Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 03, 2016 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A9436
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SEPULVEDA
Archive: Last 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
2015-A9436 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A9436 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9436 I N A S S E M B L Y March 3, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEPULVEDA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the "NYS entrepreneurial training act of 2016" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "NYS entre- preneurial training act of 2016". S 2. The education law is amended by adding two new sections 4608 and 4609 to read as follows: S 4608. ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AN ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM SHALL BE FORMULATED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND ADMIN- ISTERED BY INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATING CITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM SHALL BE TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS TO SUPPORT AND TRAIN ENTREPRENEURIAL CANDIDATES. 2. IN ORDER FOR AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT TO RECEIVE AN AWARD OF AN ANNUAL GRANT AN APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT WITH ITS APPLICATION A GRADABLE BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE USE OF THE GRANT MONEY. 3. A MINIMUM OF TWENTY PERCENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE PROGRAM SHALL BE NEW YORK STATE CERTIFIED MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTER- PRISES AND A MINIMUM OF TEN PERCENT SHALL BE VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY. S 4609. ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS. 1. WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO GRANT AWARDS FOR THE SUPPORT OF APPROVED ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAMS. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT AN APPROVED ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM SHALL BE AWARDED ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER. 3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, FROM WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT, UNDERTAKE ALL ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO PLAN FOR AND PRELIMI- NARILY PROVIDE FOR THE TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08814-03-6
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