Senate Bill S9027

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the small business crime prevention services

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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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2021-S9027 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10295
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
2017-2018: S8091, A6651
2019-2020: S1087, S7123, A2946
2023-2024: S1477, A8116

2021-S9027 (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; provides that information on eligibility and applications for financial assistance be made available to small businesses

2021-S9027 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9027 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9027
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 4, 2022
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD15547-01-2
 S. 9027                             2
              

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