S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1386
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. RABBITT, FINCH -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring the
state comptroller to offer the top three proposals received by an
administrative service agency or financial organization to each ambu-
lance service participating in a service award program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 219-h of the
general municipal law, as added by chapter 514 of the laws of 1998, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) contracts with one or more financial organizations to invest
program moneys.
If the comptroller contracts for the performance of any function as
provided in this subdivision, the comptroller shall OFFER THE TOP THREE
PROPOSALS RECEIVED FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES OR FINANCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS TO THE AMBULANCE SERVICE. THE AMBULANCE SERVICE SHALL
SELECT AN ADMINISTRATOR AND INFORM THE COMPTROLLER.
THE COMPTROLLER SHALL be liable only for the exercise of due care in
the selection of the administrative service [agency] AGENCIES or finan-
cial [organization] ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PROVIDED AS SELECTIONS TO THE
AMBULANCE SERVICE.
S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of section 219-h of the general
municipal law, as amended by chapter 514 of the laws of 1998, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) All contracts or agreements with an administrative service agency
or financial organization shall be awarded only after receiving compet-
itive proposals. In addition to other statutory requirements, AND
FOLLOWING THE SELECTION BY AN AMBULANCE SERVICE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, the state comptroller
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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shall cause to be published in the state register and in the official
newspaper or newspapers, if any, or otherwise in an appropriate newspa-
per designated for such purposes, at least sixty days prior to the date
on which the contract or agreement will be awarded and shall request
proposals within thirty days of publication.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.