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                                  5110--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, MAGNARELLI, GUNTHER, WEPRIN, JAFFEE,
   LUPARDO, SIMANOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, DenDEKK-
   ER,  HOOPER,  MORELLE,  PERRY,  SKARTADOS,  THIELE  --  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 New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to creating  the  small  business  innovation  research/small
   business technology transfer technical assistance program; and repeal-
   ing section 3102-c of the public authorities law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 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 52 to read as follows:
   § 52. SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR)/SMALL  BUSINESS  TECH-
 NOLOGY  TRANSFER (STTR) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 1. THE SMALL BUSI-
 NESS INNOVATION RESEARCH/SMALL BUSINESS  TECHNOLOGY  TRANSFER  TECHNICAL
 ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM,  HEREAFTER  REFERRED TO AS "THE PROGRAM", IS HEREBY
 CREATED IN THE CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO ELIGI-
 BLE ENTITIES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES OF  ONE
 HUNDRED  EMPLOYEES  OR  LESS  AND LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE IN COMPETING
 SUCCESSFULLY FOR GRANTS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH PHASE I  OF  THE  FEDERAL
 SMALL  BUSINESS  INNOVATION  RESEARCH PROGRAM AS ENACTED PURSUANT TO THE
 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1982, AND THE  SMALL  BUSI-
 NESS  TECHNOLOGY  TRANSFER  ACT OF 1982, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
 PHASE I SBIR AND STTR AWARD WINNERS WITHIN THE STATE.
   2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES UNDER THIS SECTION MAY  INCLUDE,  BUT
 ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A)  OUTREACH  TO  SMALL  BUSINESSES TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF SBIR/STTR
 PROGRAM SOLICITATIONS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (B) COUNSELING TO DETERMINE  THE  ABILITY  OF  A  BUSINESS  TO  PURSUE
 SBIR/STTR  PHASE I FUNDING, THE TECHNOLOGY MATCH WITH THE FEDERAL AGENCY
 SOLICITATION TO BE PURSUED, THE QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL INVOLVED  IN
 THE PROPOSED PROJECT, AND THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT NEEDED FROM THE TECHNICAL
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO PRODUCE A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION; AND
   (C) PROPOSAL PREPARATION ASSISTANCE INCLUDING GRANT WRITING, TECHNOLO-
 GY EVALUATION, AND GENERAL PROPOSAL EVALUATION.
   3.  IN  DETERMINING WHETHER TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO A SMALL BUSINESS,  ELIGIBLE  ENTITIES  SHALL
 CONSIDER  THE  PROBABILITY  OF  SUCH  BUSINESS COMMERCIALIZING ANY INNO-
 VATIONS RESULTING FROM RESEARCH FUNDED BY AN SBIR OR STTR AWARD  IN  NEW
 YORK STATE.
   4.  ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. (A) ENTITIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FUNDS
 UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE DEMONSTRABLE  EXPERIENCE  AND  SUCCESS  IN
 PROVIDING  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND
 AS DETERMINED BY THE CORPORATION, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I) CENTERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED TWO-B OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW;
   (II)  TECHNOLOGY  DEVELOPMENT  CORPORATIONS  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED TWO-D OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW;
   (III) STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK ENGINEERING SCHOOLS THAT ADMINISTER
 THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR INDUSTRIAL RESURGENCE PROGRAM; AND
   (IV) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3 OF PART T
 OF CHAPTER 84 OF THE LAWS OF 2002 AND SECTION FOUR HUNDRED  TEN  OF  THE
 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW.
   (B)  PREFERENCE  FOR RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE GIVEN
 TO ENTITIES THAT PARTNER WITH OTHER ELIGIBLE  ENTITIES  TO  PROVIDE  THE
 FULL  RANGE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION
 TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   (C) ENTITIES RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL MATCH SUCH FUNDS
 ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS. SUCH MATCH SHALL CONSIST OF  ACTUAL  CASH,  SALA-
 RIES,  STAFF  TIME, OR EXPENSES DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION. OVERHEAD COSTS MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE MATCH.
   5. USE OF FUNDS. (A) FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR COSTS RELATED TO CONDUCTING
 OUTREACH TO SMALL BUSINESSES TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF  SBIR/STTR  PROGRAM
 SOLICITATIONS,  GRANT  PREPARATION  AND  REVIEW,  AND PRINTING COSTS AND
 SUPPLIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF GRANTS.
   (B) FROM SUCH FUNDS AS MAY BE APPROPRIATED FOR  THIS  PURPOSE  BY  THE
 LEGISLATURE,  THE  CORPORATION SHALL MAKE COMPETITIVE AWARDS ANNUALLY IN
 AMOUNTS OF UP TO TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PROVIDERS OF ASSISTANCE
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (A) ENTITIES RECEIVING FUNDS SHALL ANNUALLY
 PROVIDE TO THE CORPORATION DETAILS ON THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) DESCRIPTION  OF  SMALL  BUSINESSES  SERVED,  INCLUDING  TECHNOLOGY
 FOCUS, BUSINESS SIZE AND LOCATION;
   (II)  SBIR  AND  STTR  GRANTS  APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF
 ASSISTANCE PROVIDED; AND
   (III) ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE CORPORATION.
   (B) THE CORPORATION SHALL INCLUDE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION IN THE ANNUAL REPORT FILED PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW.
   (C)  ON  OR  BEFORE  FEBRUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, THE CORPO-
 RATION SHALL EVALUATE  THE  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  THE  SBIR/STTR  TECHNICAL
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND REPORT SUCH FINDINGS TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLA-
 TURE.  THE  CORPORATION SHALL ALSO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE APPRO-

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 PRIATENESS OF EXPANDING THE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE  TO  SBIR/STTR
 PHASE II APPLICANTS.
   § 2. Section 3102-c of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.