Assembly Bill A8537

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of economic development to publicize certain information related to programs for small business enterprises and minority and women-owned business enterprises

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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-A8537 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3270
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §100, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6959
2019-2020: A4921, S4429

2017-A8537 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of economic development to publicize certain information related to programs for small business enterprises and minority and women-owned business enterprises.

2017-A8537 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8537
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BLAKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation  to  requiring
   the commissioner of economic development to publicize certain informa-
   tion  related  to programs for small business enterprises and minority
   and women-owned business enterprises

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 47 of section 100 of the economic development
 law, as added by chapter 614 of the laws of 1982 and  as  renumbered  by
 chapter 427 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   47.  TO, WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PURPOSE, POST ON THE DEPART-
 MENT'S  WEBSITE INFORMATION RELATED TO NEW YORK STATE PROGRAMS PROVIDING
 ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES  OR  MINORITY  AND  WOMEN-OWNED  BUSINESS
 ENTERPRISES.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE WHICH PROGRAMS TO FEATURE
 ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE URBAN  DEVELOPMENT
 CORPORATION,  WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PROGRAMS OFFERED
 BY STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES OR OTHER ENTITIES,  TO  PROVIDE  FINANCIAL
 AND  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  TO  MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTER-
 PRISES AND SMALL BUSINESSES, PROVIDED THAT  THE  WEBSITE  SHALL  PROVIDE
 INFORMATION  ON ANY DEPARTMENT OR URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROGRAMS
 RELATING TO OBTAINING BONDING OR BRIDGE LOANS.   POSTED INFORMATION  MAY
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT NECESSARILY BE LIMITED TO, A PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, THE
 TYPE OF ASSISTANCE OFFERED, APPLICATION INFORMATION, AND CONTACT  INFOR-
 MATION  OR  WEBSITE ADDRESS FOR THE ENTITY OFFERING SUCH ASSISTANCE. THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED HEREIN SO  AS  TO  ALLOW
 INDIVIDUALS  TO:  (A) SEARCH FOR FEATURED MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSI-
 NESS ENTERPRISES AND SMALL BUSINESSES ASSISTANCE  PROGRAMS  PURSUANT  TO
 ARTICLE  NINE  OF THIS CHAPTER; (B) COMPLETE APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE
 IN OBTAINING BONDING, AS WELL AS  APPLICATIONS  TO  ANY  OTHER  PROGRAMS
 PROVIDING  FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE THAT THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS FEASIBLE; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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