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Senate Bill S3904

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to veterans entrepreneurship assistance

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2015-S3904 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง212-a, Ec Dev L

2015-S3904 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to veterans entrepreneurship assistance; establishes that any funding provided for support or development centers shall be based on the extent, quality, and comprehensiveness of services provided; establishes that funds shall also be available for expert consulting services.

2015-S3904 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3904 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3904

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in  relation  to  veterans
  entrepreneurship 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 212-a to read as follows:
  S  212-A.  VETERANS  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  ASSISTANCE. THAT PORTION OF ANY
FUNDING PROVIDED TO SUPPORT CENTERS OR DEVELOPMENT CENTERS  PURSUANT  TO
SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED  ELEVEN  OR TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE FOR
MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS WHO ARE SEEKING TO  START  OR  ARE
STARTING  NEW  BUSINESS VENTURES, OR TO TRAIN VETERANS IN THE PRINCIPLES
AND PRACTICE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ORDER  TO  PREPARE  THEM  TO  PURSUE
SELF-EMPLOYMENT  OPPORTUNITIES,  SHALL  BE BASED ON THE EXTENT, QUALITY,
AND COMPREHENSIVENESS OF SERVICES PROVIDED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY,  AND
THE  NUMBERS  SERVED,  AND  NEED  NOT BE EQUAL TO ALL SUPPORT CENTERS OR
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.  ANY SUCH FUNDING AMOUNTS SHALL ALSO  BE  AVAILABLE
ON  APPLICATION  AND  ON  THE  BASIS  OF THE SAME CRITERIA TO INCUBATORS
DESIGNATED AS NEW YORK STATE INCUBATORS PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTEEN-V OF
THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT. A PORTION OF FUNDS  PROVIDED  FOR
ANY  SUCH  PURPOSES  SHALL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO OBTAIN EXPERT CONSULTING
SERVICES TO AN ENTITY WHICH PROVIDES SUCH  ENTREPRENEURIAL  SERVICES  TO
VETERANS ON A STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL BASIS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09295-01-5

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