Bill Text: NY A03961 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows certain administrative fees to be waived when the applicant is a veteran.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 20-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-23 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A03961 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A03961-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3961
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 28, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. KATZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,
         BLANKENBUSH, CROUCH, DiPIETRO, GRAF, HAWLEY, LALOR,  LUPINACCI,  McDO-
         NOUGH,  McLAUGHLIN,  MONTESANO,  PALMESANO,  RA, RAIA, SALADINO, STEC,
         TENNEY, WALTER -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Govern-
         mental Operations
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to allowing certain
         administrative fees to be waived when the applicant is a veteran
         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 368-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 368-A.   PERMIT FEE WAIVER  FOR  VETERANS.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
    4  PROVISION OF THE LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL STATE AGENCIES SHALL WAIVE ANY
    5  PERMIT  OR ADMINISTRATIVE FEE LEVIED ON A SMALL BUSINESS WHEN SUCH BUSI-
    6  NESS IS BEING ESTABLISHED BY A VETERAN WHETHER SUCH FEE  IS  ESTABLISHED
    7  BY STATUTE OR REGULATION, PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT THE APPLICANT CAN PROVE
    8  THEY  ARE A VETERAN AND THE PERMIT IS REQUIRED BY LAW FOR THE ESTABLISH-
    9  MENT AND OPERATION OF A SMALL BUSINESS THAT THE   VETERAN WILL  OWN  AND
   10  OPERATE.
   11    2.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
   12  FOLLOWING MEANINGS: "PERMIT" SHALL MEAN THE WHOLE OR PART OF  ANY  STATE
   13  AGENCY PERMIT, LICENSE, CERTIFICATE, APPROVAL, REGISTRATION, CHARTER, OR
   14  ANY FORM OR PERMISSION REQUIRED BY LAW, TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED
   15  WITH  OR INVOLVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SMALL BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF
   16  NEW YORK; "AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY STATE AGENCY,  BOARD,  COMMISSION,  OR
   17  DIVISION  THAT  REGULATES  ONE  OR MORE PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, INDUS-
   18  TRIES, BUSINESSES, OR ACTIVITIES; "SMALL BUSINESS" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS
   19  WHICH IS RESIDENT IN THIS STATE, INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND  OPERATED,  NOT
   20  DOMINANT  IN  ITS  FIELD  AND  EMPLOYS  ONE HUNDRED OR LESS PERSONS; AND
   21  "VETERAN" HAS THE SAME MEANING ASSIGNED TO IT IN SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED
   22  FIFTY OF THIS CHAPTER.
   23    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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