Senate Bill S3608

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates the mobile high-technology training facilities program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3154-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8016
2011-2012: S3005
2013-2014: S1821
2017-2018: S2332
2019-2020: S2869
2021-2022: S158

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the mobile high-technology training facilities program.

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3608

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. ESPAILLAT, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Commerce,
  Economic Development and Small Business

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating the
  mobile high-technology training facilities program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
section 3154-a to read as follows:
  S 3154-A.  MOBILE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FACILITIES PROGRAM.  1. THE
FOUNDATION IS HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  TO  CREATE  A  MOBILE  HIGH-TECHNOLOGY
TRAINING  FACILITIES  PROGRAM.  THE  PURPOSE  OF THE PROGRAM IS TO AWARD
MATCHING GRANTS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS  FOR  THE
DESIGN,  DEVELOPMENT  AND/OR  OUTFIT  OF MOBILE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
FACILITIES THAT  COMPLEMENT  CERTIFICATE,  DEGREE  OR  OTHER  RECOGNIZED
CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS.
  2.  "QUALIFIED  APPLICANT"  MEANS  ANY  EDUCATIONAL  OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT
INSTITUTION  PROVIDING  CERTIFICATE,  DEGREE  OR   OTHER   CREDENTIALING
PROGRAMS  IN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY FIELDS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NANO-
TECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY OR ANY OTHER FIELD DEFINED AS AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY  BY
PARAGRAPH  (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED TWO-E OF
THIS ARTICLE.
  3. APPLICANTS SHALL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE FOUNDATION COMPRISING
A PLAN INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (A) DEMONSTRATION THAT FUNDS AND/OR OTHER  IN-KIND  CONTRIBUTIONS  ARE
ENCUMBERED  IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF REQUESTED GRANT
AMOUNT;
  (B) THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FACILITY INCLUDING THE  USE  OF
SIMULATION-BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING RESOURCES INCLUDING THE TYPES OF
MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND STAFFING LEVEL REQUIRED;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08748-01-5
              

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