Allows for the division for small-business to advise on matters affecting micro-enterprises consisting of fewer than five employees; establishes the main street center grant program to create main street centers in each of the counties in New York state, with the exception of the five boroughs of New York city; and requires the secretary of state to receive all rule-making documents in electronic format and to create an online publication of the state register.

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A6607A-2011 Actions

• May 22, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
• May 3, 2012: print number 6607a
• May 3, 2012: amend and recommit to small business
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to small business
• Mar 23, 2011: referred to small business

A6607A-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6607--A

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                               March 23, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCARBOROUGH, REILICH, LUPARDO, COLTON, COOK,
    WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AMEDORE, SWEENEY -- read once
    and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Small  Business  --   committee
    discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
    to said committee

  AN  ACT  to amend the economic development law, the New York state urban
    development corporation act, the executive law and the state  adminis-
    trative  procedure  act,  in relation to assisting small businesses in
    this state

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1.  Subdivisions 7, 8, 9 and 10 of section 134 of the economic
  development  law,  subdivision  7 as added by chapter 547 of the laws of
  1976, subdivision 8 as amended by chapter  361  of  the  laws  of  2009,
  subdivision 9 as amended by chapter 490 of the laws of 1993 and subdivi-
  sion 10 as added by chapter 543 of the laws of 2002, are amended 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

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  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[.];
    9.  ADVISE  AND  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO THE COMMISSIONER ON MATTERS
  AFFECTING MICRO-ENTERPRISES CONSISTING OF FEWER THAN FIVE EMPLOYEES;
    10. 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) of THE FORMER
  section one hundred sixty-one-b 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 THE FORMER section one  hundred  seventy-four-a  of
  the  state  finance  law  and subdivision 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 informa-
  tion 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 THE FORMER section one hundred
  seventy-four-a of the state  finance  law  and  subdivision  eight-a  of
  section one hundred three of the general municipal law[.]; AND
    [10.] 11. 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.
    S 2. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 constituting the New
  York state urban development corporation act is amended by adding a  new
  section 16-v to read as follows:

    S  16-V.  MAIN  STREET  CENTER GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THE CORPORATION SHALL
  ADMINISTER A STATEWIDE PROGRAM TO CREATE MAIN STREET CENTERS IN EACH  OF
  THE  COUNTIES IN NEW YORK STATE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FIVE BOROUGHS
  OF NEW YORK CITY.
    2. EACH COUNTY MAIN STREET CENTER  SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE  A
  MATCHING GRANT OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARD THE CREATION
  OF  THE COUNTY CENTER IF THE COUNTY DESIGNATES THE EQUIVALENT OF A FULL-
  TIME EMPLOYEE TO THE MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT EFFORT. THE GRANTS  MAY  BE
  USED FOR FACADE RENOVATION AND INTERIOR REHABILITATION.
    3.  EACH  CENTER  SHALL  HOUSE  A COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY OF MAIN STREET
  PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE TO BE LOANED.
    4. EACH CENTER SHALL DEVELOP A  CENTRAL  DATABASE  OF  ALL  STATE  AND
  FEDERAL  GRANT  RESOURCES.  THE  CORPORATION  SHALL ASSIST LOCALITIES IN
  IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FUNDING AND PROVIDE  TECHNICAL  ASSIST-
  ANCE REGARDING GRANT PROCUREMENT.
    5. EACH CENTER SHALL DEVELOP GUIDELINES TO ASSIST LOCALITIES IN ENSUR-
  ING  THAT  FACADE  RENOVATIONS  ARE  DONE  IN A MANNER THAT RESPECTS THE
  ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING TO BE RENOVATED AND HELPS  TO  ENHANCE  THE
  HISTORIC INTEGRITY OF THE MAIN STREET DISTRICT.
    S 3. The executive law is amended by adding two new sections 102-a and
  149-a to read as follows:

    S 102-A. RULE-MAKING DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. 1.
  ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, ALL RULE-MAKING DOCU-
  MENTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT.
  THE SECRETARY OF STATE  SHALL  MAKE  SUCH  DOCUMENTS  AVAILABLE  WITHOUT
  CHARGE  TO  THE  PUBLIC ELECTRONICALLY, AND SHALL DISSEMINATE SUCH DOCU-
  MENTS WITHOUT CHARGE TO INTERESTED PARTIES BY VARIOUS  MEANS,  INCLUDING
  AT  A  MINIMUM  THROUGH ONE OR MORE ELECTRONIC MAILING LISTS, RSS FEEDS,

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  AND ANY OTHER TECHNOLOGIES DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY TO  BE  EFFECTIVE
  IN  PROVIDING TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO RULE-MAKING INFORMATION. AT
  LEAST ONE SUCH MEANS SHALL UTILIZE A RULES TRACKER  PROGRAM  OR  SIMILAR
  PROGRAM  THAT  ENABLES  A  USER TO CUSTOMIZE THE RULE-MAKING INFORMATION
  THAT WILL BE PROVIDED.
    2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  THE  TERM  "RSS"  OR  RICH  SITE
  SUMMARY  SHALL  MEAN  A  FORMAT  FOR  DELIVERING  REGULARLY CHANGING WEB
  CONTENT.
    S 149-A. ONLINE PUBLICATION OF STATE REGISTER.  1.  THE  SECRETARY  OF
  STATE  SHALL  PUBLISH AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE STATE REGISTER ON ITS
  WEBSITE AND SHALL MAKE IT AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE ONLINE.
    2. THE INTERNET HOME PAGE OF EVERY STATE AGENCY THAT ADOPTS RULES  AND
  REGULATIONS  OR PUBLISHES NOTICES IN THE STATE REGISTER SHALL MAINTAIN A
  LINK TO THE ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE STATE REGISTER.
    S 4. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6-a of  section  202  of  the  state
  administrative  procedure  act, as amended by chapter 171 of the laws of
  1994, is amended to read as follows:

    (a) An agency shall transmit a copy of any rule making notice prepared
  pursuant to this article to the governor, the temporary president of the
  senate, the speaker of the assembly, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE  SENATE,
  THE  MINORITY  LEADER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY, the administrative regulations
  review commission and the office of regulatory and management assistance
  at the time such notice is submitted  to  the  secretary  of  state  for
  publication  in  the  state register. Such transmittal shall include the
  complete rule text, regulatory impact statement, regulatory  flexibility
  analysis, rural area flexibility analysis, or revisions thereof, and any
  other  information  submitted to the secretary of state pursuant to this
  article.
    S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.