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                                  158--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the economic development law, in relation to creating
   the mobile high-technology training facilities program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  economic  development law is amended by adding a new
 section 361 to read as follows:
   § 361.  MOBILE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FACILITIES PROGRAM.    1.  THE
 DIVISION  IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO CREATE A MOBILE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TRAIN-
 ING FACILITIES PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO  AWARD  ONE  TO
 ONE  MATCHING  GRANTS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR
 THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND/OR OUTFIT OF MOBILE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
 FACILITIES THAT  COMPLEMENT  CERTIFICATE,  DEGREE  OR  OTHER  RECOGNIZED
 CREDENTIALING  PROGRAMS.  SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE DIVI-
 SION WITHIN NINETY DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "QUALIFIED  APPLICANT"  MEANS  ANY  EDUCATIONAL OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 INSTITUTION  PROVIDING  CERTIFICATE,  DEGREE  OR   OTHER   CREDENTIALING
 PROGRAMS  IN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY FIELDS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NANO-
 TECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND INFORMA-
 TION TECHNOLOGY OR ANY OTHER FIELD DEFINED AS AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY  BY
 PARAGRAPH  (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED TWO-E OF
 THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
   (B) "DIVISION" MEANS THE DIVISION OF  SCIENCE,  TECHNOLOGY  AND  INNO-
 VATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD00615-02-1

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   3. APPLICANTS SHALL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE DIVISION COMPRISING A
 PLAN INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A)  DEMONSTRATION  THAT  FUNDS AND/OR OTHER IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE
 ENCUMBERED IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF REQUESTED  GRANT
 AMOUNT;
   (B)  THE  DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FACILITY INCLUDING THE USE OF
 SIMULATION-BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING RESOURCES INCLUDING THE TYPES OF
 MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND STAFFING LEVEL REQUIRED;
   (C) DEMONSTRATION OF A FLEXIBLE PROGRAM WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR DIVERSI-
 FIED JOB TRAINING SKILLS WITHIN A PARTICULAR INDUSTRY;
   (D) EVIDENCE THAT A NEED FOR EMPLOYEES RELATED TO THE INDUSTRY ASSOCI-
 ATED WITH THE APPLICANT EXISTS;
   (E) DEVELOPMENT OF A CURRICULUM TO DELIVER SUCH MOBILE TRAINING FACIL-
 ITY TO EACH REGIONALLY DEFINED LOCATION IN  THE  STATE  LACKING  SIMILAR
 TRAINING   OPPORTUNITIES  INCLUDING  THE  PERIOD  OF  TIME  REQUIRED  TO
 ADEQUATELY TRAIN AN INDIVIDUAL AND THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF  PARTICIPANTS
 UTILIZING SUCH FACILITY IN  A GIVEN YEAR;
   (F)  DEMONSTRATION  OF  A  COLLABORATIVE  AND/OR  COOPERATIVE  WORKING
 RELATIONSHIP WITH PRIVATE  EMPLOYERS  TO  ENSURE  THAT  FACILITIES  MEET
 INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC JOB TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; AND
   (G) DEMONSTRATION OF AN ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SUCH MOBILE FACILITY ON AN
 ON-GOING BASIS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SELF-SUSTAINABILITY REGARD-
 ING STAFFING, OPERATING, MAINTENANCE AND ADAPTABILITY.
   4.  THE DIVISION SHALL ESTABLISH ANY ADDITIONAL CRITERIA TO BE USED IN
 THE EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS.
   5. THE DIVISION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT, WITHIN ONE YEAR FROM THE EFFEC-
 TIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, TO THE  GOVERNOR  AND
 THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED  TO  GRANT  RECIPIENTS,  PURPOSE  OF  MOBILE  TRAINING FACILITY,
 LOCATIONS VISITED, NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS UTILIZING FACILITY AND  ACTUAL
 EMPLOYMENT OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF SUCH FACILITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.