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Jan 21, 2016 | recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 06, 2016 | referred to commerce, economic development and small business returned to senate died in assembly |
May 04, 2015 | referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 09, 2015 | advanced to third reading |
Mar 04, 2015 | 2nd report cal. |
Mar 03, 2015 | 1st report cal.172 |
Jan 21, 2015 | referred to commerce, economic development and small business |
senate Bill S2089
Sponsored By
John J. Flanagan
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
John A. DeFrancisco
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Jack M. Martins
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Robert G. Ortt
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
S2089 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5480
- Current Committee:
- Law Section:
- Economic Development Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §101-a, Ec Dev L; amd §1823, Pub Auth L; add §4-a, UDC Act
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: S3802
2011-2012: S4410
2013-2014: S1530, A4738
2017-2018: S2138, A3486
2019-2020: S1238
2021-2022: S3038
2023-2024: S5407
S2089 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the department of economic development, job development authority, and urban development corporation to provide preferences to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the administration of their economic development assistance programs; requires annual reports thereon.
S2089 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2089 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the economic development law, the public authorities law and the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to providing a preference to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the award of state economic development assistance PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require that State economic development agencies give preference to the small businesses and entrepreneurs in the award of State economic development assistance. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would direct the Department of Economic Development, the Job Development Authority, the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research and the Urban Development Corporation to give preference to small businesses and entrepreneurs seeking State economic development funds. This bill would require that within each statutory economic development program, the State agency or authority actively market the program to small businesses and entrepreneurs, assist small businesses and entrepreneurs in accessing the program, and in the review of applications for program funds, give priority to those applications from small businesses and entrepreneurs. The bill would also require each State economic development agency to report annually on activities undertaken to provide small businesses and entrepreneurs
S2089 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2089 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 21, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel- opment and Small Business AN ACT to amend the economic development law, the public authorities law and the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to providing a preference to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the award of state economic development 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 101-a to read as follows: S 101-A. PREFERENCES TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. IN EACH PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO AN APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS, AND CONSISTENT WITH ANY STATUTE GOVERNING SUCH PROGRAM, PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE AWARD OF SUCH FUNDS TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. SUCH PREFERENCE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ACTIVE MARKETING OF THE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TO SMALL BUSI- NESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL SMALL BUSI- NESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS IN ACCESSING AVAILABLE FUNDS UNDER THE PROGRAM, AND ESTABLISHING AND WORKING TO MEET THE GOAL OF AWARDING TWENTY PERCENT OF AVAILABLE FUNDS UNDER THE PROGRAM TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRE- NEURS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "ENTREPRENEUR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO ORGANIZES, OPERATES, AND ASSUMES THE RISK OF A START-UP BUSINESS VENTURE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTY-SEVEN-A OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED OF THIS ARTICLE A DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES, A LISTING OF PROPOSALS RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND IDENTIFY WHETHER THE TWENTY PERCENT GOAL WAS MET FOR EACH PROGRAM. S 2. Section 1823 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05333-01-5
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