Bill Text: NY S01337 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to offering kitchen incubators to immigrant, minority- and women-owned businesses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-14 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S01337 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S01337-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1337
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  KLEIN, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
         Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
         relation  to  including kitchen incubators in the New York state busi-
         ness incubator and innovation hot spot support act
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Legislative  intent. The legislature hereby finds that in
    2  order to improve economic opportunities for New York state citizens  and
    3  entrepreneurs,  it must use the capabilities of government, business and
    4  community based organizations to offer space and resources to  the  next
    5  generation of food manufacturing businesses.
    6    One  of the chief obstacles for start-up food manufacturing businesses
    7  is their  inability  to  access  affordable  commercial  kitchen  space.
    8  Currently,  all  over the state, there are only a few kitchen incubators
    9  which are facing high demand and are unable to meet  the  needs  of  the
   10  many potential start-up businesses.
   11    Kitchen  incubators  are  a valuable resource for New York state as it
   12  moves  to  promote  more  job  development,  business  development   and
   13  increased tax revenues.
   14    In  New York City alone, there are more than 900 food firms, with over
   15  16,000 employees and another 2,500 who are self-employed. This data  has
   16  been  viewed  as evidence of entrepreneurs' intent to develop their food
   17  manufacturing ideas into full scale production  capabilities  and  fully
   18  functional business entities.
   19    Minority  and immigrant populations are growing significantly through-
   20  out the state and so are their number  in  entrepreneurship  activities,
   21  including  in  the development and sale of foods from their native place
   22  of origin.  This increase in the population of  minority  and  immigrant
   23  communities, creates growing demand for such foods.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03954-01-5
       S. 1337                             2
    1    Kitchen  incubators  housed  at  select  locations throughout New York
    2  state will help develop new  entrepreneurs  and  increase  the  economic
    3  benefits of such activities for the entire state.
    4    However,  New York must do more to propel these business start-ups and
    5  potential manufacturers into full scale operations and  should  move  to
    6  allow  its  governmental  and  non-governmental entities to expand their
    7  regional economic catalyst activities to serve entrepreneurs looking  to
    8  enter the food manufacturing sector. Kitchen incubators should be recog-
    9  nized and included within New York state's business incubator program.
   10    S  2.  Subparagraph  (xvi)  of paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section
   11  16-v of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,  constituting  the
   12  New  York state urban development corporation act, as added by section 1
   13  of part C of chapter 59 of the laws of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
   14  follows:
   15    (xvi)  a  plan  to  recruit IMMIGRANT, minority- and women-owned busi-
   16  nesses for location and participation with the incubator program.
   17    S 3. Subdivision 10 of section 16-v of section 1 of chapter 174 of the
   18  laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban  development  corpo-
   19  ration  act  is  renumbered  subdivision  11 and a new subdivision 10 is
   20  added to read as follows:
   21    10. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRA-
   22  RY, THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED, WITHIN APPROPRIATIONS MADE  AVAILABLE
   23  UNDER  THIS SECTION, TO AWARD GRANTS, LOW INTEREST LOANS OR OTHER FINAN-
   24  CIAL SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FROM  LOCAL  DEVELOP-
   25  MENT  CORPORATIONS,  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTIONS  AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT
   26  ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH  STARTING  OR  OPERATING,  A
   27  KITCHEN  INCUBATOR. SUCH GRANTS, LOANS OR OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT MAY BE
   28  USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, TRAINING,  TECHNICAL
   29  ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER PURPOSES NECESSARY FOR THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF
   30  THE  KITCHEN INCUBATOR.  KITCHEN INCUBATORS SHALL BE "FOOD PROCESSING OR
   31  PREPARATION FACILITIES" THAT PROVIDE  SHARED  EQUIPMENT  AND  SPACE  FOR
   32  BUSINESSES  IN THE FORMATIVE STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ARE LOCATED IN NEW
   33  YORK STATE. ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING KITCHEN INCUBATOR SPACE MUST, TO THE
   34  BEST OF THEIR ABILITY, ALSO MAKE AVAILABLE OR ASSIST PARTICIPATING BUSI-
   35  NESSES IN ACCESSING FOOD PRODUCTION, PREPARATION OR PROCESSING TECHNICAL
   36  ASSISTANCE, COMPLYING WITH ALL STATE AND LOCAL SANITARY  CODES,  MARKET-
   37  ING,  STORAGE,  DISTRIBUTION,  BUSINESS  DEVELOPMENT  SERVICES,  CAPITAL
   38  ACCESS AND OTHER SERVICES. APPLICANTS FOR GRANTS, LOW-INTEREST LOANS  OR
   39  OTHER  FINANCIAL  SUPPORT MUST PROVIDE A PRACTICAL BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE
   40  PROFITABLE OPERATING OF THE KITCHEN INCUBATOR WHICH  INCLUDES  A  POLICY
   41  FOR  TENANTS'  ENTRANCE  TO AND EXIT FROM THE FACILITY; DOCUMENTATION OF
   42  THE APPLICANT'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO TENANTS, COMPLY WITH  ALL
   43  STATE AND LOCAL SANITARY CODES, AND HOW SERVICES WILL BE FINANCED; AND A
   44  PLAN  FOR RECRUITING IMMIGRANT, MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES FOR
   45  PARTICIPATION IN THE INCUBATOR.
   46    (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "FOOD PROCESSING OR PREPARA-
   47  TION FACILITIES" SHALL MEAN THOSE  FACILITIES  IN  WHICH  FOOD  OR  FOOD
   48  PRODUCTS  ARE ASSEMBLED, PROCESSED, COOKED, PRESERVED, FROZEN, OR CANNED
   49  OR BOTTLED TO BE USED  FOR    HUMAN  CONSUMPTION.  SUCH  FACILITIES  MAY
   50  INCLUDE  ALL  SUPPORTING ANCILLARY FACILITIES TO BE USED FOR THE STORAGE
   51  OR WAREHOUSING OF PROCESSED OR  MANUFACTURED  FOODS  OR  FOOD  PRODUCTS,
   52  EMPTY CONTAINERS, BOTTLES AND CANS TO BE USED IN THE PROCESS OF MANUFAC-
   53  TURING  SUCH  FOOD  ITEMS AND THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PROCESS, BOTTLE OR
   54  PACKAGE SUCH FOODS OR FOOD PRODUCTS.
   55    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.