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Assembly Bill A7084A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the urban development corporation to evaluate the geographical coverage of programs overseen by the corporation

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2015-A7084 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2579
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §9-g, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6852, S3556
2011-2012: A3811, S3612
2013-2014: A3311, S3001, S6270
2017-2018: A5404, S2344
2019-2020: A6526, S4146
2021-2022: A3169, S4419
2023-2024: A5648, S5154
2025-2026: A7124, S4017

2015-A7084 - Summary

Authorizes the urban development corporation to evaluate the geographical coverage of programs overseen by the corporation and to work with not-for-profit corporations to supplement the technical assistance needs for communities.

2015-A7084 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7084

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
  relation to the establishment of an African-American and  African-Car-
  ibbean business development center

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,  constituting
the  New  York  state  urban  development corporation act, is amended by
adding a new section 9-g to read as follows:
  S 9-G. CREATING AN  AFRICAN-AMERICAN  AND  AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN  BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT  CENTER.  THE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE, WITH THE ASSISTANCE
OF THE COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT  AND  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH
SUCH  COMMISSIONER,  AN  AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR THE PURPOSES OF  RENDERING  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE
AND  MARKET  INFORMATION  TO  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  SERVICE  PROVIDERS AND THE
PRIVATE  BUSINESSES  SERVICING  AFRICAN-AMERICAN  AND  AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN
COMMUNITIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03635-01-5

2015-A7084A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2579
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §9-g, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6852, S3556
2011-2012: A3811, S3612
2013-2014: A3311, S3001, S6270
2017-2018: A5404, S2344
2019-2020: A6526, S4146
2021-2022: A3169, S4419
2023-2024: A5648, S5154
2025-2026: A7124, S4017

2015-A7084A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the urban development corporation to evaluate the geographical coverage of programs overseen by the corporation and to work with not-for-profit corporations to supplement the technical assistance needs for communities.

2015-A7084A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7084--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Economic Development -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Economic
  Development  in  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
  relation to the establishment of  a  technical  assistance  evaluation
  study and partnership

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,  constituting
the  New  York  state  urban  development corporation act, is amended by
adding a new section 9-g to read as follows:
  S 9-G. CREATING A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EVALUATION STUDY  AND  PARTNER-
SHIP.  (1)  THE  CORPORATION SHALL EVALUATE THE GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE OF
PROGRAMS OVERSEEN BY THE CORPORATION AND THOSE SUPPORTED BY OTHER  STATE
FUNDS THAT SEEK TO OFFER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
ED TO, ENTREPRENEURIAL ASSISTANCE, BUSINESS START-UP, GROWTH, AND EXPAN-
SION, TO COMMUNITIES WITH A PREDOMINANTLY MINORITY POPULATION.
  (2)  IF  UPON  COMPLETION  OF THE STUDY REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION THE CORPORATION FINDS THAT THERE ARE GAPS IN  THE  COVERAGE
AREA,  THE  CORPORATION  SHALL  WORK  WITH  NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, TO SUPPLE-
MENT THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  NEEDS  OF  THE  COMMUNITIES  AND  PROVIDE
CONVENIENT HOURS OF OPERATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03635-04-6

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