NY State Senate Bill 2021-S9593

Senate Bill S9593

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the division of veterans' services to establish a searchable database of veteran-owned businesses

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Delivered to Governor
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2021-S9593 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §353, Exec L; amd §4, Veterans' Services L

2021-S9593 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of veterans' services, with the aid and assistance of the office of general services, to establish a searchable database of veteran-owned businesses; requires the use of a special mark to indicate service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.

2021-S9593 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9593

SPONSOR: RAMOS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law and the veterans' services law, in
relation to establishing a searchable database of veteran-owned busi-
nesses

 
PURPOSE:

To support veteran-owned businesses, including service-disabled veter-
an-owned businesses, in New York State.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends the executive law to direct the Office of General
Services to assist Veteran Services in creating a searchable database of
veteran-owned businesses, including service-disabled veteran-owned busi-
nesses, to be published on the Office of General Services website.

Section 2. Amends the veterans' services law to require the Department

of Labor and the Office of General Services to include a searchable
centralized state registry on their website that would promote veteran-
owned businesses, including service-disabled veteran-owned businesses,
to the public and state agencies.

Section 3. Effective Date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York State's small business owners have taken the most significant
hit through the economic collapse we saw during the COVID-19 pandemic
and are still struggling to recover. With veterans facing unique social
and economic challenges, this legislation creates a centralized location
to promote their information to the public.  Registering will give
enterprises visibility to prospective buyers, including government agen-
cies and private contractors seeking to purchase goods and services.
Small businesses across the board have faced closures, alongside a
decrease in employment in the fields of restaurant, retail and recre-
ational business since the pandemic.  With a projected number of over
15,000 veteran business owners (VBOs) in New York City alone, New York
State's veteran business enterprises represent 5.2% of the nation's
veteran-owned businesses. To better support our state's VBOs to thrive
in the business industry, this legislation aims to serve this community
of business owners through economic recovery and development.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Legislation

 
FISCAL IMPACT:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the
amendments to section 353 of the executive law made by section one of
this act shall be subject to the repeal of such section pursuant to
section 1 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, as amended when
upon such date the provisions of section two of this act shall take
effect.

2021-S9593 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9593
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 9, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the  veterans'  services  law,  in
   relation  to establishing a searchable database of veteran-owned busi-
   nesses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 27 to read as follows:
   27.  WITH THE AID AND ASSISTANCE OF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, TO
 DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO STATE AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC A  DIRECTORY
 OF VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES WHICH SHALL, WHEREVER PRACTICABLE,
 BE  DIVIDED  INTO  CATEGORIES  OF  LABOR, SERVICES, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT,
 MATERIALS AND RECOGNIZED CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND  WHICH  SHALL  INDICATE
 AREAS  OR LOCATIONS OF THE STATE WHERE SUCH ENTERPRISES ARE AVAILABLE TO
 PERFORM SERVICES.  SUCH DIRECTORY SHALL USE AN ASTERISK OR OTHER SPECIAL
 MARK  TO  DENOTE  ANY  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES  WHICH   ARE
 SERVICE-DISABLED  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES.   SUCH DIRECTORY
 SHALL BE POSTED ON THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES' WEBSITE.  THE  OFFICE
 OF  GENERAL SERVICES SHALL ALSO USE THIS INFORMATION TO CREATE AN INTER-
 NET BASED, SEARCHABLE CENTRALIZED STATE  DATABASE  TO  PROMOTE  VETERAN-
 OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO THE PUBLIC AND SHALL POST SUCH DATABASE ON
 THE  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S WEBSITE. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL
 CONDUCT OUTREACH TO NOTIFY VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES  OF  SUCH
 DIRECTORY  AND  DATABASE AND TO PROVIDE REGISTRATION INFORMATION TO SUCH
 BUSINESS ENTERPRISES FOR INCLUSION IN THE DIRECTORY AND DATABASE.
   § 2.  Section 4 of the veterans' services law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 38 to read as follows:
   38.  WITH THE AID AND ASSISTANCE OF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, TO
 DEVELOP AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO STATE AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC A  DIRECTORY
 OF VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES WHICH SHALL, WHEREVER PRACTICABLE,
 BE  DIVIDED  INTO  CATEGORIES  OF  LABOR, SERVICES, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT,
 MATERIALS AND RECOGNIZED CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND  WHICH  SHALL  INDICATE
 AREAS  OR LOCATIONS OF THE STATE WHERE SUCH ENTERPRISES ARE AVAILABLE TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD16406-04-2
 S. 9593                             2
 
 PERFORM SERVICES.  SUCH DIRECTORY SHALL USE AN ASTERISK OR OTHER SPECIAL
 MARK  TO  DENOTE  ANY  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES  WHICH   ARE
 SERVICE-DISABLED  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES.   SUCH DIRECTORY
 SHALL  BE  POSTED ON THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES' WEBSITE. THE OFFICE
 OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL ALSO USE THIS INFORMATION TO CREATE AN  INTER-
 NET  BASED,  SEARCHABLE  CENTRALIZED  STATE DATABASE TO PROMOTE VETERAN-
 OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO THE PUBLIC AND SHALL POST SUCH DATABASE ON
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S WEBSITE. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES  SHALL
 CONDUCT  OUTREACH  TO  NOTIFY VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES OF SUCH
 DIRECTORY AND DATABASE AND TO PROVIDE REGISTRATION INFORMATION  TO  SUCH
 BUSINESS ENTERPRISES FOR INCLUSION IN THE DIRECTORY AND DATABASE.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 353 of the executive law made by  section  one
 of  this  act shall be subject to the repeal of such section pursuant to
 section 1 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, as amended, when
 upon such date the provisions of section two  of  this  act  shall  take
 effect.

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