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Removes airports located in New York state from locations where permits may be issued to department of social services for one or more vending facilities
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Harvey Weisenberg
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BILL NUMBER:S5360
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 415 of the laws of 1913, relating to establishing a state commission for the blind and visually handicapped, in relation to the operation of vending facilities
Purpose or general idea of bill
To make a technical amendment to Chapter 532 of the laws of 2010 with regard to the Business Enterprise Program.
Summary of specific provisions
The bill amends Subparagraph (A) of paragraph 3 of subdivision b of section 11-a of chapter 415 of the laws of 1913, relating to establishing a state commission for the blind and visually handicapped, as added by chapter 693 of the laws of 1992, to remove "airports" as those locations that shall issue permits for vending facilities to the department of social services.
Justification
The Business Enterprise Program (BEP) was established as a way to provide people who are visually impaired with jobs as retail facility managers in various state buildings. Chapter 532 of the laws of 2010 appropriately sought to expand opportunities for vendors by going beyond state owned buildings to include properties owned by the State University of New York and the New York State Thruway Authority as viable sites for vending facilities.
This law included "any airport in the state of New York" as locations for which such BEP permits would be issued.
Airports in the state, with few exceptions, are owned by municipalities or are privately owned and therefore differ greatly from other state buildings Or state-affiliated facilities such as public authorities, where large numbers of state employees are working during normal business hours:
This bill will correct this discrepancy that included non-state owned, occupied or controlled facilities (airports) in the BEP program. This bill would not prevent the establishment of such a vendor operation at an airport where it is found mutually beneficial between the commission, the airport owner and the vendor, with an expectation of having a successful enterprise, to locate such operation there.
The bill will also make it easier for the agency to promulgate the necessary regulations to implement Chapter 532 of the laws of 2010.
Prior legislative history
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None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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