Bill Text: NY A05045 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the "innovators corps" within the executive department as a research group whose purpose shall be to identify and encourage the growth of technology businesses in New York state, the primary focus and goal shall be developing ways to attract high-technology domestic and international businesses and jobs to New York state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-28 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A05045 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05045-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5045
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 14, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. KOLB, WALTER, REILICH, PALMESANO, OAKS, RAIA,
         HAWLEY, BARCLAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO -- read once
         and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating  the  innova-
         tors  corps  within the executive department to identify and encourage
         the growth of technology businesses 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.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 44-A
    2  to read as follows:
    3                                 ARTICLE 44-A
    4                              INNOVATORS CORPS
    5  SECTION 945. INNOVATORS CORPS; CREATION.
    6    S 945. INNOVATORS CORPS; CREATION. 1. THERE IS HEREBY  CREATED  WITHIN
    7  THE  EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT  A  DIVISION  TO  BE KNOWN AS THE "INNOVATORS
    8  CORPS".  SUCH DIVISION SHALL BE A  RESEARCH  GROUP  CONSISTING  OF  FOUR
    9  PRIMARY MEMBERS, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, WHO SHALL SERVE AS TRAVELING
   10  REPRESENTATIVES,  AND  ADDITIONAL  STAFF AS THE GOVERNOR AND THE PRIMARY
   11  MEMBERS MAY DEEM NECESSARY.
   12    2. THE FOUR PRIMARY MEMBERS  SHALL  HAVE  SIGNIFICANT  EXPERIENCE  AND
   13  EDUCATION  IN  VARIOUS AREAS OF BUSINESS PRACTICE, AS WELL AS FLUENCY IN
   14  FOREIGN LANGUAGES. SUCH MEMBERS SHALL  SERVE  AT  THE  PLEASURE  OF  THE
   15  GOVERNOR.
   16    3.  THE  PURPOSE OF THE DIVISION SHALL BE TO IDENTIFY HIGH-TECH INDUS-
   17  TRIES WHICH ARE WELL SUITED TO PARTICULAR REGIONS OF THE  STATE  AND  TO
   18  IDENTIFY  AND  TARGET SPECIFIC BUSINESS ENTITIES WITHIN THOSE INDUSTRIES
   19  WHICH ARE READY AND POISED FOR EXPANSION. THE  DIVISION  WILL  FOCUS  ON
   20  WAYS  TO  ATTRACT  HIGH-TECHNOLOGY DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES
   21  AND JOBS TO NEW YORK STATE. THE MEMBERS  OF  THE  DIVISION  SHOULD  ALSO
   22  ESTABLISH  AND MAINTAIN CONTACTS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH HIGH-TECH BUSI-
   23  NESSES CURRENTLY OPERATING IN THIS STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF  ENCOURAGING
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08763-01-3
       A. 5045                             2
    1  AND  SUPPORTING THOSE BUSINESSES WHICH ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND TO DO SO IN
    2  NEW YORK.
    3    4.  THE DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP A LIST OF BUSINESS RESOURCES WITHIN NEW
    4  YORK STATE INCLUDING:
    5    (A) "SHOVEL READY" SITES;
    6    (B) NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY;
    7    (C) COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES;
    8    (D) TAX INCENTIVES; AND
    9    (E) WORKFORCE.
   10    5. THE DIVISION SHALL ATTEMPT TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND GATHER  INFOR-
   11  MATION FROM BUSINESSES WHICH ARE DOWN-SIZING, CLOSING, CEASING FUNCTIONS
   12  OR  OPERATIONS  OR  RELOCATING  OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK, TO IDENTIFY ISSUES,
   13  CAUSES AND OBSTACLES TO SUCCESS, INCLUDING STATE LAWS,  REGULATIONS  AND
   14  DISINCENTIVES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS STATE.
   15    6.  THE  DIVISION SHALL RECEIVE APPROPRIATIONS SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE IT
   16  TO CARRY OUT ITS PURPOSES AND DUTIES UNDER THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING TRAV-
   17  EL EXPENSES NECESSARY  TO  PROVIDE  MEMBERS  WITH  THE  OPPORTUNITY  FOR
   18  PERSONAL  INTERACTION  WITH FOREIGN BUSINESS OWNERS, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE
   19  THE BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO BUSINESSES IN NEW YORK STATE.
   20    7. THE DIVISION SHALL PREPARE MONTHLY REPORTS TO THE GOVERNOR  AND  AN
   21  ANNUAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE. EACH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE:  BUSINESSES
   22  AND  INDUSTRIES  THAT  IT HAS TARGETED; SPECIFIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OR
   23  EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES; JOB GROWTH INFORMATION; ANALYSIS  AND  INFORMA-
   24  TION  ELICITED  FROM  BUSINESSES  TERMINATING  OR LEAVING THE STATE; AND
   25  AREAS IDENTIFIED WHERE NEW YORK CAN IMPROVE ITS BUSINESS CLIMATE.
   26    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the members
   27  of the innovators corps created pursuant to  section  one  of  this  act
   28  shall be appointed no later than ninety days after such effective date.