Senate Bill S858

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the GrowNY pilot program, an economic gardening pilot program within the department of economic development

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


  • 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-S858 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4250
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 24 §470, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9603
2013-2014: S6940, A1567
2015-2016: S73, A2677
2017-2018: S3392, A6105
2021-2022: S1692, A4915
2023-2024: S195, A2995

2019-S858 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the GrowNY pilot program, an economic gardening pilot program within the department of economic development to stimulate investment in the state economy by providing technical assistance for expanding businesses in the state.

2019-S858 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S858 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    858
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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, in relation to establish-
   ing an economic gardening  pilot  program  within  the  department  of
   economic development

   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
 article 24 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 24
                              GROWNY PROGRAM
 SECTION 470. GROWNY PILOT PROGRAM.
   § 470. GROWNY PILOT PROGRAM. 1. (A) THERE IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE
 DEPARTMENT THE GROWNY PILOT PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE PILOT PROGRAM IS
 TO  STIMULATE  INVESTMENT  IN  THE  STATE ECONOMY BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL
 ASSISTANCE FOR EXPANDING BUSINESSES IN THE STATE.
   (B) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE ALL NECES-
 SARY RULES AND  REGULATIONS  REQUIRED  TO  IMPLEMENT  THE  GROWNY  PILOT
 PROGRAM.
   2. (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONTRACT WITH REGIONAL NON-PROFIT ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES TO ADMINISTER THE PILOT PROGRAM UNDER THIS SECTION.
 THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  AWARD  COMPETITIVE  GRANTS OF UP TO FIVE HUNDRED
 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO FIVE YEARS TO EACH  ENTITY
 THAT  DEMONSTRATES  THE  ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THE PILOT PROGRAM IN THEIR
 REGION, HAS AN OUTREACH PLAN, AND HAS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE  COUNSELING
 SERVICES,  ACCESS  TO TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION, MARKETING SERVICES AND
 ADVICE, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, AND OTHER SIMILAR SERVICES.
   (B) CONTRACTS WITH SELECTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES SHALL BE FOR
 A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS AND SHALL BE REEVALUATED BY THE DEPARTMENT  EVERY
 TWELVE  MONTHS  TO  ENSURE  SUCH ENTITIES CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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