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A01260 Summary:

BILL NOA01260A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00817-A
 
SPONSORBuchwald (MS)
 
COSPNSRJaffee, Bronson, Mosley, Pichardo, Raia, Lavine, Stirpe, Rivera, Oaks, Rodriguez, Fahy
 
MLTSPNSRCook, Hawley, Hikind, Palmesano, Perry
 
Add §16-bb, amd §16-m, UDC Act
 
Establishes the New York state innovation voucher program; provides small businesses with access to research and development by colleges and universities, government laboratories and public research institutes in order to assist such businesses in the creation of innovative products or services; makes an appropriation therefor.
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A01260 Actions:

BILL NOA01260A
 
01/11/2017referred to small business
02/14/2017reported referred to ways and means
05/19/2017amend and recommit to ways and means
05/19/2017print number 1260a
06/14/2017reported referred to rules
06/15/2017reported
06/15/2017rules report cal.369
06/15/2017ordered to third reading rules cal.369
06/19/2017passed assembly
06/19/2017delivered to senate
06/19/2017REFERRED TO RULES
06/19/2017SUBSTITUTED FOR S817A
06/19/20173RD READING CAL.1846
06/19/2017PASSED SENATE
06/19/2017RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
12/06/2017delivered to governor
12/18/2017vetoed memo.206
12/18/2017tabled
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A01260 Committee Votes:

SMALL BUSINESS Chair:Thiele DATE:02/14/2017AYE/NAY:15/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means
ThieleAyeDiPietroExcused
RiveraAyeLalorAye
SkartadosAyeMurrayAye
GjonajAyeBlankenbushAbsent
PichardoAye
WoernerAye
BichotteAye
BarronAye
RichardsonAye
HyndmanAye
DickensAye
VanelAye
JonesAye

WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Farrell DATE:06/14/2017AYE/NAY:27/2 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules
FarrellAyeOaksAye
LentolAyeCrouchAye
SchimmingerAyeBarclayAye
GanttExcusedFitzpatrickNay
WeinsteinAyeHawleyAye
GlickAyeMalliotakisNay
NolanExcusedWalterAye
PretlowAyeMontesanoAye
PerryAyeCurranAye
ColtonAyeRaAye
CookExcused
CahillAye
AubryAye
HooperExcused
ThieleAye
CusickAye
OrtizExcused
BenedettoAye
MoyaAye
WeprinAye
RodriguezExcused
RamosAye
BraunsteinAye
McDonaldAye
RozicAye

RULES Chair:Heastie DATE:06/15/2017AYE/NAY:30/0 Action: Favorable
HeastieAyeKolbAye
GottfriedAyeOaksAye
LentolAyeButlerAye
FarrellAyeCrouchAye
GanttAyeFinchAye
NolanAyeBarclayAye
WeinsteinAyeRaiaAye
HooperAyeHawleyAye
OrtizAye
PretlowAye
CookExcused
GlickAye
MorelleAye
AubryAye
EnglebrightAye
DinowitzAye
ColtonAye
MagnarelliAye
PerryAye
GalefAye
PaulinAye
TitusAye
Peoples-StokesAye

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A01260 Floor Votes:

DATE:06/19/2017Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 139/3
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lifton
ER
O'Donnell
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez
ER
Ortiz
ER
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Palmesano
ER
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
ER
Davila
Yes
Harris
Yes
Magee
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
ER
Hevesi
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pellegrino
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barron
ER
Dickens
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Stec
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Perry
Yes
Steck
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blake
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Quart
Yes
Titus
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jenne
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Ra
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Raia
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Jones
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Finch
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Butler
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Walter
Yes
Byrne
No
Friend
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Mosley
ER
Rodriguez
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kim
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Williams
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Garbarino
No
Lalor
Yes
Niou
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Colton
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wright
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Norris
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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A01260 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1260--A
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 11, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUCHWALD, JAFFEE, BRONSON, MOSLEY, PICHARDO,
          RAIA, LAVINE, STIRPE, RIVERA, OAKS, RODRIGUEZ -- Multi-Sponsored by --
          M. of A. COOK, HAWLEY, HIKIND,  PALMESANO,  PERRY  --  read  once  and
          referred  to  the Committee on Small Business -- reported and referred
          to the Committee on Ways  and  Means  --  committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee
 
        AN ACT to amend the urban development corporation act,  in  relation  to
          establishing the New York state innovation voucher program
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
     2  the "New York state innovation voucher program act".
     3    §  2.  Section  1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the
     4  New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a
     5  new section 16-bb to read as follows:
     6    § 16-bb. New York state innovation voucher program. (1) Program estab-
     7  lished. There is hereby established a New York state innovation  voucher
     8  program  under  the purview of the empire state development corporation.
     9  Such program shall provide small businesses with access to research  and
    10  development  by  colleges  and universities, government laboratories and
    11  public research institutes in order to assist  such  businesses  in  the
    12  creation  of  innovative products or services that provide job retention
    13  and expansion.
    14    (2) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms
    15  shall have the following meanings:
    16    (a) "Eligible recipient" shall mean small  businesses  as  defined  in
    17  section one hundred thirty-one of the economic development law.
    18    (b)  "Eligible  projects"  for  vouchers  authorized  pursuant to this
    19  section shall mean research and development projects  leading  to  inno-
    20  vation of products or services. Eligible costs shall include, but not be
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01581-02-7

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     1  limited to, the development of prototypes, field testing, engineering or
     2  other  projects authorized by the corporation that enhance innovation of
     3  products or services that result in job growth  and  business  expansion
     4  within the state.
     5    (c) "Ineligible expense" shall mean reimbursement of time spent by the
     6  employees  or owners of the small business; grant or voucher application
     7  costs; routine and readily-predictable  business  expenses;  design  and
     8  production  of  marketing  or  advertising materials; basic professional
     9  services such as ongoing routine  accounting,  tax  or  legal  services;
    10  building  or  equipment  construction  costs; financing fees; travel and
    11  entertainment costs; hospitality costs; and any  other  expenses  deemed
    12  ineligible by the corporation.
    13    (d)  "Research and development partner" shall mean colleges, universi-
    14  ties, state and national government laboratories,  and  public  research
    15  institutes in New York state.
    16    (e)  "Exceptionally  innovative  projects"  shall  mean  projects that
    17  demonstrate a potential for substantial economic growth and job develop-
    18  ment in an emerging technology field, as  defined  by  the  corporation,
    19  through the promulgation of rules and regulations, as emerging technolo-
    20  gy  fields  from those fields listed in subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), (4)
    21  and (5) of paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  one  of  section  thirty-one
    22  hundred two-e of the public authorities law.
    23    (3) Selection of eligible recipients. (a) Eligible recipients shall be
    24  selected  by  the  corporation based on the strength of their proposals,
    25  including evaluation of the innovative nature of the project, its  tech-
    26  nical  feasibility, commercial viability and the potential impact on the
    27  retention and creation of new jobs.
    28    (b) Small businesses may identify desired or  potential  research  and
    29  development  partners  as  part  of their applications. Advance determi-
    30  nations of the business' research and development partner shall not be a
    31  requirement for receipt of an innovation voucher.
    32    (c) Applications shall be judged by an advisory committee, or regional
    33  advisory committee,  appointed  by  the  president  of  the  corporation
    34  consisting  of  members of the higher education, science and technology,
    35  and business communities.
    36    (4) Research and development partners. The corporation shall  identify
    37  a  list of potential research and development partners in New York state
    38  that have appropriate facilities and resources  to  participate  in  the
    39  innovation  voucher  program  and  are  willing  to accept vouchers from
    40  eligible recipients for payment of their services. The list of potential
    41  research and development partners  shall  be  displayed  on  the  corpo-
    42  ration's website, and shall be reviewed and revised at least quarterly.
    43    (5)  Vouchers and matching funds. (a) The corporation, upon the recom-
    44  mendation of the advisory committee, may award vouchers up to ten  thou-
    45  sand  dollars  for each eligible project. Upon the recommendation of the
    46  advisory committee, the corporation may award a voucher in an amount  up
    47  to  fifty thousand dollars where a project is deemed exceptionally inno-
    48  vative. Criteria for determination of awards shall be established by the
    49  corporation in rules and regulations. Eligible  recipients  shall  match
    50  the  value  of  the voucher on a dollar-for-dollar basis and shall apply
    51  such amount to the voucher-funded project.
    52    (b) If an applicant is approved by the corporation for a voucher based
    53  on the merits of an eligible project, such eligible recipient  shall  be
    54  authorized  to  enter  into  a  working  agreement  with the appropriate
    55  research and development partner. The eligible  recipient  shall  notify
    56  the corporation of the research and development partner collaboration to

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     1  be  formed  to  further research and development. Payment of the voucher
     2  shall be made based on a payment structure  established  by  the  corpo-
     3  ration  in rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section four of
     4  this act to administer a collaboration.
     5    (6)  Outreach.  To  ensure maximum awareness of the innovation voucher
     6  program, the corporation shall develop and implement a plan  to  dissem-
     7  inate  information  and materials to small businesses, including but not
     8  limited to minority- and women-owned enterprises and veteran-owned busi-
     9  nesses.
    10    (7) Reports. The corporation shall post quarterly reports stating: the
    11  number and monetary value of vouchers  issued;  the  amount  of  program
    12  funding  used  for  the  vouchers; the recipient of the the vouchers and
    13  research and development partner; and any other appropriate  metrics  to
    14  measure  the  success  of the program, including but not limited to, the
    15  number of jobs created or retained, the number of patents produced as  a
    16  result  of  the collaboration, a description of the economic development
    17  impact and such other information as the corporation may deem necessary.
    18  Such quarterly reports shall also include a  list  of  current  advisory
    19  committee  members  and a list of current research and development part-
    20  ners approved by the corporation.
    21    (8) Funding. The corporation is authorized, within available appropri-
    22  ations in the empire state  development  fund  established  pursuant  to
    23  section  sixteen-m  of this act or from any other funds appropriated, to
    24  make innovative vouchers available to eligible recipients.
    25    § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 16-m of section 1 of chapter 174 of  the
    26  laws  of  1968, constituting the New York state urban development corpo-
    27  ration act, is amended by adding a new paragraph (o) to read as follows:
    28    (o) Vouchers to eligible entities as set forth  in  section  16-bb  of
    29  this  act  to  support  the New York State Innovation Voucher Program to
    30  assist small business access to research and development by colleges and
    31  universities, government laboratories and public research institutes  to
    32  support  such  businesses  in  the  creation  of  innovative products or
    33  services.
    34    § 4. Rules and regulations. The empire state  development  corporation
    35  is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the
    36  state  administrative  procedure  act  that are necessary to fulfill the
    37  purposes of this act. Such rules  and  regulations  shall  be  completed
    38  within one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this act.
    39    § 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    40  it  shall  have  become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to
    41  subdivision 1 of section 16-m of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of
    42  1968, constituting the New York state urban development corporation act,
    43  made by section three of this act shall not  affect  the  expiration  of
    44  such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith; provided, further,
    45  that  any  rules and regulations necessary for the timely implementation
    46  of this act on its effective date may be promulgated on or  before  such
    47  effective date.
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