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Assembly Bill A1986

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Creates minority and women-owned business enterprise regional advocates

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2013-A1986 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5285
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§310 & 311-a, add §311-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5458
2011-2012: A5054
2015-2016: A1259, S2095
2017-2018: A5177, S3350
2019-2020: A4914, S2195
2021-2022: S3360
2023-2024: S1236
2025-2026: S872

2013-A1986 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates minority and women-owned business enterprise regional advocates; provides that the advocates will help ensure that municipal agencies comply with the provisions of law relating to minority and women-owned business enterprises.

2013-A1986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1986

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. TITUS, CLARK, MILLMAN, LAVINE, ROBINSON, PERRY,
  MORELLE, COOK, MAISEL, BARRON, PAULIN, PEOPLES-STOKES  --  Multi-Spon-
  sored  by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, BRENNAN, COLTON, GALEF, GUNTHER, HEAST-
  IE, RIVERA, SWEENEY -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Small Business

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to creating regional
  minority and women-owned business enterprise advocate

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

  Section 1. Section 310 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 23 to read as follows:
  23.  "REGIONAL ADVOCATE" SHALL MEAN THE PERSON APPOINTED BY THE STATE-
WIDE ADVOCATE TO SERVE IN THE CAPACITY OF MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSI-
NESS ENTERPRISE REGIONAL ADVOCATE.
  S  2. Subdivision 2 of section 311-a of the executive law, as added by
section 4 of part BB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2006,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  2.  The  advocate  shall act as a liaison for minority and women-owned
business enterprises (MWBEs) to  assist  them  in  obtaining  technical,
managerial,  financial and other business assistance for certified busi-
nesses and applicants. The advocate shall investigate complaints brought
by or on behalf of MWBEs concerning certification delays  and  instances
of  violations  of  law  by state agencies. The statewide advocate shall
assist certified businesses and applicants in the certification process,
DIRECT REGIONAL  LOCAL  ADVOCATES  IN  DEVELOPING  EDUCATIONAL  OUTREACH
PROGRAMS  AND  CREATE  AWARENESS  OF COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS.   Other
functions of the statewide advocate shall be directed by the commission-
er. The advocate may request and the  director  may  appoint  staff  and
employees  of the division of minority and women business development to
support the administration of the office of the statewide advocate.

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

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