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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         1979--A
            Cal. No. 148
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 17, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens.  CLEARE, BORRELLO, JACKSON, WEBB -- read twice and
          ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
          Commerce,  Economic  Development  and Small Business -- recommitted to
          the Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business  in
          accordance  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
          committee, ordered to first and second  report,  ordered  to  a  third
          reading,  passed  by  Senate  and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
          vote reconsidered, restored to  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT in relation to requiring the Empire State development corporation
          in consultation with the department of agriculture and markets and the
          office of new Americans to study the economic impact of optimizing and
          creating kitchen incubators in New York state
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Legislative intent.  The legislature hereby finds  that  in
     2  order  to improve the economic opportunities for its citizens and entre-
     3  preneurs, New York state must use and expand its capabilities  to  offer
     4  space  and  resources to the next generation of food manufacturing busi-
     5  nesses.
     6    It has been documented that the chief obstacle for start-up food manu-
     7  facturing businesses is their inability to access affordable  commercial
     8  kitchen space. Currently, in New York state, there are only a few kitch-
     9  en  incubators,  which face high demand and are unable to meet the needs
    10  of the many potential start-up businesses.
    11    Kitchen incubators are valuable resources for New York state  in  it's
    12  efforts to promote new jobs, business and increased tax revenues.
    13    In  New York city alone, there are more than 900 food firms, with over
    14  16,000 employees and another 2,500 who are self-employed, making  entre-
    15  preneurs'  intent on developing their food manufacturing ideas into full
    16  scale functional business business evident.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06515-03-4
        S. 1979--A                          2
 
     1    Minority and immigrant populations are growing significantly  through-
     2  out the state and so is their involvement in entrepreneurship, including
     3  production  of  foods  from their place of origin, which creates growing
     4  demand for such foods. This directly  benefits  minority  and  immigrant
     5  communities.
     6    Increased  capacity  for  kitchen incubators throughout New York state
     7  will help new entrepreneurs succeed and increase the  economic  benefits
     8  for the entire state.
     9    New York must do more to propel these business start-ups and potential
    10  manufacturers  into  full scale operations, and should move to allow its
    11  university systems to expand their regional economic catalyst activities
    12  to serve entrepreneurs looking to enter the food manufacturing sector.
    13    § 2. For purposes of this act, the term "kitchen incubator" shall mean
    14  a food preparation facility that provides kitchen space  and  access  to
    15  commercial  grade  equipment  to  prepare  food  at  a  shared or leased
    16  location.
    17    § 3. a. Using available appropriations, the Empire  State  Development
    18  Corporation,  in  consultation  with  the  department of agriculture and
    19  markets and the office of new Americans  shall  study  and  examine  the
    20  potential  economic impact for optimizing kitchen incubators in New York
    21  state, including establishing and/or  expanding  such  opportunities  at
    22  public  or  private locations with appropriate kitchen preparation space
    23  for a kitchen incubator that the corporation may identify.
    24    b. The study conducted pursuant to this  section  shall  evaluate  the
    25  impact  of  such  optimization  on  entrepreneurship  efforts in growing
    26  women, minority and immigrant populations.
    27    c. The Empire  State  Development  Corporation  shall  work  with  the
    28  department of agriculture and markets and the office of new Americans to
    29  convene a group of stakeholders to provide further insight into optimiz-
    30  ing  and  expanding  kitchen incubators and entrepreneurship efforts for
    31  women, minority, and immigrant populations in New York state.
    32    d. The Empire State Development  Corporation  shall  create  a  report
    33  containing  recommendations  for the creation, funding and future expan-
    34  sion of kitchen incubators throughout the state, and  increasing  entre-
    35  preneurial  success in the culinary industry, by providing comprehensive
    36  advisory and business development services along with access to  facili-
    37  ties  and  equipment  in  a  co-working  shared environment conducive to
    38  collaboration, networking, mentorship, and food safety education.
    39    e. The report compiled by the  Empire  State  Development  Corporation
    40  pursuant  to  subdivision  d  of  this section shall be submitted to the
    41  governor and the legislature not later than one year after the effective
    42  date of this act.
    43    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.