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A01260 Summary:
BILL NO | A01260A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S00817-A |
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SPONSOR | Buchwald (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Jaffee, Bronson, Mosley, Pichardo, Raia, Lavine, Stirpe, Rivera, Oaks, Rodriguez, Fahy |
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MLTSPNSR | Cook, Hawley, Hikind, Palmesano, Perry |
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Add §16-bb, amd §16-m, UDC Act | |
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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. |
A01260 Actions:
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01/11/2017 | referred to small business | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/14/2017 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/19/2017 | amend and recommit to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/19/2017 | print number 1260a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2017 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2017 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2017 | rules report cal.369 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2017 | ordered to third reading rules cal.369 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2017 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2017 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2017 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2017 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S817A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2017 | 3RD READING CAL.1846 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2017 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2017 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/06/2017 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/18/2017 | vetoed memo.206 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12/18/2017 | tabled |
A01260 Committee Votes:
Thiele | Aye | DiPietro | Excused | ||||||
Rivera | Aye | Lalor | Aye | ||||||
Skartados | Aye | Murray | Aye | ||||||
Gjonaj | Aye | Blankenbush | Absent | ||||||
Pichardo | Aye | ||||||||
Woerner | Aye | ||||||||
Bichotte | Aye | ||||||||
Barron | Aye | ||||||||
Richardson | Aye | ||||||||
Hyndman | Aye | ||||||||
Dickens | Aye | ||||||||
Vanel | Aye | ||||||||
Jones | Aye | ||||||||
Farrell | Aye | Oaks | Aye | ||||||
Lentol | Aye | Crouch | Aye | ||||||
Schimminger | Aye | Barclay | Aye | ||||||
Gantt | Excused | Fitzpatrick | Nay | ||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Malliotakis | Nay | ||||||
Nolan | Excused | Walter | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Perry | Aye | Curran | Aye | ||||||
Colton | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Excused | ||||||||
Cahill | Aye | ||||||||
Aubry | Aye | ||||||||
Hooper | Excused | ||||||||
Thiele | Aye | ||||||||
Cusick | Aye | ||||||||
Ortiz | Excused | ||||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
Moya | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Rodriguez | Excused | ||||||||
Ramos | Aye | ||||||||
Braunstein | Aye | ||||||||
McDonald | Aye | ||||||||
Rozic | Aye | ||||||||
Heastie | Aye | Kolb | Aye | ||||||
Gottfried | Aye | Oaks | Aye | ||||||
Lentol | Aye | Butler | Aye | ||||||
Farrell | Aye | Crouch | Aye | ||||||
Gantt | Aye | Finch | Aye | ||||||
Nolan | Aye | Barclay | Aye | ||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Raia | Aye | ||||||
Hooper | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Ortiz | Aye | ||||||||
Pretlow | Aye | ||||||||
Cook | Excused | ||||||||
Glick | Aye | ||||||||
Morelle | Aye | ||||||||
Aubry | Aye | ||||||||
Englebright | Aye | ||||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | ||||||||
Colton | Aye | ||||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Galef | Aye | ||||||||
Paulin | Aye | ||||||||
Titus | Aye | ||||||||
Peoples-Stokes | Aye | ||||||||
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A01260 Floor Votes:
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
A01260 Text:
Go to top 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. LBD01581-02-7A. 1260--A 2 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 toA. 1260--A 3 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.