Assembly Bill A2805

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to entrepreneurship assistance centers; repealer

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  • 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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2017-A2805 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3804
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add Art 9 §§210 - 212, amd §100, Ec Dev L; amd §591-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4459, A11053
2011-2012: A6670
2013-2014: A2585, S4206
2015-2016: A4246, A7798, S2627

2017-A2805 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes entrepreneurship assistance centers to provide assistance to primarily minority group members, women, individuals with a disability and dislocated workers and veterans; requires the department of economic development to establish criteria and designation of such centers; sets forth requirements for each center.

2017-A2805 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2805
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. THIELE, RIVERA, HYNDMAN, BICHOTTE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Small Business
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to  establish-
   ing  entrepreneurship assistance centers; to amend the economic devel-
   opment law  and  the  labor  law,  in  relation  to  making  technical
   corrections  relating thereto; and to repeal article 9 of the economic
   development law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 9 of the economic development law is REPEALED and a
 new article 9 is added to read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 9
                    ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSISTANCE CENTERS
 SECTION 210. DEFINITIONS.
         211. ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASSISTANCE CENTERS.
         212. REPORTING.
   §  210.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN  THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING TERMS,
 UNLESS THE CONTEXT INDICATES OTHERWISE, SHALL HAVE THE  FOLLOWING  MEAN-
 INGS:
   1.  "ENTREPRENEURSHIP  ASSISTANCE  CENTERS"  SHALL  MEAN  THE BUSINESS
 DEVELOPMENT CENTERS WHICH PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PRIMARILY MINORITY GROUP
 MEMBERS, WOMEN, INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY,  DISLOCATED  WORKERS  AND
 VETERANS  AS  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION TWO
 HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2. "DISABILITY" SHALL MEAN, WITH RESPECT TO AN INDIVIDUAL:
   (A) A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS  ONE  OR
 MORE OF THE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL;
   (B) A RECORD OF SUCH AN IMPAIRMENT; OR
   (C) BEING REGARDED AS HAVING AN IMPAIRMENT.
   3.  "MINORITY  BUSINESS ENTERPRISE" SHALL MEAN ANY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
 WHICH IS AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PER CENTUM OWNED BY, OR IN  THE  CASE  OF  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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