Assembly Bill A4082

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the "innovators corps" within the executive department to identify and encourage the growth of technology businesses in New York state

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  • 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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2015-A4082 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 44-A §945, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10445
2013-2014: A5045
2017-2018: A5719
2019-2020: A4176

2015-A4082 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the "innovators corps" within the executive department as a research group whose purpose shall be to identify and encourage the growth of technology businesses in New York state, the primary focus and goal shall be developing ways to attract high-technology domestic and international businesses and jobs to New York state.

2015-A4082 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4082

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KOLB, WALTER, PALMESANO, OAKS, RAIA, HAWLEY,
  BARCLAY, STEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO,  SALADINO  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the innova-
  tors corps within the executive department to identify  and  encourage
  the growth of technology businesses in New York state

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  article  44-A
to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 44-A
                            INNOVATORS CORPS
SECTION 945. INNOVATORS CORPS; CREATION.
  S  945.  INNOVATORS CORPS; CREATION. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT A DIVISION  TO  BE  KNOWN  AS  THE  "INNOVATORS
CORPS".    SUCH  DIVISION  SHALL  BE A RESEARCH GROUP CONSISTING OF FOUR
PRIMARY MEMBERS, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, WHO SHALL SERVE AS TRAVELING
REPRESENTATIVES, AND ADDITIONAL STAFF AS THE GOVERNOR  AND  THE  PRIMARY
MEMBERS MAY DEEM NECESSARY.
  2.  THE  FOUR  PRIMARY  MEMBERS  SHALL HAVE SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE AND
EDUCATION IN VARIOUS AREAS OF BUSINESS PRACTICE, AS WELL AS  FLUENCY  IN
FOREIGN  LANGUAGES.  SUCH  MEMBERS  SHALL  SERVE  AT THE PLEASURE OF THE
GOVERNOR.
  3. THE PURPOSE OF THE DIVISION SHALL BE TO IDENTIFY  HIGH-TECH  INDUS-
TRIES  WHICH  ARE  WELL SUITED TO PARTICULAR REGIONS OF THE STATE AND TO
IDENTIFY AND TARGET SPECIFIC BUSINESS ENTITIES WITHIN  THOSE  INDUSTRIES
WHICH  ARE  READY  AND  POISED FOR EXPANSION. THE DIVISION WILL FOCUS ON
WAYS TO ATTRACT HIGH-TECHNOLOGY DOMESTIC  AND  INTERNATIONAL  BUSINESSES
AND  JOBS  TO  NEW  YORK  STATE. THE MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION SHOULD ALSO
ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN CONTACTS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH HIGH-TECH  BUSI-
NESSES  CURRENTLY OPERATING IN THIS STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03120-01-5

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