STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6759 IN SENATE February 17, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to expanding opportu- nities for veteran-owned business enterprises; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof 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 17-C 2 to read as follows: 3 ARTICLE 17-C 4 PARTICIPATION BY VETERANS 5 WITH RESPECT TO STATE CONTRACTS 6 Section 369-m. Definitions. 7 369-n. Division of veterans' business development. 8 369-o. Opportunities for certified veteran-owned business enter- 9 prises. 10 369-p. Severability. 11 § 369-m. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms 12 shall have the following meanings: 13 1. "Certified veteran-owned business enterprise" shall mean a business 14 enterprise, including a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited 15 liability company or corporation that is: 16 (a) at least fifty-one percent owned by one or more veterans; 17 (b) an enterprise in which such veteran ownership is real, substan- 18 tial, and continuing; 19 (c) an enterprise in which such veteran ownership has and exercises 20 the authority to control independently the day-to-day business decisions 21 of the enterprise; 22 (d) an enterprise authorized to do business in this state and is inde- 23 pendently-owned and operated; 24 (e) an enterprise that is a small business which has a significant 25 business presence in the state, not dominant in its field and employs, 26 based on its industry, a certain number of persons as determined by the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14057-02-6