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This bill requires a study of technical assistance program coverage for minority communities and partnerships to address service gaps.
Why it matters
Focuses on equity in economic development. by specifically requiring the state to assess whether minority communities have adequate access to technical assistance programs for entrepreneurship and business growth, potentially highlighting systemic disparities.
Mandates concrete follow-up if service gaps are found. the state must actively partner with not-for-profit and community-based organizations to address unmet needs, ensuring that any identified deficiencies are not simply reported but acted upon.
Aims to make support more accessible. by requiring that technical assistance and resources be provided at convenient hours, which may help remove logistical barriers that disproportionately affect minority entrepreneurs and community members.
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In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Vivian Cook
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4146
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 1, 2019
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the establishment of a technical assistance evaluation study and partnership
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, 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 9-g to read as follows:
§ 9-g. Creating a technical assistance evaluation study and partnership. (1) The corporation shall evaluate the geographical coverage of programs overseen by the corporation and those supported by other state funds that seek to offer technical assistance, including, but not limited to, entrepreneurial assistance, business start-up, growth, and expansion, to communities with a predominantly minority population.
(2) If upon completion of the study required in subdivision one of this section the corporation finds that there are gaps in the coverage area, the corporation shall work with not-for-profit corporations, including, but not limited to, community-based organizations, to supplement the technical assistance needs of the communities and provide convenient hours of operation and technical assistance.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08035-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the establishment of a technical assist- ance evaluation study and partnership
Purpose
This bill would provide permanent funds to create an African-American and African-Caribbean Business Development center within the New York State Urban Development Corporation to provide technical assistance and any such other information as deemed necessary to the African-American and African-Caribbean business community where it may begin to success- fully participate in the programs established under the Omnibus Economic Development Act of 1987.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: amends chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 by adding a new section 9-g to create an entity that will be known as "The African-Amer- ican and African-Caribbean Business Development Center".
Justification
One of the most significant obstacles to the successful development of the African-American and African-Caribbean business community in New York State has been proving difficulty in accessing information on state economic development programs, as well as a pronounce d difficulty in obtaining working capital and project specific financing in order to aggressively compete for available state and local contracts.
The establishment of the African-American and African-Caribbean Business Development Center would bridge the gap in informational, legal, finan- cial and technical assistance services available to the African-American and African-Caribbean Business Community. Centrally located to be easily accessible to African-American and African-Caribbean Business Community. Centrally located to be easily accessible to African-American and Afri- can-Caribbean firms seeking assistance, it would create a setting where alternate forms of business organization can be explored while serving a valuable role to develop viable firms who are not currently organized in a corporate for m but otherwise represent sound, practical candidates for-economic assistance.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:-
2017-18: S2304 -REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS 2015-16: S.2579/A.7084A Commissions Referred to Corps, Authorities and Commissions 2013-14: S.6270/A.3311 - Referred to Corps, Authorities and Commissions 2011-12: S.3612/A.3811 -Referred to Corps, Authorities and Commissions 2009-10: S.3556/A.6852 -Reported and Committed Finance
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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