Senate Bill S3147

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires certain state contracts to include a provision stating all services performed under such contract shall be performed within the United States

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S3147 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §237-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2048
2013-2014: S1557
2015-2016: S283

2011-S3147 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain state contracts to include a provision stating all services performed under such contract shall be performed within the United States.

2011-S3147 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3147 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3147

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE,  BONACIC, LARKIN, RANZENHOFER, ZELDIN --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to the performance of
  certain state contracts

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

  Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 237-a
to read as follows:
  S 237-A. REQUIRES CERTAIN SERVICES UNDER STATE  CONTRACTS  OR  SUBCON-
TRACTS  BE  PERFORMED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. 1. STATE CONTRACTS SHALL
BE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE A PROVISION STATING ALL SERVICES PERFORMED  UNDER
SUCH  CONTRACT  OR  ANY SUBCONTRACT AWARDED UNDER SUCH CONTRACT SHALL BE
PERFORMED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.
  2. THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT  APPLY
WHEN  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF  THE
CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  CERTIFIES  IN WRITING A FINDING THAT A
SERVICE IS REQUIRED BY A CONTRACTING AGENCY THAT CANNOT BE PROVIDED BY A
CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR WITHIN THE UNITED STATES  AND  SUCH  CERTIF-
ICATION IS APPROVED BY THE COMPTROLLER.
  3. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL REVIEW ALL EXISTING STATE CONTRACTS THAT HAVE
NOT  BEEN  COMPLETED  OR  TERMINATED  AND DETERMINE IF ANY OR ALL OF THE
SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR AND  ANY  SUBCONTRACTOR  ARE  BEING
PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE
DATE  OF THIS SECTION, THE COMPTROLLER'S FINDINGS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION
SHALL BE REPORTED IN WRITING TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND SHALL BE MADE  AVAILABLE
TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
  4. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06715-01-1

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