Senate Bill S2627

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to entrepreneurship assistance centers; repealer

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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-S2627 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add Art 9 §§210 - 212, amd §100, Ec Dev L; amd §591-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4206
2017-2018: S3804

2015-S2627 - Summary

Establishes entrepreneurship assistance centers to provide assistance to primarily minority group members, women, individuals with a disability and dislocated workers and veterans; requires the department of economic development to establish criteria and designation of such centers; sets forth requirements for each center.

2015-S2627 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2627 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2627

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom-
  ic Development and Small Business

AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to  establish-
  ing  entrepreneurship assistance centers; to amend the economic devel-
  opment law  and  the  labor  law,  in  relation  to  making  technical
  corrections  relating thereto; and to repeal article 9 of the economic
  development law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Article 9 of the economic development law is REPEALED and a
new article 9 is added to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 9
                   ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSISTANCE CENTERS
SECTION 210. DEFINITIONS.
        211. ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSISTANCE CENTERS.
        212. REPORTING.
  S  210.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN  THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING TERMS,
UNLESS THE CONTEXT INDICATES OTHERWISE, SHALL HAVE THE  FOLLOWING  MEAN-
INGS:
  1.  "ENTREPRENEURSHIP  ASSISTANCE  CENTERS"  SHALL  MEAN  THE BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS WHICH PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PRIMARILY MINORITY GROUP
MEMBERS, WOMEN, INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY AND DISLOCATED WORKERS  AS
ESTABLISHED  BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN OF
THIS ARTICLE.
  2. "DISABILITY" SHALL MEAN, WITH RESPECT TO AN INDIVIDUAL:
  (A) A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS  ONE  OR
MORE OF THE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL;
  (B) A RECORD OF SUCH AN IMPAIRMENT; OR
  (C) BEING REGARDED AS HAVING AN IMPAIRMENT.
  3.  "MINORITY  BUSINESS ENTERPRISE" SHALL MEAN ANY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
WHICH IS AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PER CENTUM OWNED BY, OR IN  THE  CASE  OF  A
PUBLICLY  OWNED  BUSINESS  AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PER CENTUM OF THE STOCK OF
WHICH IS OWNED BY, CITIZENS OR PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS WHO ARE  BLACK,

              

2015-S2627A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add Art 9 §§210 - 212, amd §100, Ec Dev L; amd §591-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4206
2017-2018: S3804

2015-S2627A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes entrepreneurship assistance centers to provide assistance to primarily minority group members, women, individuals with a disability and dislocated workers and veterans; requires the department of economic development to establish criteria and designation of such centers; sets forth requirements for each center.

2015-S2627A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2627A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2627--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom-
  ic Development and Small Business -- recommitted to the  Committee  on
  Commerce,  Economic  Development and Small Business in accordance with
  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to establish-
  ing entrepreneurship assistance centers; to amend the economic  devel-
  opment  law  and  the  labor  law,  in  relation  to  making technical
  corrections relating thereto; and to repeal article 9 of the  economic
  development law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Article 9 of the economic development law is REPEALED and a
new article 9 is added to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 9
                   ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSISTANCE CENTERS
SECTION 210. DEFINITIONS.
        211. ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSISTANCE CENTERS.
        212. REPORTING.
  S 210. DEFINITIONS. AS USED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS,
UNLESS  THE  CONTEXT INDICATES OTHERWISE, SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN-
INGS:
  1. "ENTREPRENEURSHIP  ASSISTANCE  CENTERS"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS WHICH PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PRIMARILY MINORITY GROUP
MEMBERS,  WOMEN,  INDIVIDUALS  WITH A DISABILITY, DISLOCATED WORKERS AND
VETERANS AS ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  TWO
HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2. "DISABILITY" SHALL MEAN, WITH RESPECT TO AN INDIVIDUAL:
  (A)  A  PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS ONE OR
MORE OF THE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07929-03-6
              

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