Assembly Actions -
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Feb 16, 2012 |
referred to commerce, economic development and small business |
Senate Bill S6498
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S6498 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S6498 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6498 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to creating a directory of technical and financial assistance programs for small businesses and minority and women owned business enterprises PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Creates a directory of assistance for small businesses and minority and women businesses enterprises. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the economic development law by adding section 107 which directs the office of economic development to create and maintain a directory of programs available to minority and women-owned businesses. The directory shall be in an electronic format available to the public and shall be updated on a monthly basis. Directs the commissioner to adopt rules and regulations necessary for implementation. Section 2 established the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: One consistent theme throughout the Governor's Small Business Initiative has been the need to improve small businesses' access to information about existing programs. This theme applies with equal
2011-S6498 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6498 I N S E N A T E February 16, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ALESI -- 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 creating a directory of technical and financial assistance programs for small businesses and minority and women owned business enterprises 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 107 to read as follows: S 107. DIRECTORY OF SMALL BUSINESS AND MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSI- NESS ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE. 1. THE OFFICE SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN A REGISTRY OF STATE, FEDERAL, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT TECHNICAL AND FINAN- CIAL PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND SMALL BUSINESSES, GENERALLY. 2. THE OFFICE SHALL MAINTAIN THE FORMAT AND CONTENT OF SUCH REGISTRY ON A COMPUTERIZED DIRECTORY WHICH SHALL BE UPDATED AT LEAST MONTHLY AND SHALL PROVIDE A METHOD FOR WHICH REGISTRY INFORMATION MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE OFFICE ELECTRONICALLY. THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO SUCH COMPUTERIZED DIRECTORY IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO SEARCH THE DIRECTORY BY NAME, DATE OR TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. 3. THE PROGRAMS LISTED SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FURTHER DIVIDED INTO PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO SMALL BUSI- NESSES GENERALLY AND DEDICATE A WEBPAGE OR DIRECTORY TO PROGRAMS APPLI- CABLE SOLELY TO MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. 4. EACH PROGRAM LISTED SHALL CONTAIN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION INCLUDING A PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, THE TYPE OF ASSISTANCE OFFERED, INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION TO SUCH PROGRAM, THE DEADLINE FOR SUCH APPLICATION, THE NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF A CONTACT PERSON AT SUCH STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY OR PRIVATE FOUNDATION, AND IN THE CASE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE AND THE SOURCE OF FUNDS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10323-02-1
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