Assembly Bill A959

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the department of economic development to study methods for keeping small retail businesses within the state and creates pilot program; appropriation

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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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2019-A959 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Small Business
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §139-a, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4225
2011-2012: A2779
2013-2014: A2155
2015-2016: A2569
2017-2018: A816
2021-2022: A5349
2023-2024: A2710

2019-A959 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of economic development to study methods for keeping small retail businesses within the state and create a pilot program to train and counsel small business owners and potential small business owners; appropriates $210,000 therefor.

2019-A959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    959
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. CROUCH, BRABENEC, FINCH, KOLB -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Small Business
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation  to  directing
   the department of economic development to study the attrition of small
   retail  businesses  from  the state and create a pilot program to help
   maintain the existence of small businesses within  the  state  and  to
   train  and  counsel small business owners and potential small business
   owners; and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that the number
 of  small  businesses  located  within  the  boundaries  of the state is
 decreasing at a rapid pace. In today's market place, the small  business
 owner  struggles  to compete with the large corporate chain stores.  The
 legislature further finds that the existence of these  small  businesses
 within  the  state  is  crucial  toward the strengthening of the state's
 economy. Therefore, it is imperative that steps be taken to help  ensure
 the future existence and stability of these small businesses.
   §  2.  The  department  of  economic development is hereby directed to
 conduct a comprehensive study relating to the ability  to  retain  small
 retail  businesses  within  the  state  and  is further directed to make
 recommendations in  accordance  with  its  findings.  Such  study  shall
 include, but not be limited to:
   1. The economic feasibility to grant money to communities to establish
 small retail business retention and development plans.
   2.  The possibility of subsidizing, either in whole or in part, retail
 entrepreneur education programs for small business owners throughout the
 state.
   3. The use of tax credits, both income and property, for small  retail
 business  owners  to  lessen  their  financial  burden  and to help them
 compete with the highly funded corporation.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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