Assembly Bill A9591

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a comprehensive website of small business and minority and women-owned business enterprise assistance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A9591 - Details

Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §103-a, Ec Dev L

2015-A9591 - Summary

Relates to creating a comprehensive website of small business and minority and women-owned business enterprise assistance; requires the department of economic development to review its existing websites, directories, and registries offering assistance to small businesses and minority and women-owned business enterprises and consolidate them into a comprehensive website.

2015-A9591 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9591

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Small Business

AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to creating  a
  comprehensive  website  of small business and minority and women-owned
  business enterprise 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 103-a to read as follows:
  S 103-A. COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE OF  SMALL  BUSINESS  AND  MINORITY  AND
WOMEN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE  ASSISTANCE.  1.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
REVIEW ALL EXISTING MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE
WEBSITES,  REGISTRIES AND/OR DIRECTORIES THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE DEPART-
MENT CURRENTLY OFFERING INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO  SMALL  BUSINESSES
AND  MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND SHALL CONSOLIDATE
SUCH  WEBSITES,  REGISTRIES  AND  DIRECTORIES  INTO  ONE   COMPREHENSIVE
WEBSITE. SUCH COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE SHALL BE A ONE-STOP SOURCE OF INFOR-
MATION  AND  ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  MAINTAIN  THE  FORMAT  AND
CONTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE AND SHALL UPDATE SUCH COMPREHENSIVE
WEBSITE AT LEAST MONTHLY.
  2. THE COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (A)  INFORMATION ON ALL STATE, FEDERAL, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT TECHNI-
CAL AND FINANCIAL PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO MINORITY AND  WOMEN-OWNED  BUSI-
NESS  ENTERPRISES  AND  SMALL  BUSINESSES.    SUCH  INFORMATION SHALL BE
SEARCHABLE BY: (I) PROGRAM NAME; (II) TYPE  OF  FINANCIAL  OR  TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE;  AND (III) WHETHER ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED TO SMALL BUSINESSES
OR MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.  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  OFFERING  SUCH  ASSISTANCE,  AND  IN  THE  CASE OF FINANCIAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14059-03-6
              

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2015-A9591A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §103-a, Ec Dev L

2015-A9591A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating a comprehensive website of small business and minority and women-owned business enterprise assistance; requires the department of economic development to review its existing websites, directories, and registries offering assistance to small businesses and minority and women-owned business enterprises and consolidate them into a comprehensive website.

2015-A9591A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 9591--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RICHARDSON  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Small Business -- reported and referred to the  Committee
  on  Ways  and  Means  --  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
  comprehensive  website  of small business and minority and women-owned
  business enterprise 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 103-a to read as follows:
  S 103-A. COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE OF  SMALL  BUSINESS  AND  MINORITY  AND
WOMEN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE  ASSISTANCE.  1.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
REVIEW ALL EXISTING MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE
WEBSITES,  REGISTRIES AND/OR DIRECTORIES THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE DEPART-
MENT CURRENTLY OFFERING INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO  SMALL  BUSINESSES
AND  MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND SHALL CONSOLIDATE
SUCH  WEBSITES,  REGISTRIES  AND  DIRECTORIES  INTO  ONE   COMPREHENSIVE
WEBSITE. SUCH COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE SHALL BE A ONE-STOP SOURCE OF INFOR-
MATION  AND  ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  MAINTAIN  THE  FORMAT  AND
CONTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE AND SHALL UPDATE SUCH COMPREHENSIVE
WEBSITE AS OFTEN AS FEASIBLE.
  2. THE COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (A)  INFORMATION ON ALL STATE, FEDERAL, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT TECHNI-
CAL AND FINANCIAL PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO MINORITY AND  WOMEN-OWNED  BUSI-
NESS  ENTERPRISES  AND  SMALL  BUSINESSES.    SUCH  INFORMATION SHALL BE
SEARCHABLE BY: (I) PROGRAM NAME; (II) TYPE  OF  FINANCIAL  OR  TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE;  AND (III) WHETHER ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED TO SMALL BUSINESSES
OR MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.  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

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

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