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Senate Bill S6528

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires that three percent of all state contracts be procured to veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses

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2011-S6528 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9913
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง369, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A2554

2011-S6528 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that three percent of all state contracts be procured to veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned.

2011-S6528 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6528 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6528

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 23, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. STEWART-COUSINS, CARLUCCI, OPPENHEIMER -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring that three
  percent of all  state  contracts  be  procured  to  veteran-owned  and
  service-disabled veteran-owned businesses

  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  section  369
to read as follows:
  S 369. STATE CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERAN-OWNED AND SERVICE-DIS-
ABLED  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESSES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A
"VETERAN-OWNED AND SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS" SHALL MEAN A
BUSINESS THAT IS: (A) FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OWNED BY A VETERAN AND  (B)  HAS
AN ANNUAL GROSS SALES OF LESS THAN SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
  2.  THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT PROVIDE
MEASURES AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE THAT THREE  PERCENT  OF  TOTAL  ANNUAL
STATEWIDE  PROCUREMENT  OF STATE CONTRACTS BE AWARDED TO ELIGIBLE VETER-
AN-OWNED AND SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES.
  3. THE DIRECTOR SHALL ENSURE THAT EACH CONTRACTING AGENCY  ADMINISTERS
THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION TWO
OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14592-01-2

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