Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 27, 2010 |
approval memo.33 |
Oct 01, 2010 |
signed chap.532 |
Sep 20, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 29, 2010 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1300 substituted for s3430 |
Jun 24, 2010 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.326 rules report cal.326 reported reported referred to rules |
Jun 08, 2010 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to governmental operations |
Mar 03, 2009 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A6420
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEISENBERG
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Micah Kellner
Nelson Castro
Mark J.F. Schroeder
Adriano Espaillat
multi-Sponsors
George Amedore
James Bacalles
William A. Barclay
Daniel Burling
2009-A6420 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3430
- Law Section:
- Commissions
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง11-a, Chap 415 of 1913
2009-A6420 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A6420 REVISED 4/5/10 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend chapter 415 of the laws of 1913, relat- ing to establishing a state commission for the blind and visually hand- icapped, in relation to the operation of vending facilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Amendment to the mini Randolph Sheppard act of 1992, an act which created the Business Enterprise Program. The bill seeks to increase employment opportunities for members of the Busi- ness Enterprise Program by adding locations where vending facilities may be located. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: SEE BILL. JUSTIFICATION: The Business Enterprise Program (B.E,P) was established as a way to provide people who are visually impaired with jobs as retail facility managers in various state buildings. Unfortunately, due to recent government down-sizing there has been a 25% decrease in job opportunities for B.E.P members. With unemployment rates increasing and available jobs slim for the average New Yorker, options for those with visual. impairments are extremely scarce. Property owned by the State University of New, York and the New York state Thruway Authority are both viable locations for vending facilities which require the employment of the visually impaired managers who oper-
2009-A6420 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6420 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 3, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend chapter 415 of the laws of 1913, relating to establish- ing a state commission for the blind and visually handicapped, in relation to the operation of vending facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 3 of subdivision b of section 11-a of chapter 415 of the laws of 1913, relating to establishing a state commission for the blind and visually handicapped, as added by chapter 693 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (A) Wherever feasible, permits shall be issued to the department of social services for one or more vending facilities to be established on all state property OR ANY BUILDING WHICH HOUSES ANY AUTHORITY, AGENCY OR ENTITY WHOSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR EXECUTIVES ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, OR ANY AIRPORT LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, to the extent that any such facility or facilities would not adversely affect the interests of the state. S 2. Subparagraph (B) of paragraph 3 of subdivision c of section 11-a of chapter 415 of the laws of 1913, relating to establishing a state commission for the blind and visually handicapped, as added by chapter 693 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (B) The provisions of this section shall not apply [(1) where to the number of state employees (including employees of a state department agency or instrumentality) regularly employed at a site is to be less than four hundred or (2) to property of the state university of New York, the department of correctional services or the New York state thruway authority or (3)] where prior to the execution of such lease, the lessor or any tenant has had in operation a vending facility (regardless of the operator thereof) in a part of the building not included in such lease and the operation of a vending facility by a EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09904-02-9
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