Assembly Bill A350

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   350

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. LATIMER, ESPAILLAT, STIRPE, MAISEL, MENG, ABBATE,
  CASTRO, COLTON, SCHROEDER, JOHN, COOK, SPANO, FIELDS, JAFFEE, DenDEKK-
  ER,  PAULIN,  KOON  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRON, BRENNAN,
  DelMONTE, HEVESI, PHEFFER, REILLY, ROBINSON, SCHIMEL, TITONE,  WEISEN-
  BERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on 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.
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  (D)  INFORMATION  ON  PROTECTING  THE  ASSETS OF SMALL BUSINESSES FROM
CRIME, INCLUDING RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND  INSURANCE  AVAILABILITY;
AND
  (E)  INFORMATION ON RESPONSES TO CRIME, INCLUDING REPORTING OF CRIMES,
SUBMITTING INSURANCE CLAIMS AND CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
  3. THE SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES  PROGRAM  SHALL,  WITH
THE  ASSISTANCE OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD AND OTHER APPROPRI-
ATE STATE AGENCIES, IDENTIFY ISSUES RELATING TO  CRIME  AFFECTING  SMALL
BUSINESSES  AND  ASSIST  THE  ADVISORY  BOARD AND THE DIVISION IN MAKING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY AND PROGRAMMATIC ACTIONS  TO
ADDRESS SUCH ISSUES.
  S  2.  Paragraph  (k) of subdivision 1 of section 16-m of section 1 of
chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New York  state  urban
development corporation act, as added by section 4 of part FF of chapter
59  of  the laws of 2006, is amended and a new paragraph (l) is added to
read as follows:
  (k) Assistance for regional  partnership  proposals,  as  provided  in
subdivision 12 of section 3154 of the public authorities law[.]; AND
  (L)  LOANS,  LOAN  GUARANTEES,  INTEREST SUBSIDIES AND GRANTS TO SMALL
BUSINESSES, MUNICIPALITIES, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS OR OTHER  ORGAN-
IZATIONS  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING CRIMES AGAINST SMALL BUSINESSES
OR ON THE PREMISES OR IN THE VICINITY  OF  SMALL  BUSINESSES,  INCLUDING
SUCH  ACTIVITIES  AS  INITIATING OR MAINTAINING BUSINESS WATCH PROGRAMS,
INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING, SECURITY EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PHYSICAL IMPROVE-
MENTS TO PREVENT OR DETER CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, AND THE  DEVELOPMENT  AND
DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO OWNERS, OPERATORS AND EMPLOYEES OF SMALL
BUSINESSES  ON  EFFECTIVE  CRIME  PREVENTION  STRATEGIES.  PREFERENCE IN
AWARDING ASSISTANCE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  BE  GIVEN  TO
PROJECTS THAT WILL BENEFIT DISTRESSED AREAS OR OTHER AREAS WITH A DEMON-
STRATED NEED BASED ON CRIME STATISTICS, PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE A LOCAL OR
PRIVATE-SECTOR  MATCH,  AND  PROJECTS  THAT  DEMONSTRATE A LIKELIHOOD OF
POSITIVE IMPACT ON CRIME PREVENTION. THE DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE
SERVICES  SHALL  PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM OF
SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION ASSISTANCE.
  S 3. Section 837 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 19 to read as follows:
  19.  PROVIDE  ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO THE DIVISION FOR SMALL BUSINESS
IN DEVELOPING AND OPERATING A PROGRAM OF SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION
SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED  THIRTY-NINE  OF  THE  ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT LAW, AND PROVIDE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO THE URBAN DEVELOP-
MENT  CORPORATION  IN  THE  DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM OF SMALL BUSINESS
CRIME PREVENTION ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO 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.
  S  4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law;  provided,  however,  that
the  department of economic development, the New York state urban devel-
opment corporation and the division of criminal justice  services  shall
be immediately authorized to take any and all actions necessary to fully
implement  the provisions of this act on such date; and further provided
that the amendments to section 16-m of the urban development corporation
act made by section two of this act shall not affect the  expiration  of
such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.