S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7087
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 12, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. ABBATE, AMEDORE, CLARK, COOK, DESTITO, GALEF, HOOPER, KOLB,
MAGEE, McENENY, ORTIZ, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the economic development law and the New York state
urban development corporation act, in relation to establishing a stra-
tegic network partnerships program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 190 of the economic development law is amended by
adding three new subdivisions 7, 8 and 9 to read as follows:
7. "STRATEGIC INDUSTRY" SHALL MEAN A REGIONAL OR STATEWIDE INDUS-
TRY GROUP ENGAGED IN MANUFACTURING OR OTHER PRODUCTION OF GOODS OR
SERVICES, INCLUDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, THAT IS CONSID-
ERED TO BE CRITICAL TO THE ECONOMY OF THE STATE IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT,
AND/OR IN WHICH THE STATE APPEARS TO HAVE A COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE WHICH
WOULD ENABLE SUCH AN INDUSTRY GROUP TO CONTINUE TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE STATE OR A REGION OF THE
STATE, AND WHICH IS DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER AS A STRATEGIC INDUS-
TRY PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-B OF THIS ARTICLE.
8. "SUPPLIER NETWORK" SHALL MEAN A STATEWIDE OR REGIONAL GROUP OF
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURING FIRMS OR OTHER PRODUCERS OF GOODS
OR SERVICES, INCLUDING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, IN DIFFERENT
INDUSTRY GROUPS WHICH SUPPLY THE SAME MANUFACTURING COMPANY OR GROUP OF
SIMILAR MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH PRODUCTS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE,
PRODUCTION, OR ASSEMBLING OF FINAL PRODUCTS.
9. "STRATEGIC ALLIANCES" SHALL MEAN AN INFORMAL OR FORMAL ASSOCIATION
OF BUSINESSES IN A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLVING COMMON
PROBLEMS AND ENGAGING IN COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES.
S 2. The economic development law is amended by adding three new
sections 192-a, 192-b and l92-c to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07272-01-1
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S 192-A. STRATEGIC NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM. 1. THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION, THE NEW YORK STATE JOB DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE NEW YORK
STATE OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH, THE STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES TO CREATE A STRATEGIC NETWORK PARTNER-
SHIPS PROGRAM WHICH SHALL BE COORDINATED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
2. IN ORDER TO EFFECT SUCH COORDINATION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTAB-
LISH THROUGH THE STRATEGIC NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM AN INTER-AGENCY
COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH OF THE STATE AGENCIES SET
FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, WHICH SHALL PROVIDE INTEGRATED
PLANNING OF STATE-SUPPORTED INDUSTRIAL MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES, INCLUD-
ING DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA AND PROCESSES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF
STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES IN COOPERATION WITH THE STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUP
AND SUPPLIER NETWORK ADVISORY PANEL ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE
HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-B OF THIS ARTICLE.
3. THROUGH THE STRATEGIC NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL:
(A) ORGANIZE, INTEGRATE AND COORDINATE STATE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO
ASSIST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES AND OTHER PRODUCERS OF GOODS OR SERVICES
TO BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE.
(B) ANALYZE THE MODERNIZATION NEEDS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFAC-
TURERS AND OTHER PRODUCERS OF GOODS OR SERVICES, INCLUDING SELECTED
BRANCH PLANTS OF LARGER FIRMS, AT BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL FIRM AND OVERALL
INDUSTRY LEVELS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF TARGETING APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY
RESOURCES TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS.
(C) STIMULATE SELF-HELP ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DEVELOPED THROUGH COOPER-
ATIVE EFFORTS BY FIRMS OR GROUPS OF FIRMS AT THE STATE AND REGIONAL
LEVELS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS
FACING INDUSTRY GROUPS.
(D) ENCOURAGE, WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE FORMATION OF FLEXIBLE MANUFAC-
TURING NETWORKS AMONG SMALLER FIRMS.
(E) CREATE A COMPUTER NETWORK AMONG MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN THE STATE
OR REGION.
(F) ESTABLISH A STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES GROUP SERVICES PROGRAM PURSUANT
TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-B OF THIS ARTICLE.
(G) ESTABLISH A SUPPLIER NETWORK GROUP SERVICES PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-C OF THIS ARTICLE.
4. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE AGENCIES AND
AUTHORITIES SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE COOR-
DINATED WITH THE STRATEGIC NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM: INDUSTRIAL
EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM, PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, EXPORT ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAMS, EXCELSIOR LINKED DEPOSIT PROGRAM, THE URBAN AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, THE EMPIRE STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND, THE
STRATEGIC TRAINING ALLIANCE PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS AS DETERMINED BY
THE COMMISSIONER.
5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH, WITHIN THE STRATEGIC NETWORK
PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, A QUALITY COUNCIL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO COORDINATE
EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO
FURTHERING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
WITHIN MANUFACTURING FIRMS AND INDUSTRIES AND OTHER PRODUCERS OF GOODS
OR SERVICES. THE QUALITY COUNCIL PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE COMMUNICATION ON
INFORMATION CONCERNING QUALITY PRINCIPLES AND BEST QUALITY PRACTICES,
SPONSORSHIP OF QUALITY CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS, AND SHALL
SERVE AS A QUALITY INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MANUFACTURERS.
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S 192-B. STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES GROUP SERVICES PROGRAM. 1. THE DEPART-
MENT SHALL:
(A) ESTABLISH WITHIN THE STRATEGIC NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM A
STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES GROUP SERVICES PROGRAM AND CREATE A PROCESS, PURSU-
ANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL
GROUPS ENGAGED IN MANUFACTURING OR THE PRODUCTION OF OTHER GOODS OR
SERVICES AS STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES.
(B) ACTIVELY PROMOTE COOPERATION AMONG FIRMS IN A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY
TO IDENTIFY NEEDS, SOLVE COMMON PROBLEMS, AND ENCOURAGE AND BUILD COOP-
ERATIVE PROGRAMS AMONG MEMBER COMPANIES OF STRATEGIC NETWORKS OR ALLI-
ANCES IN AREAS CRITICAL TO THEIR SURVIVAL AND GROWTH, SUCH AS WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT, MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION, EXPORT TRADE, COMPETI-
TIVENESS IMPROVEMENT, PRODUCT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, TOTAL QUALITY MANAGE-
MENT, PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION, AND HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK ORGANIZATIONS.
(C) OFFER COMPANIES WITHIN A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY VARIOUS FORMS OF TECH-
NICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE
URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE NEW YORK STATE JOB DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ACADEMIC
RESEARCH, AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES, AS INCENTIVES FOR THE FORMATION OF
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AMONG FIRMS IN A DESIGNATED STRATEGIC INDUSTRY AND
DIRECT SUCH ASSISTANCE TOWARD ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS OF STRATEGIC
INDUSTRIES PURSUANT TO AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO WITH STATE AGENCIES AND
AUTHORITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-A OF THIS ARTI-
CLE.
(D) PROVIDE IN-DEPTH ASSISTANCE FOR ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATIONS AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES IN STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES TO STIMU-
LATE INDUSTRIAL MODERNIZATION AND MARKET EXPANSION ACTIVITY.
(E) IN COOPERATION WITH THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ACADEMIC
RESEARCH, ASSIST AND SUPPORT STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES IN ACCESSING MANUFAC-
TURING TECHNOLOGY SERVICE AND OUTREACH CENTERS CREATED PURSUANT TO THE
FEDERAL DEFENSE CONVERSION REINVESTMENT AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ACT OF
1992 (P.L. 102-484) AND OTHER SOURCES OF STATE AND LOCAL MODERNIZATION
ASSISTANCE DESIGNED TO:
(I) COLLECT AND DISSEMINATE THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION ON MANUFAC-
TURING AND PRODUCTION METHODS, PROCEDURES, PROCESS AND TECHNOLOGIES
RELEVANT TO MEMBERS OF THE STRATEGIC INDUSTRY SERVED BY THE CENTER AND
CREATE AN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR USE BY MEMBERS OF A STRATEGIC
INDUSTRY.
(II) CONDUCT DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE MOST CURRENT MANUFACTURING AND
PRODUCTION METHODS, PROCEDURES, PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEMBERS
OF THE STRATEGIC INDUSTRY AND UNDERTAKE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.
(III) PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUP MEMBERS
TO ASSIST THEM IN ANALYZING PRODUCTION PROBLEMS AND IN IMPLEMENTING NEW
MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION PRACTICES, PROCESSES, PROCEDURES AND TECH-
NOLOGIES.
(IV) PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SHARED MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION
SPACE AND THE USE OF SPECIALIZED DEMONSTRATION EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY
INDIVIDUAL FIRMS OR GROUPS OF FIRMS IN A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUP.
(V) ESTABLISH TIES WITH UNIVERSITIES AND CONDUCT JOINT RESEARCH INTO
THE PROBLEMS AFFECTING A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUP.
(VI) OFFER MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL COURSES TO MEMBERS OF A STRATEGIC
INDUSTRY GROUP.
(VII) ARRANGE FOR AND CONDUCT WORKER PARTICIPATION AND TRAINING FOR
STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUP MEMBERS.
(VIII) ARRANGE FOR AND PROVIDE EXPORT INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE AND
REPRESENTATION AT TRADE SHOWS.
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(IX) ACT AS PACKAGERS, WHERE APPROPRIATE, OF GROUP INSURANCE FOR STRA-
TEGIC INDUSTRY GROUP MEMBERS.
(F) GRADUALLY REDUCE ASSISTANCE TO STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUPS OVER TIME
TO ALLOW INDUSTRY GROUPS TO BECOME USER-FUNDED AND SELF-SUPPORTING.
2. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGNATE A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUP AND
SUPPLIER NETWORK ADVISORY PANEL.
(I) SUCH ADVISORY PANEL SHALL BE COMPOSED OF LEADING UNIVERSITY AND
PRIVATE SECTOR ECONOMISTS, REPRESENTATIVES OF LABOR GROUPS, REPRESEN-
TATIVES FROM THE PRIVATE BUSINESS SECTOR, SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF THE NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE
NEW YORK STATE JOB DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE
OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND OTHER SUCH REPRESEN-
TATIVES AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
(II) THE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION
FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY
EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
(B) THE STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUP AND SUPPLIER NETWORK ADVISORY PANEL
SHALL:
(I) ASSIST THE COMMISSIONER IN DEVELOPING CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING A
STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUP, SUCH CRITERIA TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER.
(II) USE SUCH CRITERIA TO PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE CONDITION OF
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN THE STATE AND RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSIONER
INDUSTRY GROUPS FOR DESIGNATION AS STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES.
(III) ASSIST A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION TO DEVELOP A COMPACT AMONG
ITS MEMBER INDUSTRIES AND BETWEEN ITS MEMBER INDUSTRIES AND THE STATE
SETTING FORTH AN AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROPRI-
ATE AND RELEVANT ELEMENTS OF COOPERATION SET FORTH IN SECTION ONE
HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-A OF THIS ARTICLE AND THIS SECTION, SUCH COMPACT TO
BE SIGNED BY THE MEMBER INDUSTRIES OF A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY, THE GOVER-
NOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY.
(C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, FROM AMONG THE INDUSTRY GROUPS RECOMMENDED
BY THE ADVISORY PANEL FOR DESIGNATION AS STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUPS,
DESIGNATE STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES, SUCH DESIGNATION TO BE FINAL UPON THE
SIGNING OF THE COMPACT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION.
(D) NO DESIGNATION OF AN INDUSTRY GROUP AS A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY SHALL
BE MADE FOR A PERIOD OF LONGER THAN THREE YEARS FROM THE TIME OF DESIG-
NATION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE ADVISORY PANEL SHALL BE ABLE TO
COMMEND AN INDUSTRY GROUP FOR REDESIGNATION UNDER THE PROCESS SET FORTH
IN THIS SUBDIVISION, AND THE COMMISSIONER MAY REDESIGNATE AN INDUSTRY
GROUP AS A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY.
3. INDUSTRIES DESIGNATED OR REDESIGNATED AS STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES SHALL
HAVE PREFERENCE FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE STRATEGIC NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS
PROGRAM SET FORTH IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MONITOR AND PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE PERFORM-
ANCE OF STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUPS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT CONTINUED
PREFERENCE UNDER SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION IS WARRANTED ACCORD-
ING TO CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT, SUCH CRITERIA TO INCLUDE
THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE INDUSTRY HAS UNDERTAKEN THE SELF-HELP MEASURES,
THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAM BY THE INVOLVED FIRMS,
PROGRESS TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND THE JOB RETENTION AND CREATION
EFFECTS OF THE PROGRAM ON A PARTICULAR STRATEGIC INDUSTRY, AND MAY
DISCONTINUE SUCH PREFERENCE AT ANY TIME THAT IT DETERMINES THAT THE
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PERFORMANCE OF A STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUP IS NOT SATISFACTORY ACCORDING
TO SUCH CRITERIA.
S 192-C. SUPPLIER NETWORK GROUP SERVICES PROGRAM. L. THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL:
(A) ESTABLISH WITHIN THE STRATEGIC NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM A
SUPPLIER NETWORK GROUP SERVICES PROGRAM AND CREATE A PROCESS, PURSUANT
TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, TO DESIGNATE AS SUPPLIER NETWORKS
CERTAIN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED MANUFACTURING FIRMS AND OTHER PRODUCERS
OF GOODS OR SERVICES IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRY GROUPS WHICH SUPPLY THE SAME
MANUFACTURING COMPANY OR GROUP OF SIMILAR MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH
THE PRODUCTS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE, PRODUCTION, OR ASSEMBLING OF FINAL
PRODUCTS.
(B) ACTIVELY PROMOTE COOPERATION AMONG FIRMS IN A SUPPLIER NETWORK TO
IDENTIFY NEEDS AND SOLVE COMMON PROBLEMS.
(C) OFFER COMPANIES WITHIN A SUPPLIER NETWORK VARIOUS FORMS OF TECHNI-
CAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE
URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE NEW YORK STATE JOB DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ACADEMIC
RESEARCH, AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES, AS INCENTIVES FOR THE FORMATION OF
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AMONG FIRMS IN A DESIGNATED SUPPLIER NETWORK AND
DIRECT SUCH ASSISTANCE TOWARD ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS OF THE FIRMS IN A
SUPPLIER NETWORK PURSUANT TO AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO WITH STATE AGENCIES
AND AUTHORITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-THREE OF THIS
ARTICLE.
(D) ASSIST AND SUPPORT SUPPLIER NETWORKS BY:
(I) COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION ON MANU-
FACTURING METHODS, PROCEDURES, PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES RELEVANT TO
MEMBERS OF A SUPPLIER NETWORK AND CREATE AN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
FOR USE BY MEMBERS OF A SUPPLIER NETWORK.
(II) CONDUCT DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE MOST CURRENT MANUFACTURING AND
PRODUCTION METHODS, PROCEDURES, PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEMBERS
OF THE SUPPLIER NETWORK AND UNDERTAKE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.
(III) PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO A SUPPLIER NETWORK TO ASSIST ITS
MEMBERS IN ANALYZING PRODUCTION PROBLEMS AND IN IMPLEMENTING NEW MANU-
FACTURING PRACTICES, PROCESSES, PROCEDURES AND TECHNOLOGIES.
(IV) PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SHARED MANUFACTURING OR PRODUCTION
SPACE AND THE USE OF SPECIALIZED DEMONSTRATION EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY
INDIVIDUAL FIRMS OR GROUPS OF FIRMS IN A SUPPLIER NETWORK.
(V) ESTABLISH TIES WITH UNIVERSITIES AND CONDUCT JOINT RESEARCH INTO
THE PROBLEMS AFFECTING A SUPPLIER NETWORK.
(VI) OFFER MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL COURSES TO MEMBERS OF A SUPPLIER
NETWORK GROUP.
(VII) CONDUCT JOB TRAINING FOR SUPPLIER NETWORK GROUP MEMBERS.
(VIII) PROVIDE EXPORT INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION AT
TRADE SHOWS.
(IX) ACT AS PACKAGERS, WHERE APPROPRIATE, OF GROUP INSURANCE FOR
SUPPLIER NETWORK GROUP MEMBERS.
(E) WHERE APPROPRIATE, AND IN COOPERATION WITH THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH, ASSIST AND SUPPORT SUPPLIER NETWORKS
IN ACCESSING MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SERVICE AND OUTREACH CENTERS
CREATED PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL DEFENSE CONVERSION REINVESTMENT AND
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1992 (P.L. 102-484) AND OTHER SOURCES OF
STATE AND LOCAL MODERNIZATION ASSISTANCE.
(F) GRADUALLY REDUCE ASSISTANCE TO SUPPLIER NETWORKS OVER TIME TO
ALLOW INDUSTRY GROUPS TO BECOME USER-FUNDED AND SELF-SUPPORTING.
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2. DESIGNATION OF SUPPLIER NETWORKS. (A) THE STRATEGIC INDUSTRY GROUP
AND SUPPLIER NETWORK ADVISORY PANEL ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE
HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-B OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL:
(I) ASSIST THE COMMISSIONER IN DEVELOPING CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING A
SUPPLIER NETWORK, SUCH CRITERIA TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
(II) USE SUCH CRITERIA TO PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE CONDITION OF MANU-
FACTURING INDUSTRIES IN THE STATE AND RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSIONER
GROUPS OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS FOR DESIGNATION AS SUPPLIER NETWORKS.
(III) ASSIST A SUPPLIER NETWORK DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSU-
ANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION TO DEVELOP A COMPACT BETWEEN
ITS MEMBER INDUSTRIES AND AMONG ITS MEMBER INDUSTRIES AND THE STATE
SETTING FORTH AN AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROPRI-
ATE AND RELEVANT ELEMENTS OF COOPERATION SET FORTH IN SECTION ONE
HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-A OF THIS ARTICLE AND THIS SECTION, SUCH COMPACT TO
BE SIGNED BY THE MEMBER INDUSTRIES OF A SUPPLIER NETWORK, THE GOVERNOR,
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
(B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, FROM AMONG THE GROUPS RECOMMENDED BY THE
ADVISORY PANEL FOR DESIGNATION AS SUPPLIER NETWORKS, DESIGNATE SUPPLIER
NETWORKS, SUCH DESIGNATION TO BE FINAL UPON THE SIGNING OF THE COMPACT
AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
(C) NO DESIGNATION OF A GROUP OF MANUFACTURING OR OTHER PRODUCTION
FIRMS AS A SUPPLIER NETWORK SHALL BE MADE FOR A PERIOD OF LONGER THAN
THREE YEARS FROM TIME OF DESIGNATION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE ADVI-
SORY PANEL SHALL BE ABLE TO RECOMMEND THAT A GROUP OF FIRMS SHOULD BE
REDESIGNATED UNDER THE PROCESS SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION, AND THE
COMMISSIONER MAY REDESIGNATE SUCH A GROUP AS A SUPPLIER NETWORK.
3. INDUSTRIES DESIGNATED OR REDESIGNATED AS SUPPLIER NETWORKS SHALL
HAVE PREFERENCE FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE STRATEGIC NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS
PROGRAM SET FORTH IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MONITOR AND PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE PERFORM-
ANCE OF SUPPLIER NETWORKS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT CONTINUED PREFER-
ENCE UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION IS WARRANTED ACCORDING TO
CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT, SUCH CRITERIA TO INCLUDE THE
EXTENT TO WHICH THE SUPPLIER NETWORK HAS UNDERTAKEN THE SELF-HELP MEAS-
URES, THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAM BY THE INVOLVED FIRMS,
PROGRESS TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND THE JOB RETENTION AND CREATION
EFFECTS OF THE PROGRAM AT ANY TIME THAT IT DETERMINES THAT THE PERFORM-
ANCE OF A SUPPLIER NETWORK IS NOT SATISFACTORY ACCORDING TO SUCH CRITE-
RIA.
S 3. The opening paragraph of paragraph (e) of subdivision 7 of
section 16-d of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 constitut-
ing the New York state urban development corporation act, as added by
chapter 169 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
Not-for-profit corporations, business improvement districts and commu-
nity development organizations, INCLUDING ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING
STRATEGIC NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 192-B AND
192-C OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW, WHICH MAY APPLY FOR UP TO FIFTY
PERCENT OF PROJECT COSTS, PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION NOTWITH-
STANDING, shall be eligible to apply for support under this subdivision
to operate a program or programs of business and economic development
services to stabilize, retain or revitalize existing businesses, and to
assist small and new businesses, including, but not limited to, assist-
ance to individual businesses or business sectors in such project areas
as:
S 4. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 16-m of section
1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 constituting the New York state
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urban development corporation act, as added by section 1 of part N of
chapter 84 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
The empire state economic development fund is hereby created. The
corporation is authorized, within available appropriations, to provide
financial, technical or other assistance from such fund TO QUALIFIED
BUSINESSES AND OTHER ENTITIES, INCLUDING ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING STRA-
TEGIC NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS DESIGNATED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 192-B AND
192-C OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW for the following:
S 5. Subdivision 1 of section 16-j of section 1 of chapter 174 of the
laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban development corpo-
ration act, as amended by chapter 624 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
read as follows:
1. Program created. Pursuant to this section and article 24-A of the
labor law there is hereby established within the corporation and the
department of labor a strategic training alliance program to identify
and address employer demands for skilled workers. The corporation and
the department of labor may cooperate with the department of economic
development, the state university of New York, the city university of
New York, and the state education department, in providing support with-
in amounts available for the program for training activities by an
eligible applicant which is defined as an employer or an employer in
conjunction with a labor organization, a strategic alliance or network
or association of employers with common problems or concerns, INCLUDING
ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING STRATEGIC NETWORK PARTNERSHIPS DESIGNATED
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 192-B AND 192-C OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW, a
private industry council established pursuant to the federal job train-
ing partnership act (P.L. 97-300) or one or more local workforce invest-
ment boards established pursuant to the federal workforce investment act
(P.L. 105-300) representing a strategic alliance.
S 6. Subdivision 3 of section 16-m of section 1 of chapter 174 of the
laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban development corpo-
ration act, as amended by section 1 of part KK of chapter 59 of the laws
of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
3. The provisions of this section shall expire, notwithstanding any
inconsistent provision of subdivision 4 of section 469 of chapter 309 of
the laws of 1996 or of any other law, upon the effective date of a chap-
ter of the laws of [2009] 2011 which appropriates funds for the princi-
pal support of the urban development corporation for the [2009-2010]
2011-2012 state fiscal year.
S 7. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 16-m of section 1 of chapter
174 of the laws of 1968 constituting the New York state urban develop-
ment corporation act made by section four of this act shall not affect
the expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.