NY State Senate Bill 2009-S5041

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A350 - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 26, 2010	referred to finance delivered to senate passed assembly
Mar 18, 2010	advanced to third reading cal.732
Mar 16, 2010	reported
Mar 15, 2010	reported referred to ways and means
Jan 20, 2010	committed to small business
Jan 06, 2010	ordered to third reading cal.21 returned to assembly died in senate
Jul 16, 2009	committed to rules
May 26, 2009	3rd reading cal.421 substituted for s5041
Apr 13, 2010	reported and committed to finance
Jan 06, 2010	referred to commerce, economic development and small business
May 26, 2009	substituted by a350 advanced to third reading
May 20, 2009	2nd report cal.
May 19, 2009	1st report cal.421
Apr 27, 2009	referred to commerce, economic development and small business

Votes

- Apr 13, 2010 - Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee Vote
  S5041
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  4
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee Vote: Apr 13, 2010
      
      aye (7)
      
      Aubertine
      
      Espada
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (4)
      
      Alesi
      
      Griffo
      
      Robach
      
      Volker
      
      absent (1)
      
      Parker

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2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A350
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:: Add §139, Ec Dev L; amd §16-m, UDC Act; amd §837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S979, A232
2013-2014: S2593

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the small business crime prevention services 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 and 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

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5041

 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 :  Bill § 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:

* 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 and fraud; and
vandalism, graffiti and other property damage;

* information on eligibility and applications for financial assistance
for small business crime prevention services provided by the Urban

Development Corporation (see bill §2 below);

* 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;

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

* 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 Division in making recommendations for legislative,
regulatory and programmatic actions to address such issues.

Bill §2 adds a new paragraph (1) to subdivision 1 Unconsolidated Laws
§6266-m to add a new program under the Empire State Economic
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
businesses, municipalities, not-for-profit corporations or other
organizations for the purpose of preventing crimes against small
businesses or on the premises or in the vicinity of small businesses.
Eligible activities 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.

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

 EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER :  This bill would
establish new measures to assist in small business crime prevention.

 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
initiatives require effective promotion and, in some cases, seed
money.  This bill, which is modeled in part on successful similar
programs in Australia, 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 :  2007-08: A11843 - referred to small
business

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :  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
determined 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.

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5041

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom-
  ic Development 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 to read as follows:
  S 139. 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  AND  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 (L) 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.
                                                           LBD01191-01-9

S. 5041                             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.
  S  2.  Paragraph  (k) 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 section 4 of part FF of chapter
59  of  the laws of 2006, is amended and a new paragraph (l) is added to
read as follows:
  (k) Assistance for regional  partnership  proposals,  as  provided  in
subdivision 12 of section 3154 of the public authorities law[.]; AND
  (L)  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.
  S 3. Section 837 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 19 to read as follows:
  19.  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  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 (L) 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  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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Senate Bill S5041

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A350 - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

Apr 13, 2010 - Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee Vote

Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee Vote: Apr 13, 2010

co-Sponsors

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Ruth Hassell-Thompson

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A350 - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

co-Sponsors

Ruben Diaz

Pedro Espada Jr.

Shirley L. Huntley

George Onorato

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5041 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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