NY State Senate Bill 2009-S6964

Senate Bill S6964

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the science and technology law center and the technology commercialization clinic program; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9991 - Signed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 30, 2010	signed chap.440
Aug 18, 2010	delivered to governor
Jun 24, 2010	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1134 substituted for s6964
Jun 24, 2010	substituted by a9991
Jun 23, 2010	ordered to third reading cal.1134
Jun 15, 2010	reported and committed to rules
Jun 08, 2010	reported and committed to finance
Mar 01, 2010	referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Votes

- Jun 24, 2010 - Floor Vote
  A9991
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 24, 2010
      
      aye (61)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Aubertine
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Leibell
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Onorato
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      Winner
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Morahan
  Jun 23, 2010 - Rules Committee Vote
  S6964
  
  16
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  5
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 23, 2010
      
      aye (16)
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Smith
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      nay (1)
      
      Larkin
      
      aye wr (5)
      
      Johnson
      
      LaValle
      
      Padavan
      
      Saland
      
      Skelos
      
      absent (1)
      
      Hannon
  Jun 15, 2010 - Finance Committee Vote
  S6964
  
  32
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: Jun 15, 2010
      
      aye (32)
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Leibell
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Seward
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Hannon
  Jun 8, 2010 - Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee Vote
  S6964
  
  12
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2010
      
      aye (12)
      
      Alesi
      
      Aubertine
      
      Espada
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Griffo
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Volker

2009-S6964 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9991
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§3102-f & 3102-g, Pub Auth L; rpld §209-q, Exec L

2009-S6964 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the science and technology law center and the technology commercialization clinic program.

2009-S6964 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6964

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the science
and technology law center; and to repeal section 209-q of the
executive law, relating to the science and technology law center


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
To recodify the science and technology law center from the executive
law to the public authorities law and to establish the technology
commercialization clinic.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
The legislation would establish the technology commercialization
clinic administered by the New York state foundation for science,
technology and innovation (NYSTAR) and managed by the science and
technology law center for the purposes of assisting universities,
entrepreneurs and companies in the state in commercializing new
products and processes. Entities eligible to operate the clinics would
be competitively selected and would include business, law and
engineering schools and other academic research entities located at
colleges and universities in the state. Students supervised by
appropriate faculty and university administrators would conduct such
activities as engaging in research and analysis of the commercial
development of early-stage technologies and providing research and

analysis of technical, marketing, intellectual property and legal
issues related to commercial development of new technologies.

 EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER :
Repeals section 209-q of executive law and adds new sections 3102-f
and 3102-g to public authorities law.

 JUSTIFICATION :
New York State invests over $100 million a year in university research
and New York State universities invest nearly $4 billion a year in
research through government, industry and internal funding. The State
ranks second nationally in total research spending by universities.
However, New York State universities incubate fewer new companies (35)
than Massachusetts (60) and California (56), and has far fewer
fast-growing new companies (11) than California (169) and
Massachusetts (46). The great challenge is to transform extraordinary
research investment into commercially viable products and processes
and create new jobs. A major problem in commercialization of research
is the lack of business and legal information and analysis necessary
to guide the development of early-stage technologies and to plan the
launch of start-up companies, This program would directly address this
problem.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
None.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2009-S6964 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6964

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 1, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
  opment and Small Business

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the science
  and technology law center; and to repeal section 209-q of  the  execu-
  tive law, relating to the science and technology law center

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

  Section 1. The public authorities law is amended  by  adding  two  new
sections 3102-f and 3102-g to read as follows:
  S  3102-F. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAW CENTER. 1. THE FOUNDATION SHALL,
SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, ISSUE A REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSALS  TO
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAW CENTER.
  2.  THE  SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAW CENTER WILL ADVISE THE FOUNDATION,
CENTERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS  ON  ALL
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED  LEGAL  ISSUES, AND PROVIDE ANY OTHER SERVICES DEEMED
NECESSARY BY THE FOUNDATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (A) CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS  AND  LEGAL  DECI-
SIONS THAT IMPACT THE FLOW OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH;
  (B) WORKING WITH THE CENTERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER ACADEM-
IC INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE;
  (C) WORKING DIRECTLY WITH STARTUP AND EARLY STAGE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
OUTSIDE OF INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS;
  (D)  WORKING  WITH THE CENTERS IN CREATING AND HOSTING VENTURE CAPITAL
FAIRS;
  (E) MANAGING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION  CLINIC
PROGRAM  AS  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED TWO-G OF
THIS ARTICLE.
  S 3102-G. TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION CLINIC PROGRAM. THE  FOUNDATION
SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  TECHNOLOGY  COMMERCIALIZATION  CLINIC PROGRAM TO BE
MANAGED BY THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LAW CENTER  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF
ASSISTING  NEW YORK UNIVERSITIES, ENTREPRENEURS AND COMPANIES IN COMMER-
CIALIZING NEW PRODUCTS OR PROCESSES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16081-01-0

S. 6964                             2

  1. ENTITIES ELIGIBLE TO OPERATE THE  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  COMPETITIVELY
SELECTED BY THE FOUNDATION AND SHALL INCLUDE BUSINESS, LAW AND ENGINEER-
ING  SCHOOLS,  AND OTHER ACADEMIC RESEARCH ENTITIES, LOCATED AT COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE.
  2. ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY STUDENTS SUPER-
VISED  BY  APPROPRIATE  FACULTY  AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS AND SHALL
INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) ENGAGING IN FACULTY-SUPERVISED PROJECTS SPECIALIZING  IN  RESEARCH
AND  ANALYSIS  OF THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY-STAGE TECHNOLOGIES
ON BEHALF OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITIES AND COMPANIES;
  (B) PROVIDING RESEARCH  AND  ANALYSIS  OF  THE  TECHNICAL,  MARKETING,
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE COMMERCIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES ON BEHALF OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITIES AND COMPA-
NIES;
  (C)  COLLABORATING  WITH  OTHER  TECHNOLOGY  COMMERCIALIZATION  CLINIC
PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY  COMMERCIALIZA-
TION IN NEW YORK.
  S 2. Section 209-q of the executive law is REPEALED.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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