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Assembly Bill A1144

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to veterans organizations as preferred sources in procurement

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2011-A1144 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง162, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7522

2011-A1144 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to preferred sources in procurement; provides for a separate agency to facilitate distribution of orders among veterans' workshops.

2011-A1144 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1144

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ, LUPARDO, COLTON, TOWNS, SCHROEDER, BENE-
  DETTO, P. RIVERA, HAWLEY, SPANO, MAGNARELLI, CASTELLI  --  Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CLARK, CUSICK, GUNTHER, KOLB, LATIMER,
  P. LOPEZ, J. MILLER, MILLMAN, PEOPLES-STOKES, PHEFFER -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  providing  for  a
  separate  agency  to facilitate distribution of orders among veterans'
  workshops for state purchases

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  e of subdivision 6 of section 162 of the state
finance law, as added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  e.  The  [state] commissioner of social services shall appoint the New
York state commission for the blind and visually handicapped,  or  other
non-profit-making  agency,  other than the agency representing the other
severely disabled, to facilitate the distribution of orders among quali-
fied non-profit-making charitable agencies for the  blind.  The  [state]
commissioner  of  education  shall  appoint  a non-profit-making agency,
other than the agency representing the blind, to facilitate the distrib-
ution of orders among qualified  non-profit-making  charitable  agencies
for  the  other  severely  disabled [and the]. THE STATE DIRECTOR OF THE
DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS SHALL APPOINT A NON-PROFIT-MAKING  AGENCY,
OTHER  THAN  THE AGENCY REPRESENTING THE BLIND OR THE SEVERELY DISABLED,
TO FACILITATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF ORDERS AMONG QUALIFIED veterans' work-
shops.  The [state] commissioner of mental health shall  facilitate  the
distribution of orders among qualified special employment programs oper-
ated  or  approved  by  the office of mental health serving mentally ill
persons.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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