Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 29, 2012 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A10445
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KOLB
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Dean Murray
Robert Castelli
Raymond Walter
Bill Reilich
multi-Sponsors
John Ceretto
2011-A10445 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A10445 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Creates the "innovators corps" within the executive department as a research group whose purpose shall be to identify and encourage the growth of technology businesses in New York state, the primary focus and goal shall be developing ways to attract high-technology domestic and international businesses and jobs to New York state.
2011-A10445 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10445 I N A S S E M B L Y May 29, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KOLB -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the innova- tors corps within the executive department to identify and encourage the growth of technology businesses in New York state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 44-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 44-A INNOVATORS CORPS SECTION 945. INNOVATORS CORPS; CREATION. S 945. INNOVATORS CORPS; CREATION. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT A DIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS THE "INNOVATORS CORPS". SUCH DIVISION SHALL BE A RESEARCH GROUP CONSISTING OF FOUR PRIMARY MEMBERS, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, WHO SHALL SERVE AS TRAVELING REPRESENTATIVES, AND ADDITIONAL STAFF AS THE GOVERNOR AND THE PRIMARY MEMBERS MAY DEEM NECESSARY. 2. THE FOUR PRIMARY MEMBERS SHALL HAVE SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION IN VARIOUS AREAS OF BUSINESS PRACTICE, AS WELL AS FLUENCY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES. SUCH MEMBERS SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE GOVERNOR. 3. THE PURPOSE OF THE DIVISION SHALL BE TO IDENTIFY HIGH-TECH INDUS- TRIES WHICH ARE WELL SUITED TO PARTICULAR REGIONS OF THE STATE AND TO IDENTIFY AND TARGET SPECIFIC BUSINESS ENTITIES WITHIN THOSE INDUSTRIES WHICH ARE READY AND POISED FOR EXPANSION. THE DIVISION WILL FOCUS ON WAYS TO ATTRACT HIGH-TECHNOLOGY DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES AND JOBS TO NEW YORK STATE. THE MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION SHOULD ALSO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN CONTACTS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH HIGH-TECH BUSI- NESSES CURRENTLY OPERATING IN THIS STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING THOSE BUSINESSES WHICH ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND TO DO SO IN NEW YORK. 4. THE DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP A LIST OF BUSINESS RESOURCES WITHIN NEW YORK STATE INCLUDING: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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