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Assembly Bill A5607

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that state contracts shall require hiring of homeless persons and state agencies shall monitor and enforce provisions of said contracts

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2009-A5607 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 15-D §328-b - 328-e, amd §311, Exec L

2009-A5607 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that state contracts shall require hiring of homeless persons and state agencies shall monitor and enforce provisions of said contracts.

2009-A5607 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5607

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BOYLAND -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring that certain
  state contracts provide for the employment of homeless persons

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 15-D
to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 15-D
                 PARTICIPATION BY HOMELESS PERSONS WITH
                       RESPECT TO STATE CONTRACTS
SECTION 328-B.   DEFINITIONS.
        328-C. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOMELESS PERSONS.
        328-D. RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONTRACTING AGENCIES.
        328-E. ENFORCEMENT.
  S 328-B. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1.  "CONTRACTING AGENCY" SHALL MEAN A STATE AGENCY WHICH IS A PARTY OR
A PROPOSED PARTY TO A STATE CONTRACT OR, IN THE CASE OF A STATE CONTRACT
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS  SECTION,  SHALL
MEAN  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  HOUSING  FINANCE AGENCY, HOUSING TRUST FUND
CORPORATION OR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CORPORATION,  WHICHEVER  HAS  MADE  OR
PROPOSES  TO  MAKE  THE  GRANT  OR  LOAN  FOR THE STATE ASSISTED HOUSING
PROJECT.
  2.   "CONTRACTOR" SHALL MEAN AN  INDIVIDUAL,  A  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE,
INCLUDING  A  SOLE  PROPRIETORSHIP,  A  PARTNERSHIP,  A  CORPORATION,  A
NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER PARTY TO A STATE CONTRACT, OR A
BIDDER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AWARD OF A STATE CONTRACT OR  A  PROPOSED
PARTY TO A STATE CONTRACT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08850-01-9

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