Bill Text: NY S07939 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the office for the aging and the department of economic development to expand encore entrepreneurship in the state, to empower individuals fifty years of age or older to establish small businesses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-04 - REFERRED TO AGING [S07939 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07939-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          7939

                    IN SENATE

                                      March 4, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

        AN ACT to amend the elder law  and  the  economic  development  law,  in
          relation to encore entrepreneurship

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivisions 15 and 16 of section 202  of  the  elder  law,
     2  subdivision  15  as  amended by section 31-b of part AA of chapter 56 of
     3  the laws of 2019 and subdivision 16 as added by chapter 455 of the  laws
     4  of  2016,  are  amended  and  a  new  subdivision 17 is added to read as
     5  follows:
     6    15. to periodically, in consultation with the state director of veter-
     7  ans' services, review the programs operated by the office to ensure that
     8  the needs of the state's aging veteran population are being met  and  to
     9  develop improvements to programs to meet such needs; [and]
    10    16.  to  the  extent appropriations are available, and in consultation
    11  with the office of children and family services, conduct a public educa-
    12  tion campaign that  emphasizes  zero-tolerance  for  elder  abuse.  Such
    13  campaign shall include information about the signs and symptoms of elder
    14  abuse,  identification  of  potential  causes  of elder abuse, resources
    15  available to assist in the prevention of elder  abuse,  where  suspected
    16  elder  abuse  can be reported, contact information for programs offering
    17  services to victims of elder abuse such as  counseling,  and  assistance
    18  with arranging personal care and shelter. Such campaign may include, but
    19  not  be  limited  to:  printed  educational and informational materials;
    20  audio, video, electronic, other media; and public service  announcements
    21  or advertisements[.]; and
    22    17.  to,  in  cooperation with the department of economic development,
    23  make recommendations to the governor and legislature on expanding encore
    24  entrepreneurship in the state, to empower individuals fifty years of age
    25  or older to establish small businesses. The director and  the  president
    26  of  empire  state  development  shall establish an advisory committee to
    27  carry out the provisions  of  this  subdivision.  Such  committee  shall
    28  include,  but  not  be  limited  to, economic development professionals,

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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        S. 7939                             2

     1  small business support specialists, senior citizens  organizations,  and
     2  successful  encore  entrepreneurs.  For purposes of this subdivision the
     3  term "encore entrepreneur" shall mean a person fifty  years  of  age  or
     4  older  who is starting a small business for the first time, and the term
     5  "small business" shall mean a business that is located within the state,
     6  independently owned  and  operated  and  employs  not  more  than  fifty
     7  persons.
     8    §  2. Section 134 of the economic development law is amended by adding
     9  a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
    10    13. initiate and implement a program to provide education and training
    11  specific to the needs of individuals fifty years of age or older regard-
    12  ing the transition from a current job, retirement or other  life  status
    13  to  an  encore  entrepreneur  and small business developer. Such program
    14  shall address the unique issues faced by such entrepreneurs and identify
    15  and disseminate helpful and relevant information and resources to assist
    16  such individuals with such transition. For purposes of this  subdivision
    17  the term "encore entrepreneur" shall mean a person fifty years of age or
    18  older  who is starting a small business for the first time, and the term
    19  "small business" shall mean a business that is located within the state,
    20  independently owned  and  operated  and  employs  not  more  than  fifty
    21  persons.
    22    §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    23  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    24  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
    25  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
    26  on or before such date.