S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6214
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 15, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. RAMOS, CUSICK -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Veterans' Affairs
       AN ACT to amend  the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  annual  reports
         concerning veteran-owned small businesses
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 21 to read as follows:
    3    21. TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE ANNUAL REPORT  AS  REQUIRED  BY  SUBDIVISION
    4  ELEVEN  OF  THIS  SECTION  AN  ACCOUNTING OF THE NUMBER OF VETERAN-OWNED
    5  SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, TO BE LISTED BY THE FOLLOWING
    6  DESIGNATIONS: SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN OWNED AND  CONTROLLED  BY  VETERANS
    7  AND  SMALL  BUSINESS  CONCERN  OWNED  AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED
    8  VETERANS. SUCH LISTING SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE  NAME  OF
    9  THE  VETERAN  OWNER  OR  OWNERS  OF EACH BUSINESS, LOCATION OF EACH SUCH
   10  BUSINESS AND THE TYPE OF EACH SUCH BUSINESS. THE  TERM  "SMALL  BUSINESS
   11  CONCERN  OWNED  AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS" AND THE TERM "SMALL BUSINESS
   12  CONCERN OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED  VETERANS"  SHALL  HAVE
   13  THE  SAME  MEANING  SET  FORTH IN 15 U.S.C. SECTION 632(Q). THE DIVISION
   14  SHALL REQUEST THIS INFORMATION ANNUALLY FROM THE  U.S.    DEPARTMENT  OF
   15  VETERANS AFFAIRS AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE FEDERAL AGENCIES.
   16    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   17  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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