Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 19, 2012 | committed to ways and means |
Mar 16, 2012 | advanced to third reading cal.409 |
Mar 13, 2012 | reported |
Jan 04, 2012 | referred to economic development |
Oct 27, 2011 | referred to economic development |
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Ellen C. Jaffee
Peter Rivera
A8671 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4410
- Law Section:
- Economic Development Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §101-a, Ec Dev L; amd §1823, Pub Auth L; add §4-a, UDC Act
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: S3802
2013-2014: S1530
2015-2016: S2089, S6588
2017-2018: S2138
2019-2020: S1238
2021-2022: S3038
2023-2024: S5407
A8671 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the department of economic development, job development authority, office of science, technology, and academic research, and urban development corporation to provide preferences to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the administration of their economic development assistance programs; requires annual reports thereon.
A8671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8671 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y October 27, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the economic development law, the public authorities law and the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to providing a preference to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the award of state economic development assistance 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 101-a to read as follows: S 101-A. PREFERENCES TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. IN EACH PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO AN APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS, AND CONSISTENT WITH ANY STATUTE GOVERNING SUCH PROGRAM, PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE AWARD OF SUCH FUNDS TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. SUCH PREFERENCE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ACTIVE MARKETING OF THE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TO SMALL BUSI- NESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL SMALL BUSI- NESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS IN ACCESSING AVAILABLE FUNDS UNDER THE PROGRAM, AND ESTABLISHING AND WORKING TO MEET THE GOAL OF AWARDING TWENTY PERCENT OF AVAILABLE FUNDS UNDER THE PROGRAM TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRE- NEURS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ENTREPRENEUR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO ORGANIZES, OPERATES, AND ASSUMES THE RISK OF A START-UP BUSINESS VENTURE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED OF THIS ARTICLE A DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES, A LISTING OF PROPOSALS RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND IDENTIFY WHETHER THE TWENTY PERCENT GOAL WAS MET FOR EACH PROGRAM. S 2. Section 1823 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. IN EACH PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE AUTHORITY, AND CONSISTENT WITH ANY STATUTE GOVERNING SUCH PROGRAM, PREFERENCE SHALL BE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10603-01-1