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

                             April 15, 2010
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Introduced  by  Sen.  STACHOWSKI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the stra-
  tegic partnership for industrial resurgence program

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

  Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 239-b
to read as follows:
  S 239-B. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR INDUSTRIAL RESURGENCE  PROGRAM.  1.
THERE  IS  HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, A
STRATEGIC  PARTNERSHIP  FOR  INDUSTRIAL  RESURGENCE  PROGRAM,  HEREAFTER
REFERRED  TO  AS "THE PROGRAM." SUCH PROGRAM IS CREATED FOR THE PURPOSES
OF STRENGTHENING THE STATE'S SMALL AND MID-SIZED BUSINESSES  BY  HELPING
THEM  TO  ADDRESS ENGINEERING PROBLEMS AND PROCESSES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE
INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE  NEW  YORK  STATE
COMPANIES  WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH RESEARCH PROJECTS AND WITH THE
APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING AND OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING  FOR  WHICH
THEY ARE ELIGIBLE.
  2.  THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL DETERMINE
THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE ENGINEERING SCHOOLS OF THE STATE UNIVER-
SITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY, BINGHAMTON, BUFFALO AND STONY  BROOK.  ADDI-
TIONAL  ENGINEERING  SCHOOLS  IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK CAN BE
ADDED IF ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. THE EXISTING  RELATIVE  FUNDING
ALLOCATIONS TO THE INDIVIDUAL UNIVERSITIES WILL BE MAINTAINED.
  3.  ELIGIBLE PROJECTS MAY INVOLVE ANY DEPARTMENT IN THE SCHOOL/COLLEGE
OF ENGINEERING AT THE PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES.
  4. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS SHALL INCLUDE  ONLY  PROJECTS  THAT  SUPPORT  THE
GOALS OF STUDENT EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS DETERMINED BY
THE  DEAN  OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OR AN EQUIVALENT FACULTY MEMBER
AT EACH ENGINEERING SCHOOL. ALL PROJECTS SHALL HAVE WELL-DEFINED  DELIV-
ERABLES AND TIMEFRAMES.
  5. ANY NEW YORK STATE TECHNOLOGY-BASED OR TECHNOLOGY-DEPENDENT COMPANY
IN  THE  MANUFACTURING,  PRODUCT  DEVELOPMENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OR
SERVICE SECTOR WITH FEWER THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY EMPLOYEES  IS  ELIGIBLE

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

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TO  RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM THE PROGRAM. PROGRAM FUNDS MAY SUPPORT UP TO
FIFTY PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT. COMPANIES  SHALL  COVER
AT  LEAST  FIFTY  PERCENT  OF THE COST OF THE PROJECT THROUGH COMPANY OR
OTHER   EXTERNAL   RESOURCES,  INCLUDING  FEDERAL  RESOURCES.  ALLOWABLE
EXPENSES UNDER  THE  PROGRAM  SHALL  INCLUDE  COMPENSATION  AND  TUITION
ASSISTANCE  FOR  UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WORKING DIRECTLY ON
THE PROJECT IN ADDITION TO ANY STUDENT TRAVEL DIRECTLY  RELATED  TO  THE
PROJECT.
  6.  THE  PROGRAM  MAY  SUPPORT  THE  EFFORTS  OF  COMPANIES TO DEVELOP
PROPOSALS FOR THE  "SMALL  BUSINESS  INNOVATION  RESEARCH  PROGRAM,"  AS
ENACTED PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 97-219 REGARDING THE SMALL BUSINESS INNO-
VATION DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1982, OR THE "SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANS-
FER PROGRAM," AS ENACTED BY PUBLIC LAW 102-564 REGARDING THE SMALL BUSI-
NESS  RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT  ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992, WHICH PROVIDE
FUNDS TO SMALL BUSINESSES TO CONDUCT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH HAVING  COMMER-
CIAL APPLICATION.
  7.  THE  CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SHALL SUBMIT A
REPORT, ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN AND ANNUALLY THEREAFT-
ER, TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE GOVERNOR, THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
THE  SENATE  AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCORPO-
RATE INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM AT EACH ENGINEERING SCHOOL AND INCLUDE:
  (A) A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECTS AT EACH SCHOOL;
  (B) INFORMATION ON ANY COLLABORATIONS, AND ANY FEDERAL GRANTS AWARDED;
  (C) INFORMATION ON THE PROJECTED ECONOMIC  IMPACT,  INCLUDING  COMPANY
PRODUCTIVITY  AND  ANY JOBS CREATED, RETAINED OR PROJECTED TO BE CREATED
OR RETAINED; AND
  (D) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE CHANCELLOR DEEMS NECESSARY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.