Bill Text: NY A05860 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the office of nonprofit development within the empire state development corporation to assist nonprofit organizations with business development, capacity building, technical support and education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to economic development [A05860 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A05860-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5860

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 23, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Economic Development

        AN ACT to establish the  office  of  nonprofit  development  within  the
          empire state development corporation

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. 1. Definitions. As used in this act:
     2    a. "director" means the director of the office of  nonprofit  develop-
     3  ment;
     4    b. "nonprofit organization" means an organization described in section
     5  501 (C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
     6    c.  "office" means the office of nonprofit development created by this
     7  act.
     8    2. Office of nonprofit development. The office of  nonprofit  develop-
     9  ment  is  hereby created within the empire state development corporation
    10  to have and exercise the functions, powers and duties  provided  by  the
    11  provisions of this act and any other provision of law.
    12    3.  Director.  The  head  of  the  office shall be the director of the
    13  office.   The director shall be appointed  by  the  governor  and  shall
    14  receive  a  salary to be fixed by the governor within the amounts appro-
    15  priated therefor. The director  shall  report  to  the  commissioner  of
    16  empire state development.
    17    a.  The director may, from time to time, create, abolish, transfer and
    18  consolidate units within the office not expressly established by law  as
    19  the  director may determine necessary for the efficient operation of the
    20  office, subject to the approval of  the  commissioner  of  empire  state
    21  development.
    22    b. The director may appoint assistants, and other officers and employ-
    23  ees,  committees  and  consultants  as  the director may deem necessary,
    24  prescribe their powers and duties, fix  their  compensation  within  the

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00310-01-3
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     1  amounts  appropriated  therefor,  subject to the approval of the commis-
     2  sioner of empire state development and the director of the budget.
     3    c. The director may request and receive from any department, division,
     4  board,  bureau,  commission or other agency of the state any information
     5  and non-financial resources that will  enable  the  office  to  properly
     6  carry out its functions, powers and duties. Requests for assistance from
     7  such  entities  shall  be subject to the approval of the commissioner of
     8  empire state development.
     9    4. Functions, powers and duties. The office shall have  the  following
    10  functions, powers and duties:
    11    a. to assist nonprofit organizations with business development, capac-
    12  ity building and technical support;
    13    b.  to provide financial education to nonprofit organizations, includ-
    14  ing education relating to accounting and  reporting  requirements,  cash
    15  flow management, loan and borrowing procedures, and applicable grant and
    16  award programs;
    17    c.  to  advise  nonprofit  organizations  about fund-raising measures,
    18  techniques and reporting requirements;
    19    d. to  provide  nonprofit  organizations  with  access  to  mentorship
    20  programs,  leadership  training  programs  and job development programs,
    21  including advice as to the hiring and training of nonprofit staff; and
    22    e. to periodically coordinate with the New York State  Nonprofit  Unit
    23  regarding the interpretation and clarification of state regulations.
    24    5.  Report.  On or before September thirtieth of each year, the office
    25  shall submit a report to the commissioner of  empire  state  development
    26  setting forth the following:
    27    a.  the  number  of  nonprofit  organizations  accessing  the office's
    28  services;
    29    b. aggregate information regarding the nature and  populations  served
    30  by nonprofit organizations accessing the office's services;
    31    c.  aggregate  information regarding the types of services provided to
    32  nonprofit organizations accessing the office's services;
    33    d. aggregate information regarding grant and/or award funding obtained
    34  by nonprofit organizations with the assistance of the office; and
    35    e. recommendations of the office as to how to better  serve  nonprofit
    36  organizations.
    37    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.