S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 399--A A. 1036--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, SAMPSON -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary in accordance
with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McENENY -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the Committee on Judi-
ciary in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general obligations law and the state finance law,
in relation to imposing certain contractual obligations upon the state
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general obligations law is amended by adding a new
section 5-337 to read as follows:
S 5-337. APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS BY THE COMPTROLLER AND THE LEGISLATURE
REQUIRED. EVERY UNDERTAKING OR PROMISE, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, CONSTITUTING OR CONTAINED, IN ANY CONTRACT OR
AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANY PERSON, FIRM, COMPANY, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION,
WHICH INVOLVES THE RELOCATION ACROSS COUNTY LINES OF SEVENTY-FIVE OR
MORE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES OR A COMBINATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYEES
WHO ARE PERFORMING A PUBLIC FUNCTION SHALL BE NULL AND VOID UNLESS
SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY (A) THE COMPTROLLER AND (B) THE STATE LEGISLA-
TURE BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DULY ADOPTED, IN THAT ORDER.
S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 112 of the state finance law is amended
by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) BEFORE ANY CONTRACT MADE FOR, OR BY ANY STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT,
BOARD, OFFICER, COMMISSION OR INSTITUTION SHALL BE EXECUTED OR BECOME
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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EFFECTIVE, WHENEVER SUCH CONTRACT INVOLVES THE RELOCATION OF
SEVENTY-FIVE OR MORE STATE EMPLOYEES, OR SEVENTY-FIVE OR MORE PRIVATE
SECTOR EMPLOYEES PERFORMING A PUBLIC FUNCTION OR ANY COMBINATION OF
SEVENTY-FIVE OR MORE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYEES PERFORMING A PUBLIC
FUNCTION, IT SHALL FIRST BE APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER AND THEN THE
STATE LEGISLATURE BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DULY ADOPTED AND FILED IN THE
OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMPTROLLER
SHALL MAKE A FINAL WRITTEN DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO APPROVAL OF
SUCH CONTRACT WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH CONTRACT TO
HIS OR HER OFFICE, UNLESS THE COMPTROLLER CAN JUSTIFY, IN WRITING TO THE
ENTITY THAT SUBMITTED THE CONTRACT, GOOD CAUSE FOR AN EXTENSION NOT TO
EXCEED FIFTEEN DAYS, OR REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME AGREED TO BY THE ENTI-
TY THAT SUBMITTED THE CONTRACT, FURTHER, THAT SUCH WRITTEN DETERMINATION
OR EXTENSION SHALL BE MADE PART OF THE PROCUREMENT RECORD PURSUANT TO
PARAGRAPH F OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF
THIS CHAPTER.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after January 1, 2010.