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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Feb 17, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S3727
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2015-S3727 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S3727 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes recoupment by the state or any political subdivision of financial incentives such as awards, loans, grants or tax abatements, awarded businesses for purposes of job training, job creation or retention, or the development of business operations, upon recipient's failure to complete the terms of the incentive.
2015-S3727 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3727 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the recoupment of economic incentives to businesses PURPOSE: To require that companies which receive economic incentives for the purpose of job creation or expansion of operations fulfill their promise, unless unforeseen circumstances arise. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Provides that where the State, a public benefit corporation including an industrial development authority, or a municipality provides an economic incentive to a company for the purpose of job training, job creation or retention, or expansion of operations, such agreement shall be in writing and state the terms and conditions of the incentive. Where the company's promise is not fulfilled, the agency shall be authorized to recoup the incentive in an amount proportionate to the unfulfilled part of the agreement. The recipient shall be entitled to a hearing with an opportunity to explain any non-compliance. Recoupment may be waived where the failure was not attributable to bad faith or fraud, and was due to unforeseen
2015-S3727 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3727 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 17, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ESPAILLAT, CARLUCCI, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the recoupment of economic incentives to businesses 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 section 163-b to read as follows: S 163-B. RECOUPMENT OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, EACH CONTRACT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING BY WHICH A PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, COMPANY, ASSOCIATION OR CORPO- RATION RECEIVES AN AWARD, GRANT, LOAN, TAX ABATEMENT OR OTHER BUSINESS INCENTIVE FROM THE STATE, ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, OR ANY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU, BOARD, COMMISSION, AUTHORITY, OR ANY OTHER AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE OR ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, OR ANY PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION SIXTY-SIX OF THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, OR ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION THREE-A OF THE GENERAL MUNIC- IPAL LAW FOR THE PURPOSES OF JOB TRAINING, JOB CREATION OR RETENTION, OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS OPERATION WITHIN THE STATE, SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS: (A) A STATED PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN WHICH THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING ARE TO BE FULLY EXECUTED AND COMPLETED; (B) A STATED PURPOSE AND THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARD, GRANT OR OTHER BUSI- NESS INCENTIVE; (C) WHERE APPLICABLE, THE NUMBER OF PERSONS TO BE TRAINED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING; (D) WHERE APPLICABLE, THE NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED OR RETAINED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, AGREEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08542-01-5
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