NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8091

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Mar 27, 2018	referred to commerce, economic development and small business

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6651
Current Committee:: Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:: Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:: Add §139-a, Ec Dev L; amd §16-m, UDC Act; amd §837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A6931
2015-2016: A2302
2019-2020: S1087, S7123, A2946
2021-2022: S9027, A10295
2023-2024: S1477, A8116

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the small business crime prevention services program to provide small businesses with information on strategies, best practices and programs offering training and assistance in prevention of crimes in and around the premises of small businesses or otherwise affecting small businesses, including but not limited to: assault, arson and other violent felony offenses; robbery, burglary, theft, identity theft counterfeiting, check and credit card fraud and other fraud; and vandalism, graffiti and other property damage; further provides that information on eligibility and applications for financial assistance be made available to small businesses

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8091

SPONSOR: PERSAUD
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the economic development law, the New York state urban
development corporation act and the executive law, in relation to small
business crime prevention services

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would improve New York's business climate by providing for a
program of small business crime prevention services and assistance.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new § 139 to the Economic Development. Law establishing
a small business crime prevention services program within the Division
for Small Business.

The small business crime prevention services program, directly and in

conjunction with other state, Federal and local agencies, shall provide
small businesses with access to the following services:

(a) information on strategies, best practices and programs offering
training and assistance in prevention of crimes in and around the prem-
ises of small businesses or otherwise affecting small businesses,
including but not limited to: assault, arson and other violent felony
offenses; robbery. burglary, theft, identity theft, counterfeiting,
check and credit card fraud, and other fraud; and vandalism, graffiti
and other property damage;

(b) information on eligibility and applications for financial assistance
for small business crime prevention services provided by the Urban
Development Corporation (see bill § 2 below);

(c) information on eligibility and applications for other programs of
financial assistance for small business crime prevention offered by
state or Federal agencies or local governments;

(d) information on protecting the assets of small businesses from crime,
including risk reduction strategies and insurance availability; and

(e) information on responses to crime, including reporting of crimes,
submitting insurance claims and crime victim assistance programs. The
small business crime prevention services program would also identify
issues relating to crime affecting small businesses and assist the Divi-
sion in making recommendations for legislative, regulatory and program-
matic actions to address such issues.

§ 2. Paragraph (n). to subdivision I of section 16-m of section 1 of
chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 constituting the New York State Urban
Development Corporation Act as amended by chapter 298 of the laws 2012
is amended and a new paragraph is added to read as follows:  Unconsol-
idated Laws § 6266-m to add a new program under the Empire State Econom-
ic Development Fund (administered by the Urban Development Corporation).
The small business crime prevention assistance program would provide
loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to small busi-
nesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or other organiza-
tions for the purpose of preventing crimes against small businesses or
on the premises or in the vicinity of small businesses. Eligible activ-
ities would include such items as initiating or maintaining business
watch programs, installation of lighting, security equipment and other
physical improvements to prevent or deter criminal activities, and the
development and dissemination of information to owners, operators and
employees of small businesses on effective crime prevention strategies.
Preference in awarding assistance is given to projects that benefit
distressed areas or other areas with a demonstrated need based on crime
statistics, provide a local or private-sector match, or demonstrate a
likelihood of positive impact on crime prevention

§ 3 amends Executive Law § 837 to direct the Division of Criminal
Justice Services to provide advice and assistance in the development of
these programs.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is often said that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"-
and that is clearly the case when dealing with criminal behavior. The
costs of crime are substantial, and are not only paid by the victims.
Crimes against small businesses in New York's communities deprive the
State of millions of dollars in sales and income tax revenues, and can
cause small businesses to shut down, leading to a spiral of neighborhood
decay.

Unlike larger businesses, small businesses often lack the resources to
organize and implement an effective crime prevention strategy on their
own. There are effective measures, including Business Watch and Fleet
Watch programs (usually run jointly by Chambers of Commerce and police
agencies), lighting and other security enhancements, and training
programs that can be effective in reducing crime in New York's main
streets and other small commercial areas. However, often such initi-
atives require effective promotion and, in some cases, seed money. This
bill, which is modeled in part on successful similar programs in Austra-
lia, would provide the organizational and financial resources needed to
deliver cost-effective crime prevention programs to New York's small
businesses, to the benefit of the wider community.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013/2014: A.6931

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Any additional resources needed for the Division for Small Business are
expected to be offset by the economic benefits of crime prevention,
including the prevention of direct economic losses to the State through
lower sales tax and income tax collections and the higher costs criminal
activities create for law enforcement and courts. The funding of small
business crime prevention assistance would be through the Empire State
economic development fund (EDF), a multipurpose fund providing grants,
loans and other aid to meet various communities' needs. The funding
level provided for EDF purposes varies from year to year and is deter-
mined as part of the budget process. Local governments would stand to
benefit directly, as recipients of small business crime prevention
assistance, as well as through the increased tax revenues resulting from
more effective crime prevention.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
First day of April after having become a law, with Provisions

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8091
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 New York state urban
   development corporation act and the  executive  law,  in  relation  to
   small business crime prevention services

   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 139-a to read as follows:
   §  139-A.  SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM.  1. THERE
 IS HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  WITHIN  THE  DIVISION  A  SMALL  BUSINESS  CRIME
 PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM.
   2.  THE SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM, DIRECTLY AND
 IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER DIVISIONS OF THE  DEPARTMENT  AND  WITH  OTHER
 AGENCIES  OF  THE  STATE,  FEDERAL  AGENCIES OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SHALL
 PROVIDE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
   (A) INFORMATION ON STRATEGIES, BEST PRACTICES  AND  PROGRAMS  OFFERING
 TRAINING  AND ASSISTANCE IN PREVENTION OF CRIMES IN AND AROUND THE PREM-
 ISES OF  SMALL  BUSINESSES  OR  OTHERWISE  AFFECTING  SMALL  BUSINESSES,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO:  ASSAULT, ARSON AND OTHER VIOLENT FELONY
 OFFENSES; ROBBERY,  BURGLARY,  THEFT,  IDENTITY  THEFT,  COUNTERFEITING,
 CHECK AND CREDIT CARD FRAUD AND OTHER FRAUD; AND VANDALISM, GRAFFITI AND
 OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE;
   (B)  INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST-
 ANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES UNDER PARAGRAPH (O) OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIXTEEN-M  OF  SECTION  ONE  OF  CHAPTER  ONE
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT;
   (C)  INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER PROGRAMS OF
 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION THAT  MAY  FROM
 TIME  TO  TIME BE AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OR OTHER AGENCIES OF THE
 STATE, FEDERAL AGENCIES OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10589-02-8

 S. 8091                             2
 
   (D) INFORMATION ON PROTECTING THE  ASSETS  OF  SMALL  BUSINESSES  FROM
 CRIME,  INCLUDING  RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND INSURANCE AVAILABILITY;
 AND
   (E)  INFORMATION ON RESPONSES TO CRIME, INCLUDING REPORTING OF CRIMES,
 SUBMITTING INSURANCE CLAIMS AND CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
   3. THE SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES  PROGRAM  SHALL,  WITH
 THE  ASSISTANCE OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD AND OTHER APPROPRI-
 ATE STATE AGENCIES, IDENTIFY ISSUES RELATING TO  CRIME  AFFECTING  SMALL
 BUSINESSES  AND  ASSIST  THE  ADVISORY  BOARD AND THE DIVISION IN MAKING
 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY AND PROGRAMMATIC ACTIONS  TO
 ADDRESS SUCH ISSUES.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (n) of subdivision 1 of section 16-m of section 1 of
 chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New York  state  urban
 development  corporation  act,  as  added  by chapter 298 of the laws of
 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (o) is added to read as follows:
   (n) Loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies  and  grants  to  busi-
 nesses,  municipalities,  industrial  development agencies and local and
 regional economic development corporations, not-for-profit corporations,
 business improvement districts, regional marketing authorities and agri-
 cultural cooperatives organized pursuant to the cooperative corporations
 law, and other entities for the construction,  reconstruction,  improve-
 ment, expansion or rehabilitation of wholesale regional farmers' markets
 or  food  hubs  that  facilitate the sale and promotion of farm products
 grown or produced in New York state.
   For the purposes of  this  paragraph  a  wholesale  regional  farmers'
 market  or  food hub is a market, business or organization that actively
 manages the aggregation, distribution and marketing of source-identified
 food products primarily from local  or  regional  producers  to  satisfy
 wholesale, retail and institutional demand for such products[.]; AND
   (O)  LOANS,  LOAN  GUARANTEES,  INTEREST SUBSIDIES AND GRANTS TO SMALL
 BUSINESSES, MUNICIPALITIES, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS OR OTHER  ORGAN-
 IZATIONS  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING CRIMES AGAINST SMALL BUSINESSES
 OR ON THE PREMISES OR IN THE VICINITY  OF  SMALL  BUSINESSES,  INCLUDING
 SUCH  ACTIVITIES  AS  INITIATING OR MAINTAINING BUSINESS WATCH PROGRAMS,
 INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING, SECURITY EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PHYSICAL IMPROVE-
 MENTS TO PREVENT OR DETER CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, AND THE  DEVELOPMENT  AND
 DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO OWNERS, OPERATORS AND EMPLOYEES OF SMALL
 BUSINESSES  ON  EFFECTIVE  CRIME  PREVENTION  STRATEGIES.  PREFERENCE IN
 AWARDING ASSISTANCE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  BE  GIVEN  TO
 PROJECTS THAT WILL BENEFIT DISTRESSED AREAS OR OTHER AREAS WITH A DEMON-
 STRATED NEED BASED ON CRIME STATISTICS, PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE A LOCAL OR
 PRIVATE-SECTOR  MATCH,  AND  PROJECTS  THAT  DEMONSTRATE A LIKELIHOOD OF
 POSITIVE IMPACT ON CRIME PREVENTION. THE DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE
 SERVICES  SHALL  PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM OF
 SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION ASSISTANCE.
   § 3. Section 837 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22.  PROVIDE  ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO THE DIVISION FOR SMALL BUSINESS
 IN DEVELOPING AND OPERATING A PROGRAM OF SMALL BUSINESS CRIME PREVENTION
 SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-A OF  THE  ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT LAW, AND PROVIDE ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO THE URBAN DEVELOP-
 MENT  CORPORATION  IN  THE  DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM OF SMALL BUSINESS
 CRIME PREVENTION ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (O) OF SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF SECTION SIXTEEN-M OF SECTION ONE OF CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR
 OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT.

 S. 8091                             3
 
   §  4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law;  provided,  however,  that
 the  department of economic development, the New York state urban devel-
 opment corporation and the division of criminal justice  services  shall
 be immediately authorized to take any and all actions necessary to fully
 implement  the provisions of this act on such date; and further provided
 that the amendments to section 16-m of the urban development corporation
 act made by section two of this act shall not affect the  expiration  of
 such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Roxanne J. Persaud

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8091 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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