Assembly Bill A11053

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to entrepreneurship assistance centers; repealer

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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-A11053 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8295
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add Art 9 §§210 - 212, amd §100, Ec Dev L; amd §591-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6670
2013-2014: A2585
2015-2016: A4246, A7798
2017-2018: A2805

2009-A11053 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to entrepreneurship assistance centers to provide assistance to primarily minority group members, women, individuals with a disability and dislocated workers; requires the department of economic development to establish criteria and designation of such centers; sets forth requirements for each center.

2009-A11053 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A11053 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  11053

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 12, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ESPAILLAT,  DESTITO, ZEBROWSKI, SCARBOROUGH,
  JAFFEE, CHRISTENSEN,  COLTON,  MILLMAN,  KOON,  CRESPO,  FINCH,  MENG,
  GIBSON,  AUBRY,  CASTRO  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. DelMONTE,
  HYER-SPENCER, WRIGHT -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Small Business

AN  ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to establish-
  ing entrepreneurship assistance centers; to amend the economic  devel-
  opment  law  and  the  labor  law,  in  relation  to  making technical
  corrections relating thereto; and to repeal article 9 of the  economic
  development law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Article 9 of the economic development law is REPEALED and a
new article 9 is added to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 9
                   ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSISTANCE CENTERS
SECTION 210. DEFINITIONS.
        211. ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSISTANCE CENTERS.
        212. REPORTING.
  S 210. DEFINITIONS. AS USED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS,
UNLESS  THE  CONTEXT INDICATES OTHERWISE, SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN-
INGS:
  1. "ENTREPRENEURSHIP  ASSISTANCE  CENTERS"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS WHICH PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PRIMARILY MINORITY GROUP
MEMBERS,  WOMEN, INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY AND DISLOCATED WORKERS AS
ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN  OF
THIS ARTICLE.
  2. "DISABILITY" SHALL MEAN, WITH RESPECT TO AN INDIVIDUAL:
  (A)  A  PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS ONE OR
MORE OF THE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL;
  (B) A RECORD OF SUCH AN IMPAIRMENT; OR
  (C) BEING REGARDED AS HAVING AN IMPAIRMENT.
  3. "MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE" SHALL MEAN ANY  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE
WHICH  IS  AT  LEAST  FIFTY-ONE PER CENTUM OWNED BY, OR IN THE CASE OF A

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

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