What's happening
This bill requires Empire State Development to publish and maintain an annual online list of state programs assisting small businesses with 50 or fewer employees.
Why it matters
Improves transparency and access to resources. By requiring an annual, centralized, and publicly accessible list, the bill makes it significantly easier for small businesses (with 50 or fewer employees) to find all available state programs and assistance in one place, rather than navigating multiple agencies individually.
Promotes accountability among state agencies. The law mandates that every state agency and public authority must regularly report and update their small business assistance programs, ensuring these resources are kept current and that agencies remain responsive to small business needs.
Supports business planning and growth. With clear program descriptions and contact information compiled in one location, small businesses can more efficiently identify and apply for relevant support, potentially encouraging entrepreneurship and helping existing small businesses to grow or survive economic challenges.
Streamlines government communication. The required coordination between Empire State Development and all other state entities may help reduce duplication of effort, surface gaps or overlaps in services, and encourage more strategic support for small business development statewide.
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Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 7
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Approval memo.44
- Signed chap.339
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.199
- Substituted for A10119
- Referred to small business
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
Show 2 earlier actions
- 1st report cal.481
- Referred to finance
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
List Small Business Programs
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Albert A. Stirpe
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7350
IN SENATE
January 21, 2020
Introduced by Sen. KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing empire state development to publish and maintain a list of available programs to assist small businesses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-d to read as follows:
§ 170-d. Programs to assist small businesses; publication of list. 1. Empire state development, in cooperation with every state agency and public authority in this state, shall develop and maintain a list of programs offered by such state agencies and public authorities to assist small businesses doing business within this state. For purposes of this section, the term "small businesses" shall mean businesses with fifty or fewer employees.
2. On or before the one hundred eightieth day after the effective date of this section and on or before such date annually, every state agency and public authority in this state shall provide to empire state development a list of programs, including a brief description of each of such programs, offered by such state agency or public authority to assist small businesses doing business within this state and the contact information for such program.
3. On or before the two hundred seventieth day after the effective date of this section and on or before such date annually, empire state development shall compile a list of all programs, including a brief description of each of such programs, provided to it by state agencies and public authorities in this state pursuant to this section. Such list shall be made available on the empire state development website in a clear and conspicuous location.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to directing empire state development to publish and maintain a list of available programs to assist small businesses
Purpose
This legislation would require ESDC to coordinate with the State Agen- cies and State Authorities to collect information on programs offered by each agency and authority that assist small business. This information once collected is to be organized and shared on the ESDC website.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 adds a new section 170-c to the Executive Law to require ESDC in cooperation with every state agency and authority to develop and maintain a list of programs offered. This section defines small busi- ness meaning fifty or fewer employees. Specifically within 180 days of the effective date and annually thereafter, state agencies and authori- ties shall provide to ESDC a list of programs assisting small business, including a brief description along with contact information for the program.
Within 270 days of the effective date and annually thereafter, ESDC shall compile a list of all programs including a description of each program and contact information for each program as provided to them, and shall make this information on their website in a clear and conspic- uous location.
Section 2 is the effective date.
Justification
New York offers numerous programs across a variety of agencies and authorities that are helpful to small business. However, there is no clearinghouse where a small business can easily find various programs from different agencies. This legislation requires conversation between ESDC and the other entities to work collectively to collect and make this information more readily available. This common sense legislation seeks to help New York State tout the amazing programs it has to offer while assisting small business take advantage of the amazing and numer- ous programs and benefits New York has to offer.
Legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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