Senate Bill S4574

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program and micro business outreach center

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


  • 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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2013-S4574 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4358
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 9-B ยงยง216 - 219, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5639, S7968, A10471, A3193
2011-2012: S1876, S2825, A6669
2015-2016: S3443, A3559, A7796
2017-2018: S8551, A4124

2013-S4574 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program within the department of economic development, and provides for its functions, powers and duties; further creates the micro business outreach center network; establishes a reporting requirement by the commissioner of economic development.

2013-S4574 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4574 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4574

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom-
  ic Development and Small Business

AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in  relation  to  creating
  the micro business outreach center assistance program

  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
article 9-B to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 9-B
            MICRO BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SECTION 216. DEFINITIONS.
        217. MICRO BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTERS.
        218. MICRO BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTER NETWORK.
        219. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
  S  216.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1. "MICRO BUSINESS" SHALL MEAN A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP,  PARTNERSHIP  OR
FAMILY BUSINESS THAT HAS FEWER THAN FIVE EMPLOYEES.
  2.  "MICRO  BUSINESS  OUTREACH CENTERS" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS OUTREACH
CENTER THAT SERVES THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF  SPECIFIC  COMMUNI-
TIES.
  3.  "MICRO  BUSINESS  OUTREACH CENTER NETWORK" SHALL MEAN A NETWORK OF
BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTERS THAT PROVIDES SERVICES THROUGHOUT A REGION AND
HELPS DEVELOP  AND  ASSIST  INDIVIDUAL  MICRO-ENTERPRISE/SMALL  BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT   ORGANIZATIONS  IN  THE  DELIVERY  OF  CUSTOMIZED  BUSINESS
SERVICES TO ENTREPRENEURS, AS  WELL  AS  CAPACITY-BUILDING  SERVICES  TO
ORGANIZATIONS  ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING COMMUNITY AND MICRO-ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
  S 217. MICRO BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTERS. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED
WITHIN THE  DEPARTMENT  A  MICRO  BUSINESS  OUTREACH  CENTER  ASSISTANCE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02718-01-3
              

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