NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2579A

Senate Bill S2579A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the urban development corporation to evaluate the geographical coverage of programs overseen by the corporation

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 10, 2016	print number 2579a
May 10, 2016	amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
Jan 06, 2016	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Jan 26, 2015	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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2015-S2579 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7084
Current Committee:: Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:: Add §9-g, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3556, A6852
2011-2012: S3612, A3811
2013-2014: S3001, S6270, A3311
2017-2018: S2344, A5404
2019-2020: S4146, A6526
2021-2022: S4419, A3169
2023-2024: S5154, A5648

2015-S2579 - Summary

Authorizes the urban development corporation to evaluate the geographical coverage of programs overseen by the corporation and to work with not-for-profit corporations to supplement the technical assistance needs for communities.

2015-S2579 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2579

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act,
in relation to the establishment of an African-American and
African-Caribbean business development center

PURPOSE:

This bill would provide permanent funds to create an African-American
and African-Caribbean Business Development center within the New York
State Urban Development Corporation to provide technical assistance
and any such other information as deemed necessary to the
African-American and African-Caribbean business community where it may
begin to successfully participate in the programs established under
the Omnibus Economic Development Act of 1987.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: amends chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 by adding a new
section 9-g to create an entity that will be known as "The
African-American and African-Caribbean Business Development Center".

JUSTIFICATION:

One of the most significant obstacles to the successful development of
the African-American and African-Caribbean business community in New
York State has been proving difficulty in accessing information on
state economic development programs, as well as a pronounced
difficulty in obtaining working capital and project specific financing
in order to aggressively compete for available state and local
contracts.

The establishment of the African-American and African-Caribbean
Business Development Center would bridge the gap in informational,
legal, financial and technical assistance services available to the
African-American and African-Caribbean Business Community. Centrally
located to be easily accessible to African-American and
African-Caribbean Business Community. Centrally located to be easily
accessible to African-American and African-Caribbean firms seeking
assistance, it would create a setting where alternate forms of
business organization can be explored while serving a valuable role to
develop viable firms who are not currently organized in a corporate
form but otherwise represent sound, practical candidates for-economic
assistance.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-14: S.6270/A.3311 - Referred to Corps, Authorities and
Commissions
2011-12: S.3612/A.3811 - Referred to Corps, Authorities and
Commissions
2009-10: S.3556/A.6852 - Reported and Committed to Finance

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:


None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S2579 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2579

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 the establishment of an African-American and African-Car-
  ibbean business development center

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

  Section  1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting
the New York state urban development  corporation  act,  is  amended  by
adding a new section 9-g to read as follows:
  S  9-G.  CREATING  AN  AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE, WITH  THE  ASSISTANCE
OF  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IN CONSULTATION WITH
SUCH COMMISSIONER, AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN  AND  AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN  BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT  CENTER  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF RENDERING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
AND MARKET INFORMATION  TO  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  SERVICE  PROVIDERS  AND  THE
PRIVATE  BUSINESSES  SERVICING  AFRICAN-AMERICAN  AND  AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN
COMMUNITIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03635-01-5

2015-S2579A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7084
Current Committee:: Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:: Add §9-g, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3556, A6852
2011-2012: S3612, A3811
2013-2014: S3001, S6270, A3311
2017-2018: S2344, A5404
2019-2020: S4146, A6526
2021-2022: S4419, A3169
2023-2024: S5154, A5648

2015-S2579A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S2579A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2579A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act,
in relation to the establishment of a technical assistance evaluation
study and partnership

 PURPOSE :

This bill would provide permanent funds to create an African-American
and African-Caribbean Business Development center within the New York
State Urban Development Corporation to provide technical assistance
and any such other information as deemed necessary to the
African-American and African-Caribbean business community where it may
begin to successfully participate in the programs established under
the Omnibus Economic Development Act of 1987.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: amends chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 by adding a new
section 9-g to create an entity that will be known as "The
African-American and African-Caribbean Business Development Center".

 JUSTIFICATION :

One of the most significant obstacles to the successful development of
the African-American and African-Caribbean business community in New
York State has been proving difficulty in accessing information on
state economic development programs, as well as a pronounced
difficulty in obtaining working capital and project specific financing
in order to aggressively compete for available state and local
contracts.

The establishment of the African-American and African-Caribbean
Business Development Center would bridge the gap in informational,
legal, financial and technical assistance services available to the
African-American and African-Caribbean Business Community. Centrally
located to be easily accessible to African-American and
African-Caribbean Business Community. Centrally located to be easily
accessible to African-American and African-Caribbean firms seeking
assistance, it would create a setting where alternate forms of
business organization can be explored while serving a valuable role to
develop viable firms who are not currently organized in a corporate
form but otherwise represent sound, practical candidates for-economic
assistance.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2013-14: S.6270/A.3311 - Referred to Corps, Authorities and
Commissions
2011-12: S.3612/A.3811 - Referred to Corps, Authorities and
Commissions
2009-10: S.3556/A.6852 - Reported and Committed to Finance

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S2579A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2579--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and  Commissions  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Corporations,
  Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Senate Rule 6,  sec.  8
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
  relation to the establishment of  a  technical  assistance  evaluation
  study and partnership

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

  Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,  constituting
the  New  York  state  urban  development corporation act, is amended by
adding a new section 9-g to read as follows:
  S 9-G. CREATING A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EVALUATION STUDY  AND  PARTNER-
SHIP.  (1)  THE  CORPORATION SHALL EVALUATE THE GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE OF
PROGRAMS OVERSEEN BY THE CORPORATION AND THOSE SUPPORTED BY OTHER  STATE
FUNDS THAT SEEK TO OFFER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
ED TO, ENTREPRENEURIAL ASSISTANCE, BUSINESS START-UP, GROWTH, AND EXPAN-
SION, TO COMMUNITIES WITH A PREDOMINANTLY MINORITY POPULATION.
  (2)  IF  UPON  COMPLETION  OF THE STUDY REQUIRED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION THE CORPORATION FINDS THAT THERE ARE GAPS IN  THE  COVERAGE
AREA,  THE  CORPORATION  SHALL  WORK  WITH  NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, TO SUPPLE-
MENT THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  NEEDS  OF  THE  COMMUNITIES  AND  PROVIDE
CONVENIENT HOURS OF OPERATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03635-05-6

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