{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-economic-development-law-215","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Economic Development Law § 215","heading":"Come home to New York program","body":"§ 215. Come home to New York program. 1. There is hereby established\nin the department a \"come home to New York\" program to encourage the\nreturn of native New Yorkers to the state by establishing a local\nnetwork of outlets designed to assist native New Yorkers in returning,\nrelocating or starting a small business in New York state.\n  2. The department shall:\n  (a) develop and enter into agreements with not-for-profit\norganizations in geographic areas throughout New York state which will\nserve as local coordinators for the program;\n  (b) develop a \"come home to New York\" website and promotional\nmaterials that can be tailored to particular jurisdictions;\n  (c) encourage not-for-profit organizations in every part of the state\nto participate in the come home to New York network;\n  (d) create a statewide public awareness campaign for the program;\n  (e) maintain a data base of investment-opportunities profiles\nsubmitted by relocating entrepreneurs and investment-interest profiles\nsubmitted by investors; and\n  (f) distribute investor and relocating entrepreneur applications in\npaper form and through electronic resources.\n  3. The department, through its regional offices, shall work with local\ncoordinators to:\n  (a) originate a local name for the program and integrate it into the\ntemplate website and related promotional materials to highlight regional\nquality of life, economic and cultural opportunities and include links\nto related websites;\n  (b) recruit volunteers in various occupational areas to provide the\nnecessary networking opportunities that returning New Yorkers need, in\nfields such as law, finance, microbusiness start-up, high technology,\nconstruction, health care, manufacturing and retail operations;\n  (c) conduct outreach to local schools, colleges, universities and\nother organizations to develop a manner of contacting former residents\nwho have left the state;\n  (d) develop a local public awareness campaign for the program;\n  (e) compile and report program statistics to the coordinator's office;\n  (f) serve as a screening mechanism through which introductions may be\nmade between returning or newly established businesses and potential\ninvestors;\n  (g) aid prospective returning and newly established small businesses\nin presenting their ventures to investors; and\n  (h) encourage the formation of a venture capital funding network at\nthe local level with the assistance of the department.","path":["Economic Development Law","Article 9-A. Come Home to New York Program"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/COM/215","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"b2e5245de40cd28edaeee5a146b6641688e332bc5589e6799ec5e01dcbf403e7","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-economic-development-law-212","next":"us-ny/n.y.-economic-development-law-220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}