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Assembly Bill A8036

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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

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2011-A8036 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6498
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง107, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4169, S898
2015-2016: A4237, A7593, S2656

2011-A8036 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a database of grants for small businesses and minority and women-owned business enterprises.

2011-A8036 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8036

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCARBOROUGH -- 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 107 to read as follows:
  S 107. DIRECTORY OF SMALL BUSINESS AND MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED  BUSI-
NESS  ENTERPRISE  ASSISTANCE. 1.  THE OFFICE SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN A
REGISTRY OF STATE, FEDERAL, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT TECHNICAL AND  FINAN-
CIAL PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
AND SMALL BUSINESSES, GENERALLY.
  2.  THE  OFFICE SHALL MAINTAIN THE FORMAT AND CONTENT OF SUCH REGISTRY
ON A COMPUTERIZED DIRECTORY WHICH SHALL BE UPDATED AT LEAST MONTHLY  AND
SHALL  PROVIDE  A METHOD FOR WHICH REGISTRY INFORMATION MAY BE DELIVERED
TO THE OFFICE ELECTRONICALLY. THE OFFICE 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,  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.
                                                           LBD10323-02-1

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