Assembly Bill A7593

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates a directory of assistance for small businesses and minority and women owned business enterprises

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A7593 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2656
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §103-a, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8036, S6498
2013-2014: A4169, S898

2015-A7593 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a computerized directory of technical and financial programs for small businesses and minority and women-owned business enterprises.

2015-A7593 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7593

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 19, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. RICHARDSON, THIELE -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Small Business

AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to creating  a
  directory  of  technical  and  financial assistance programs for small
  businesses and minority and women owned business enterprises

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

  Section  1.  The  economic  development law is amended by adding a new
section 103-a to read as follows:
  S 103-A. DIRECTORY OF SMALL BUSINESS  AND  MINORITY  AND  WOMEN  OWNED
BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE  ASSISTANCE.  1.    THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE AND
MAINTAIN A REGISTRY OF STATE, FEDERAL, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT  TECHNICAL
AND  FINANCIAL  PROGRAMS  AVAILABLE TO MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES AND SMALL BUSINESSES, GENERALLY.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN THE FORMAT AND CONTENT OF SUCH REGIS-
TRY ON A COMPUTERIZED DIRECTORY WHICH SHALL BE UPDATED AT LEAST  MONTHLY
AND  SHALL PROVIDE A METHOD FOR WHICH REGISTRY INFORMATION MAY BE DELIV-
ERED TO THE DEPARTMENT  ELECTRONICALLY.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROVIDE
PUBLIC  ACCESS  TO  SUCH  COMPUTERIZED DIRECTORY IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS
INDIVIDUALS TO SEARCH THE DIRECTORY BY NAME, DATE OR TYPE OF ASSISTANCE.
  3. THE PROGRAMS LISTED SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO FINANCIAL  AND  TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE  AND  FURTHER  DIVIDED INTO PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO SMALL BUSI-
NESSES GENERALLY AND DEDICATE A WEBPAGE OR DIRECTORY TO PROGRAMS  APPLI-
CABLE SOLELY TO MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.
  4. EACH PROGRAM LISTED SHALL CONTAIN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION INCLUDING
A  PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, THE TYPE OF ASSISTANCE OFFERED, INSTRUCTIONS FOR
APPLICATION TO SUCH PROGRAM, THE  DEADLINE  FOR  SUCH  APPLICATION,  THE
NAME,  ADDRESS  AND  PHONE  NUMBER  OF A CONTACT PERSON AT SUCH STATE OR
FEDERAL AGENCY OR PRIVATE FOUNDATION OFFERING SUCH  ASSISTANCE,  AND  IN
THE CASE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE
AND THE SOURCE OF FUNDS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06633-01-5

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