Bill Text: NY S05154 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the urban development corporation to evaluate the geographical coverage of programs overseen by the corporation and to work with not-for-profit corporations to supplement the technical assistance needs for communities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS [S05154 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S05154-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5154

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 23, 2023
                                       ___________

        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  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting
     2  the New York state urban development  corporation  act,  is  amended  by
     3  adding a new section 9-g to read as follows:
     4    §  9-g.  Creating a technical assistance evaluation study and partner-
     5  ship. (1) The corporation shall evaluate the  geographical  coverage  of
     6  programs  overseen by the corporation and those supported by other state
     7  funds that seek to offer technical assistance, including, but not limit-
     8  ed to, entrepreneurial assistance, business start-up, growth, and expan-
     9  sion, to communities with a predominantly minority population.
    10    (2) If upon completion of the study required  in  subdivision  one  of
    11  this  section  the corporation finds that there are gaps in the coverage
    12  area, the  corporation  shall  work  with  not-for-profit  corporations,
    13  including, but not limited to, community-based organizations, to supple-
    14  ment  the  technical  assistance  needs  of  the communities and provide
    15  convenient hours of operation and technical assistance.
    16    § 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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