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