A2158-2011 Actions

• Jan 23, 2012: REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
• Jan 23, 2012: delivered to senate
• Jan 23, 2012: passed assembly
• Jan 4, 2012: ordered to third reading cal.99
• Jan 4, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jan 4, 2012: DIED IN SENATE
• Jun 14, 2011: REFERRED TO RULES
• Jun 14, 2011: delivered to senate
• Jun 14, 2011: passed assembly
• Jun 14, 2011: ordered to third reading rules cal.173
• Jun 14, 2011: rules report cal.173
• Jun 14, 2011: reported
• Jun 13, 2011: reported referred to rules
• Mar 1, 2011: reported referred to ways and means
• Jan 14, 2011: referred to small business

A2158-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2158
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 January 14, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Small Business
 AN  ACT  to amend the economic development law, in relation to directing
 the division for small business to maintain a small business portal on
 the department of economic development internet website
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  Subdivisions  7,  8,  9,  10 and 11 of section 134 of the
 economic development law, subdivision 7 as added by chapter 547  of  the
 laws  of  1976,  subdivision 8 as amended and subdivision 11 as added by
 chapter 361 of the laws of 2009, subdivision 9 as amended by chapter 490
 of the laws of 1993, subdivision 10 as added by chapter 543 of the  laws
 of  2002,  are  amended  and  a  new  subdivision 12 is added to read as
 follows:

 7. review pending legislation affecting  small-businesses  and  report
 its findings to the commissioner; [and]
 8. initiate and encourage small-business education programs in general
 and  to  coordinate with the functions of the office of general services
 an information and outreach program directed toward informing  small-bu
 sinesses  in  the  state of procedures necessary for competing for state
 purchases and to coordinate with the functions of  every  state  agency,
 department  or  authority described in section one hundred thirty-nine-g
 of the state finance law, pursuant to subdivision  (b)  of  section  one
 hundred  thirty-nine-g  of  the  state  finance  law, an information and
 outreach program directed toward informing small-businesses in the state
 of procedures necessary for competing  for  state  contracts,  including
 without  limitation  educating  small  contractors  about surety bonding
 requirements on state contracts, and identifying resources available  to
 such  contractors  in obtaining their first bond and in increasing their
 bonding capacity, including but not limited to the federal  small  busi
 ness administration bond guarantee program[.];
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04108-01-1
 
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 9.  the  commissioner and the commissioners of agriculture and markets
 and the office of general services shall initiate and  encourage  small
 business  education  programs  and  coordinate with the functions of the
 office of general services, pursuant to subdivision [(b)] SIX of section
 one  hundred  [sixty-one-b]  SIXTY-THREE  of  the  state finance law, an
 information and outreach  program  directed  toward  informing  eligible
 businesses  in  the  state  of  procedures  necessary  for competing for
 purchases of food products pursuant to SUBDIVISION FOUR OF  section  one
 hundred  [seventy-four-a] SIXTY-FIVE of the state finance law and subdi
 vision eight-a of section one hundred three  of  the  general  municipal
 law,  and  to  coordinate  with  the  functions of every state agency or
 department described in subdivision (b) of section one  hundred  thirty
 nine-g  of  the  state  finance law, an information and outreach program
 directed toward informing eligible businesses in the state of procedures
 necessary for competing for contracts for the purchase of food  products
 pursuant  to  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF section one hundred [seventy-four-a]
 SIXTY-FIVE of the state finance law and subdivision eight-a  of  section
 one hundred three of the general municipal law[.];
 10.  conduct  a  survey  of  all  business incubators in the state and
 assess the need for  additional  incubator  facilities  to  nurture  the
 growth and development of small businesses[.];
 11.  provide assistance to small business in the state, and facilitate
 access to programs serving small business, to  ensure  that  such  busi
 nesses  benefit,  as  needed, from technical, managerial, financial, and
 general  business  assistance;  training;  marketing;  organization  and
 personnel  skill  development; project management assistance; technology
 assistance; bond and insurance education assistance; and other  business
 development assistance. In addition, either independently or in conjunc
 tion with other state agencies:

 (a)  develop  a  clearinghouse of information on programs and services
 provided by entities that may assist such businesses; and
 (b) seek to maximize utilization  by  small  businesses  of  available
 federal  resources  including  but not limited to federal grants, loans,
 loan guarantees, surety bonding guarantees,  technical  assistance,  and
 programs  and  services of the federal small business administration[.];
 AND
 12. MAINTAIN A SMALL BUSINESS  PORTAL  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S  INTERNET
 WEBSITE.  SUCH  PORTAL  SHALL  BE  A  ONE-STOP  SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON
 ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES. THE PORTAL SHALL  PROVIDE  EXISTING  AND
 PROSPECTIVE  SMALL  BUSINESSES  WITH INFORMATION ON SERVICES PROVIDED BY
 LOCAL,  STATE  AND  FEDERAL  AGENCIES,  INCLUDING  ASSISTANCE  WITH  AND
 PROVISION  OF  ONLINE  APPLICATIONS  FOR  PERMITS  AND  PERMIT RENEWALS,
 FINANCING, TAX EXEMPTIONS, RELOCATION AND PROPERTY ACQUISITION, LOCATING
 AND TRAINING EMPLOYEES, HEALTH  AND  BUSINESS  INSURANCE,  ENVIRONMENTAL
 COMPLIANCE,  OTHER  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE,  MINORITY  AND WOMEN BUSINESS
 ENTITIES AND ISSUES FACING VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES.
 

S 2. The opening paragraph of section 135 of the economic  development
 law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read
 as follows:

 2. ANY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION OR OTHER AGENCY
 SUBJECT  TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL ALSO
 PROVIDE SUCH ASSISTANCE, SERVICES AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE  THE  DIVISION
 FOR  SMALL  BUSINESS  TO  PROPERLY  CARRY OUT ITS RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER
 SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR OF  THIS  ARTICLE,
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SMALL BUSINESS WEB
 PORTAL AND THE PROVISION OF LINKS TO RELEVANT AGENCY WEBSITES.
 
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S 3. The division for small business  shall  periodically  assess  the
 extent  to  which the small business web portal provided for in subdivi
 sion 12 of section 134 of the economic development law  is  serving  the
 needs  of  existing  and prospective owners and operators of small busi
 nesses,  through  such  measures  as  user  surveys, online feedback and
 soliciting input from the advisory board provided for in section 133  of
 the  economic  development  law. Such division shall update the services
 offered through such portal to reflect additional needed services  iden
 tified through such assessments.
 

S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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