Senate Bill S5041

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the small business crime prevention services

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  • 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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2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A350
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §139, Ec Dev L; amd §16-m, UDC Act; amd §837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S979, A232
2013-2014: S2593

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the small business crime prevention services to provide small businesses with information on strategies, best practices and programs offering training and assistance in prevention of crimes in and around the premises of small businesses or otherwise affecting small businesses, including but not limited to: assault, arson and other violent felony offenses; robbery, burglary, theft, identity theft and fraud; and vandalism, graffiti and other property damage; further provides that information on eligibility and applications for financial assistance be made available to small businesses

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5041

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom-
  ic Development and Small Business

AN ACT to amend the economic development law, the New York  state  urban
  development  corporation  act  and  the  executive law, in relation to
  small business crime prevention services

  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 139 to read as follows:
  S 139. SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM. 1.  THERE  IS
HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DIVISION A SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION
SERVICES PROGRAM.
  2.  THE SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM, DIRECTLY AND
IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER DIVISIONS OF THE  DEPARTMENT  AND  WITH  OTHER
AGENCIES  OF  THE  STATE,  FEDERAL  AGENCIES OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SHALL
PROVIDE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
  (A) INFORMATION ON STRATEGIES, BEST PRACTICES  AND  PROGRAMS  OFFERING
TRAINING  AND ASSISTANCE IN PREVENTION OF CRIMES IN AND AROUND THE PREM-
ISES OF  SMALL  BUSINESSES  OR  OTHERWISE  AFFECTING  SMALL  BUSINESSES,
INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO:  ASSAULT, ARSON AND OTHER VIOLENT FELONY
OFFENSES; ROBBERY,  BURGLARY,  THEFT,  IDENTITY  THEFT  AND  FRAUD;  AND
VANDALISM, GRAFFITI AND OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE;
  (B)  INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES UNDER PARAGRAPH (L) OF
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIXTEEN-M  OF  SECTION  ONE  OF  CHAPTER  ONE
HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT;
  (C)  INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER PROGRAMS OF
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION THAT  MAY  FROM
TIME  TO  TIME BE AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OR OTHER AGENCIES OF THE
STATE, FEDERAL AGENCIES OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01191-01-9
              

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