Assembly Bill A2239

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of financial resilience

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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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2019-A2239 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5060
Current Committee:
Assembly Banks
Law Section:
Banking Law
Laws Affected:
Add §46, Bank L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11309, S9156
2021-2022: A3099, S5643
2023-2024: S7207

2019-A2239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of financial resilience to develop and implement new programs and initiatives for the purpose of supporting local economies and promoting resilient financial models.

2019-A2239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2239
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KIM, RA, D'URSO, DAVILA -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Banks
 
 AN  ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to establishing the office
   of financial resilience
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  banking law is amended by adding a new section 46 to
 read as follows:
   § 46. OFFICE OF FINANCIAL RESILIENCE. 1. THERE IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED
 WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT  THE  OFFICE OF FINANCIAL RESILIENCE. THE SUPER-
 INTENDENT SHALL APPOINT THE CHIEF FINANCIAL RESILIENCE OFFICER AND CHIEF
 COOPERATIVE ECONOMIST WHO SHALL APPOINT STAFF  AND  PERFORM  SUCH  OTHER
 FUNCTIONS  TO  ENSURE  THE  EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE OFFICE WITHIN THE
 AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE THEREFOR BY APPROPRIATION.
   2. THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL RESILIENCE SHALL HAVE THE POWER AND RESPON-
 SIBILITY TO:
   (A) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF SUPPORTING LOCAL ECONOMIES AND PROMOTING RESILIENT FINANCIAL  MODELS.
 SUCH PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES SHALL ASSIST LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN:
   (I) CREATING COMMUNITY CURRENCIES;
   (II) BUILDING BLOCKCHAIN-BACKED SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT LOCAL GROWTH;
   (III)  LEARNING  HOW  TO IMPLEMENT COOPERATIVE AND PEER-TO-PEER ECONO-
 MIES;
   (IV) IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP COMMUNITIES CONNECT  UNMET
 NEEDS WITH RESOURCES; AND
   (V) COORDINATING EFFORTS TO TURN STUDENT DEBT INTO FUNCTIONING CURREN-
 CIES;
   (B)  CONDUCT WORKSHOPS ON FINANCIAL TOPICS AND OFFER FINANCIAL ASSIST-
 ANCE AND GUIDANCE TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES INTERESTED  IN  BUILDING  COOPER-
 ATIVE AND PEER-TO-PEER SYSTEMS; AND
   (C) ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF BLOCKCHAIN STARTUPS AND COMPANIES FOCUSED ON
 BUILDING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL ECONOMIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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