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May 06, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S7209
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions 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
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9227
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง16-v, UDC Act
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S1337, A6825
2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7209 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to including kitchen incubators in the New York state business incubator and innovation hot spot support act PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: The purpose of this bill is to establishing a kitchen incubator program within the existing New York state business incubator and innovation hot spot support act. Kitchen incubators can be used as an engine of economic growth, especially in the rapidly expanding field of "ethnic" food sales and those involved in the farm to table movement. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Legislative intent. Kitchen incubators are an important resource for growing and supporting new businesses in the food industry, especially for immigrant entrepreneurs. Kitchen incubators should be recognized and supported within the New York state business incubator and innovation hot spot support act. Sections 2 and 3: Amend Section 16-v of Section 1 of Chapter 174 of the Laws of 1968, that relates to the New York State Business Incubator and Innovation Hot Spot Support Act that was enacted
2013-S7209 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7209 I N S E N A T E May 6, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to including kitchen incubators in the New York state busi- ness incubator and innovation hot spot support act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that in order to improve economic opportunities for New York state citizens and entrepreneurs, it must use the capabilities of government, business and community based organizations to offer space and resources to the next generation of food manufacturing businesses. One of the chief obstacles for start-up food manufacturing businesses is their inability to access affordable commercial kitchen space. Currently, all over the state, there are only a few kitchen incubators which are facing high demand and are unable to meet the needs of the many potential start-up businesses. Kitchen incubators are a valuable resource for New York state as it moves to promote more job development, business development and increased tax revenues. In New York City alone, there are more than 900 food firms, with over 16,000 employees and another 2,500 who are self-employed. This data has been viewed as evidence of entrepreneurs' intent to develop their food manufacturing ideas into full scale production capabilities and fully functional business entities. Minority and immigrant populations are growing significantly through- out the state and so are their number in entrepreneurship activities, including in the development and sale of foods from their native place of origin. This increase in the population of minority and immigrant communities, creates growing demand for such foods. Kitchen incubators housed at select locations throughout New York state will help develop new entrepreneurs and increase the economic benefits of such activities for the entire state. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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