S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 6959--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2016
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Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom-
  ic Development  and  Small  Business  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

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

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

                                                           LBD14059-04-6

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NUMBER OF A CONTACT PERSON AT SUCH STATE OR FEDERAL  AGENCY  OR  PRIVATE
FOUNDATION  OFFERING  SUCH  ASSISTANCE,  AND  IN  THE  CASE OF FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE  AND  THE  SOURCE  OF
FUNDS;
  (B)  INFORMATION ON ALL STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES OFFERING ASSISTANCE
TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND MINORITY AND  WOMEN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES
INCLUDING THE NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF A CONTACT PERSON AT SUCH
AGENCY;
  (C)  A SEARCHABLE, CENTRALIZED STATE DATABASE OF SAMPLES OF ELECTRONIC
COPIES OF APPLICATIONS, PROPOSALS AND FORMS  SUBMITTED  BY  SMALL  BUSI-
NESSES AND MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES AND ACCEPTED AND APPROVED
BY  THE  DEPARTMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REDACT
ANY INFORMATION IN SUCH APPLICATIONS, PROPOSALS AND FORMS AND ANY  OTHER
NECESSARY  DOCUMENTS  AS  REQUIRED  BY  LAW  AND MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION,
REDACT ANY OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUCH APPLICATIONS,  PROPOSALS,
AND  FORMS  AND  ANY  OTHER  NECESSARY  DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO PREVENT AN
UNWARRANTED INVASION OF PRIVACY;
  (D) A METHOD FOR THE  ELECTRONIC  SUBMISSION  (I)  OF  INFORMATION  BY
PROGRAMS  OFFERING  ASSISTANCE  TO  SMALL  BUSINESSES  AND  MINORITY AND
WOMEN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES  AND  (II)   OF   ANY   APPLICATIONS,
PROPOSALS, FORMS OR OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT
BY  SMALL  BUSINESSES AND MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES;
AND
  (E) A LINK TO CENSUS DATA FROM THE MOST RECENT UNITED STATES CENSUS.
  3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  TO  IMPLEMENT
THIS SECTION.
  4. THE COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE CREATED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUBLICLY
ACCESSIBLE WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.