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NY A02260
Bill
Status
5/26/2009
Primary Sponsor
George Amedore
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AI Summary
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Expands the Division of Small Business responsibilities to advise the Commissioner on matters affecting micro-enterprises with fewer than five employees and to educate small contractors about surety bonding requirements and federal small business administration bond guarantee programs
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Establishes Main Street Center Grant Program to create county-based Main Street centers in all New York counties except New York City's five boroughs, with matching grants of up to $100,000 per county for facade renovation and interior rehabilitation
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Requires Main Street Centers to maintain comprehensive libraries of publications, develop databases of state and federal grant resources, and provide technical assistance for grant procurement and facade renovation guidelines
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Mandates the Secretary of State receive all rule-making documents in electronic format starting January 1, 2011, and publish an electronic version of the State Register online without charge to the public
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Requires state agencies that adopt rules to maintain links to the electronic State Register on their websites and mandates agencies transmit rule-making notices to legislative minority leaders in addition to existing recipients
Legislative Description
Allows for the division of small-business to advise on matters affecting micro-enterprises consisting of fewer than five employees; establishes the main street center grant program to create main street centers in each of the counties in New York state, with the exception of the five boroughs of New York city; and requires the secretary of state to receive all rule-making documents in electronic format and to create an online publication of the state register.
Last Action
reported referred to ways and means
4/13/2010