STATE OF NEW YORK
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6601
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GRAF, RUSSELL, BUCHWALD, GUNTHER,
TITONE, KIM, ROBERTS, SKARTADOS, COOK, JAFFEE, COLTON, GALEF, SCARBOR-
OUGH, SIMOTAS, HOOPER, DUPREY, MONTESANO, RAIA, SCHIMEL, GOODELL --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CLARK, GARBARINO, McDONOUGH,
McLAUGHLIN, MOSLEY, SIMANOWITZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating a database of
technical and financial assistance programs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 209-u
2 to read as follows:
3 § 209-u. Database of technical and financial assistance. 1. The office
4 shall create and maintain a registry of state, federal, private and
5 non-profit technical and financial programs available to the political
6 subdivisions of the state.
7 2. The office shall maintain the format and content of such registry
8 on a computerized database which shall be updated at least monthly and
9 shall provide a method for which registry information may be delivered
10 to the office electronically. The office shall provide public access to
11 such computerized database in a manner that allows individuals to search
12 the registry by name, date or type of assistance.
13 3. The programs listed shall be divided into financial and technical
14 assistance and further divided into programs available to rural areas,
15 those available to urban areas and those of general application.
16 4. Each program listed shall contain identifying information including
17 a program description, the type of assistance offered, instructions for
18 application to such program, the deadline for such application, the
19 name, address and phone number of a contact person at such state or
20 federal agency or private foundation, and in the case of financial
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 assistance the amount of such assistance available and the source of
2 funds.
3 5. The database created by this section shall also maintain a directo-
4 ry of state and federal agencies, as well as the name, address and phone
5 number of a contact person at such agency.
6 6. The database created by this section shall also maintain census
7 data from the most recent United States census.
8 7. The chief information officer shall adopt rules and regulations to
9 implement this section.
10 8. The database created by this section shall be publicly accessible
11 within one year after this section shall have become a law.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
