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                                   8052
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 31, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  commu-
   nity business initiative
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  309-b
 to read as follows:
   §  309-B.  COMMUNITY  BUSINESS INITIATIVE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION "QUALIFYING INSTITUTION" SHALL MEAN POSTSECONDARY  PROVIDERS  OF
 CAREER  EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL OR TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS, CONTINU-
 ING EDUCATION ADULT SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, OR  WORKFORCE  TRAINING
 INSTITUTIONS.
   2.  WITHIN  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED,  AND UPON APPLICATION BY QUALIFYING
 INSTITUTIONS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD GRANTS EQUALING UP  TO  THREE
 HUNDRED  THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PROJECT IN UP TO SIX COUNTIES OF THE STATE
 FOR THREE YEARS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHOOL-BASED INCUBATOR TO TRAIN
 APPLICANTS IN BUSINESS EDUCATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND  MARKETING  IN
 ORDER  TO  DEVELOP LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY
 AND ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  TO  IMPLE-
 MENT  THE  COMMUNITY  BUSINESS INITIATIVE TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
 TO:
   (A) APPLICATION PROCESSES FOR FUNDS FOR  QUALIFYING  INSTITUTIONS  AND
 EVALUATION METRICS THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE ABILITY FOR
 INITIATIVES  TO  MEET  LOCAL  NEEDS  OR  ADDRESS  GAPS IN LOCAL BUSINESS
 MARKETS. NOTHING WITHIN THE APPLICATION PROCESS SHALL PRECLUDE  QUALIFY-
 ING  INSTITUTIONS FROM PARTNERING WITH LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, SMALL
 BUSINESS GROUPS, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO IDENTIFY NEEDS OF THE  COMMUNITY
 AND ESTABLISH COLLABORATIVE APPLICATIONS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (B)  DESCRIPTIONS  OF  QUALIFYING  COMMUNITY BUSINESS INITIATIVES THAT
 INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE THAT PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON  TRAIN-
 ING AND EMPLOYING OLDER WORKERS, MINORITIES, AND WOMEN, AS WELL AS THOSE
 INITIATIVES  THAT  ARE  TARGETED  AT  SERVICING  HIGH  RISK POPULATIONS,
 SENIORS, OR THE DISABLED;
   (C)  DESCRIPTIONS OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS PLANS,  TECHNOLOGICAL  TRAINING,
 PRODUCTION  EFFICIENCY, LOCAL DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION, AND THE UTILIZA-
 TION OF LOCAL RESOURCES;
   (D) RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  COMMUNITY  BUSI-
 NESSES  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OWNERSHIP AND LIABILITY RESPONSI-
 BILITIES FOR THE QUALIFYING INSTITUTION AND  PARTICIPATING  STUDENTS  AT
 ALL STAGES OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; AND
   (E)  REPORTING  REQUIREMENTS  FOR THE QUALIFYING INSTITUTIONS TO TRACK
 PARTICIPANT INVOLVEMENT, EXPENDITURES, TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS, AND  BEST
 PRACTICES FOR CURRICULUM TARGETED AT LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.
   4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS, EVALUATE
 PROGRESS,  AND REQUIRE REPORTS AS NEEDED. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE THREE
 YEAR PILOT PERIOD, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT TO THE SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY,  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND POST ON THE DEPART-
 MENT WEBSITE A REPORT THAT INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE CHOSEN COMMUNI-
 TY BUSINESS INITIATIVES, BEST PRACTICES, IDENTIFICATION OF KEY  CONCERNS
 AND  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS MODEL WORKFORCE TRAINING
 CURRICULUM AND GUIDANCE FOR TRAINING AND SERVICING THE IDENTIFIED  POPU-
 LATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.