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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to commerce, economic development and small business |
Feb 20, 2015 |
referred to commerce, economic development and small business |
Senate Bill S3903
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business 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
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
2015-S3903 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
- Law Section:
- Economic Development
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Part JJ §2, Chap 59 of 2013
2015-S3903 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3903 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend part JJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2013 relating to establishing a New York state innovation capital fund, in relation to allocation of monies under such fund PURPOSE: To continue the development of entrepreneurship programs targeted to biomedical and biotech programs in New York State SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Adds new language to part JJ of Chapter 59 of the laws of 2013, which created the venture capital fund, to divert a portion of new monies to technology transfer and faculty development programs under subdivisions three and five of section 209-p of the executive law. EXISTING LAW: New bill. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S3903 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3903 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Devel- opment and Small Business AN ACT to amend part JJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2013 relating to establishing a New York state innovation capital fund, in relation to allocation of monies under such fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2 of part JJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2013 relating to establishing a New York state innovation capital fund is amended to read as follows: S 2. The New York state innovation venture capital fund. In order to strengthen the university/industry connection and prepare New York busi- nesses to compete for private-sector venture investment, the New York state urban development corporation shall have the power to establish and administer the New York state innovation venture capital fund to provide critical seed and early-stage funding to incentivize new busi- ness formation and growth in New York state and to facilitate the tran- sition from ideas and research to marketable products. Funds will be expended by the innovation venture capital fund pursuant to a plan developed by the urban development corporation and submitted to the director of the division of the budget, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly. No funds shall be transferred to the New York state urban development corporation for the New York state innovation venture capital fund until such plan has been submit- ted. OF THE AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED TO THE CORPORATION FOR THE NEW YORK STATE INNOVATION VENTURE CAPITAL FUND IN ANY YEAR, FIFTY PERCENT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS UNDER SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND FIVE OF SECTION 209-P OF THE EXEC- UTIVE LAW, EXCEPT THAT IN THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON APRIL 1, 2015, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TRANSFER SHALL BE TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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