Senate Bill S898A

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 898--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
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Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom-
  ic Development and Small Business  --  reported  favorably  from  said
  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on Finance -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

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 103-a to read as follows:
  S 103-A. DIRECTORY OF SMALL BUSINESS  AND  MINORITY  AND  WOMEN  OWNED
BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE  ASSISTANCE.  1.    THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE AND
MAINTAIN A REGISTRY OF STATE, FEDERAL, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT  TECHNICAL
AND  FINANCIAL  PROGRAMS  AVAILABLE TO MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES AND SMALL BUSINESSES, GENERALLY.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN THE FORMAT AND CONTENT OF SUCH REGIS-
TRY ON A COMPUTERIZED DIRECTORY WHICH SHALL BE UPDATED AT LEAST  MONTHLY
AND  SHALL PROVIDE A METHOD FOR WHICH REGISTRY INFORMATION MAY BE DELIV-
ERED TO THE DEPARTMENT  ELECTRONICALLY.  THE  DEPARTMENT  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

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

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S. 898--A                           2

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 OFFERING SUCH  ASSISTANCE,  AND  IN
THE CASE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE
AND THE SOURCE OF FUNDS.
  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 PROVIDE A LINK  TO
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.