from the subject matter of the\nrule that the rule could only have a positive impact or no impact on\njobs and employment opportunities, the agency shall include in the\nstatement prepared pursuant to this paragraph a summary of the\ninformation and methodology underlying its determination.\n (b) When it is apparent from the nature and purpose of the rule that\nit may have a substantial adverse impact on jobs or employment\nopportunities, the agency shall issue a job impact statement which\ncontains information on:\n (i) the nature of the impact the rule will have on jobs and employment\nopportunities;\n (ii) the categories of jobs or employment opportunities affected by\nthe rule;\n (iii) the approximate number of jobs or employment opportunities\naffected in each category;\n (iv) any region of the state where the rule would have a\ndisproportionate adverse impact on jobs or employment opportunities; and\n (v) any measures which the agency has taken to minimize any\nunnecessary adverse impacts on existing jobs and to promote the\ndevelopment of new employment opportunities.\n (c) When the information available to an agency is insufficient to\nenable it to determine whether a rule will have a substantial adverse\nimpact on jobs or employment opportunities, or to prepare a job impact\nstatement pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision, the agency\nshall issue a statement indicating the information which it needs to\ncomplete a job impact statement and requesting the assistance of other\nstate agencies and the public in obtaining such information.\n (d) An agency shall issue a revised job impact statement when:\n (i) the information presented in the statement is inadequate or\nincomplete;\n (ii) the proposed rule contains any substantial revisions which\nnecessitate that such statement be modified; or\n (iii) the agency has issued a statement pursuant to paragraph (c) of\nthis subdivision, and has received information from other state agencies\nor the public which enable it to provide a more complete evaluation of\nthe potential impact of the rule on jobs and employment opportunities.\n (e) If, after requesting the assistance of other state agencies and\nthe public pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision, an agency is\nstill unable to determine whether the rule will have a substantial\nadverse impact on jobs and employment opportunities, it may adopt the\nrule. When adopting a rule pursuant to this paragraph, the agency shall\nissue a revised job impact statement which includes information on the\nmeasures the agency took to evaluate the potential impact of the rule on\njobs and employment opportunities.\n (f) When adopting a rule on an emergency basis, an agency may defer\nthe issuance of any statement pursuant to this section, provi
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