NY State Senate Bill 2019-S7351

Senate Bill S7351

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to a study on the economic impact of the establishment of kitchen incubators

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2019-S7351 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S25
2023-2024: S1979

2019-S7351 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the Empire State Development Corporation, in consultation with SUNY, CUNY, and the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities to conduct a study on the economic impact of the establishment of kitchen incubators; requires a report to the governor and the legislature.

2019-S7351 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S7351

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to requiring the Empire State development corporation
in consultation with the state university of New York, the city univer-
sity of New York and the commission on independent colleges and univer-
sities to study the economic impact of optimizing kitchen incubators in
New York state

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL:

Relates to a study on the economic impact of the establishment of kitch-
en incubators on certain campuses

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that in
order for the state to improve the economic opportunities for its citi-
zens and entrepreneurs; it must also use the established capabilities of

its university systems to offer space and resources to the next gener-
ation of food manufacturing business.

Section 2: for purpose of this act, the term "kitchen incubator" shall
mean an affordable small space with shared ovens, ranges, Industrial
mixers and other commercial kitchen equipment, to be rented by entrepre-
neurs to assist them in the development and for manufacturing of food
products for commercial purpose.

Section 3: the Empire State Development Corporation in consultation with
the State University of New York and the City University of New York and
the commission on independent colleges and universities will study and
report on the economic impact of optimizing kitchen incubators in New
York State.

Section 4: Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation requires the State University of New York and the City
University of New York to examine the potential economic impact for the
State and the City and their campuses if each college system was to set
up kitchen incubators at select four year colleges. For SUNY those
colleges should include their University Centers and campuses where the
US Census has documented growing minority and immigrant populations.

Kitchen incubator are defined as an affordable small space with shared
ovens, ranges, and industrial mixers that entrepreneurs can rent to
assist them in the development and manufacturing of their food products
for commercial purposes.

CUNY and SUNY are to make recommendations to the legislature on the
creation, funding and future expansion of kitchen incubators on their
campuses to foster what has been documented as a growing demand by
entrepreneurs for access to commercial kitchen style incubators to
develop their food products and firms.


In order to improve the economic opportunities for its citizens and
entrepreneurs, it must use the established capabilities of its universi-
ty systems to offer space and resources to the next generation of food
manufacturing businesses.

It has been documented that the chief obstacle for start-up food manu-
facturing businesses is their inability to access affordable commercial
kitchen space. Currently all over the state, there are only a few kitch-
en incubators facing high demand and unable to meet the needs of the
many potential start-up businesses.

Kitchen incubators are valuable resources for New York State as it moves
to promote more job development, business development and in creased tax
revenues. In New York City alone, there are more than 900 food firms,
with over 16,000 employees and another 2,500 who are self-employed. This
has been viewed as evidence of entrepreneurs' intent on developing their
food manufacturing ideas into full scale production capabilities and
full functional business entities.  Minority and immigrant populations
are growing significantly throughout the state and so are their numbers
in entrepreneurship activities, including in the development of foods
from their native place of origin and with growing demand for such foods
by increasing minority and immigrant communities.

Kitchen incubators housed at select college campuses throughout New York
State and New York City will help develop new entrepreneurs and increase
the economic benefits of such activities for the entire state. However,
New York must do more to propel these business start-ups and potential
manufacturers into full scale operations if it moves to allow its
university systems to expand their regional economic catalyst activities
to serve entrepreneurs looking to enter the food manufacturing sector.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A4858B of 2013 died in higher education.

A6717 of 2105 died in higher education

BILL NO A06101

02/23/2017 referred to higher education

01/03/2018 referred to higher education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

None. This legislation will help create taxable income for New York
State and for localities as it will be lead to the establishment of new
businesses and hiring of new employees. The study can be performed by
staff at business schools in CUNY and SUNY.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S7351 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7351
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT in relation to requiring the Empire State development corporation
   in consultation with the  state  university  of  New  York,  the  city
   university  of New York and the commission on independent colleges and
   universities to study the economic impact of optimizing kitchen  incu-
   bators in New York state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent.  The legislature hereby finds  that  in
 order  to improve the economic opportunities for its citizens and entre-
 preneurs, it must use the established  capabilities  of  its  university
 systems  to  offer  space  and  resources to the next generation of food
 manufacturing businesses.
   It has been documented that the chief obstacle for start-up food manu-
 facturing businesses is their inability to access affordable  commercial
 kitchen space. Currently all over the state, there are only a few kitch-
 en  incubators  facing  high  demand and unable to meet the needs of the
 many potential start-up businesses.
   Kitchen incubators are valuable resources for New  York  state  as  it
 moves   to  promote  more  job  development,  business  development  and
 increased tax revenues.
   In New York City alone, there are more than 900 food firms, with  over
 16,000  employees and another 2,500 who are self-employed. This has been
 viewed as evidence of entrepreneurs' intent  on  developing  their  food
 manufacturing  ideas  into  full scale production capabilities and fully
 functional business entities.
   Minority and immigrant populations are growing significantly  through-
 out  the  state  and so are their number in entrepreneurship activities,
 including in the development of foods from their native place of  origin
 and  this  creates  growing demand for such foods by increasing minority
 and immigrant communities.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10213-01-9

 S. 7351                             2
 
   Kitchen incubators housed at select college  campuses  throughout  New
 York  state  and  New  York city will help develop new entrepreneurs and
 increase the economic benefits of such activities for the entire state.
   However,  New York must do more to propel these business start-ups and
 potential manufacturers into full scale operations and  should  move  to
 allow  its university systems to expand their regional economic catalyst
 activities to serve entrepreneurs looking to enter the food  manufactur-
 ing sector.
   § 2. For purposes of this act, the term "kitchen incubator" shall mean
 an  affordable  small space with shared ovens, ranges, industrial mixers
 and other commercial kitchen equipment, to be rented by entrepreneurs to
 assist them in the development and/or manufacturing of food products for
 commercial purposes.
   § 3. a. The Empire State Development Corporation, in consultation with
 the state university of New York, the city university of New  York,  and
 the  Commission  on  Independent  Colleges  and  Universities and groups
 selected by the Empire State Development Corporation,  shall  study  and
 examine  the potential economic impact for optimizing kitchen incubators
 in New York state including establishing and/or expanding such  opportu-
 nities  in  the state university of New York, the city university of New
 York, and the Commission on Independent Colleges.
   b. The study conducted pursuant to this  section  shall  evaluate  the
 impact  of  such  optimization  on  entrepreneurship  efforts in growing
 minority and immigrant populations.
   c. The Empire State Development  Corporation  shall  create  a  report
 containing  recommendations  for the creation, funding and future expan-
 sion of kitchen incubators throughout the state and on college campuses;
 and increasing entrepreneurial success  in  the  culinary  industry,  by
 providing comprehensive advisory and business development services along
 with  access  to  facilities  and  equipment in a co-working environment
 conducive to collaboration, networking and mentorship.
   d. The report compiled by the  Empire  State  Development  Corporation
 pursuant to paragraph c of this section shall be submitted to the gover-
 nor and the legislature not later than May 1, 2020.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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