Assembly Bill A4103

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the "save our small-business grant program" to aid certain small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4103 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7314
Current Committee:
Assembly Small Business
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §139-a, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4691

2023-A4103 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "save our small-business grant program" to aid certain small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2023-A4103 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4103
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Small Business
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to  establish-
   ing  the  "save our small-business grant program" to aid certain small
   businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; and  providing  for  the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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 139-a to read as follows:
   §  139-A.  SAVE OUR SMALL-BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.  1. FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE "SAVE OUR SMALL-BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM" SHALL  MEAN
 THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   2.  THE  DIVISION  FOR SMALL-BUSINESS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE'S
 REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS, SHALL DEVELOP  AND  IMPLEMENT  A
 SAVE  OUR  SMALL-BUSINESS  GRANT PROGRAM TO AID SMALL-BUSINESSES IN THIS
 STATE  IMPACTED  BY  THE  COVID-19  PANDEMIC,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   3.  THE  STATE'S  REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS SHALL PROVIDE
 THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE SAVE OUR SMALL-BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   4. THE DIVISION FOR SMALL-BUSINESS, IN CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  STATE'S
 REGIONAL  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  COUNCILS,  SHALL DEVELOP AN APPLICATION
 PROCESS WHEREBY SMALL-BUSINESSES LOCATED IN THIS  STATE  MAY  SUBMIT  AN
 APPLICATION  FOR  A  GRANT TO THE SAVE OUR SMALL-BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM.
 THE SAVE OUR SMALL-BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM SHALL PROCESS AND APPROVE SUCH
 APPLICATIONS IN A MANNER TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION FOR  SMALL-BU-
 SINESS  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE STATE'S REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 COUNCILS.  SUCH APPLICATION PROCESS SHALL BE PUBLISHED CONSPICUOUSLY  ON
 THE  REGIONAL  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS' WEBSITE. FOR A SMALL-BUSI-
 NESS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH APPROVAL, SUCH SMALL-BUSINESS SHALL  DEMON-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08621-01-3

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