Senate Bill S8295

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-S8295 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11053
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-S8295 (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-S8295 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8295

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 21, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

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 Article 9 of the economic development law is REPEALED and a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
PUBLICLY  OWNED  BUSINESS  AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PER CENTUM OF THE STOCK OF
WHICH IS OWNED BY, CITIZENS OR PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS WHO ARE  BLACK,
HISPANIC,  ASIAN  OR AMERICAN INDIAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER OR ALASKAN NATIVE

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

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