Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 01, 2024 |
referred to economic development |
Assembly Bill A9997
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SEPTIMO
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-A9997 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Economic Development
- Law Section:
- Economic Development Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §121, Ec Dev L
2023-A9997 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the MWBE Center within the empire state development corporation to make the services of the division of minority and women's business development accessible in-person in cities with a population of one million or more and to provide information assistance and technical support relating to certification.
2023-A9997 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9997 I N A S S E M B L Y May 1, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEPTIMO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to establish- ing the minority and women-owned business enterprise center within empire state development corporation 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 121 to read as follows: § 121. MWBE CENTER. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: A. "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE MWBE CENTER CREATED IN THIS SECTION; B. "MWBE" MEANS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; AND C. "CENTER" MEANS THE MWBE CENTER CREATED BY THIS SECTION. 2. THE MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (MWBE) CENTER IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO HAVE AND EXERCISE THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES PROVIDED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW. 3. THE HEAD OF THE CENTER SHALL BE THE DIRECTOR. THE DIRECTOR SHALL RECEIVE A SALARY TO BE FIXED BY THE GOVERNOR WITHIN THE AMOUNTS APPRO- PRIATED THEREFOR. THE DIRECTOR SHALL REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER OF EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT. A. THE DIRECTOR MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, CREATE, ABOLISH, TRANSFER AND CONSOLIDATE UNITS NOT EXPRESSLY ESTABLISHED BY LAW AS THE DIRECTOR MAY DETERMINE NECESSARY FOR THE EFFICIENT OPERATION OF THE CENTER, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT. B. THE DIRECTOR MAY APPOINT ASSISTANTS, AND OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOY- EES, COMMITTEES AND CONSULTANTS AS THE DIRECTOR MAY DEEM NECESSARY, PRESCRIBE THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES, FIX THEIR COMPENSATION WITHIN THE AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMIS- SIONER OF EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET. C. THE DIRECTOR MAY REQUEST AND RECEIVE FROM ANY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION OR OTHER AGENCY OF THE STATE ANY INFORMATION EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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