NY State Senate Bill 2011-S6498

Senate Bill S6498

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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Feb 16, 2012	referred to commerce, economic development and small business

2011-S6498 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8036
Current Committee:: Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:: Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:: Add §107, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S898, A4169
2015-2016: S2656, A4237, A7593

2011-S6498 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-S6498 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6498 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6498

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 16, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ALESI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
  opment and 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

S. 6498                             2

  5.  THE DIRECTORY CREATED BY THIS SECTION SHALL ALSO MAINTAIN A DIREC-
TORY OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, AS WELL AS THE NAME, ADDRESS AND
PHONE NUMBER OF A CONTACT PERSON AT SUCH AGENCY.
  6.  THE  DIRECTORY  CREATED BY THIS SECTION SHALL ALSO MAINTAIN CENSUS
DATA FROM THE MOST RECENT UNITED STATES CENSUS.
  7. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  TO  IMPLEMENT
THIS SECTION.
  8.  THE DIRECTORY CREATED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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