Assembly Bill A10233

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes political subdivisions to consider prospective bidders commitment to working with emerging businesses when establishing lists of qualified bidders for contracts

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  • 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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2015-A10233 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2843
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7901
2017-2018: A5754

2015-A10233 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes political subdivisions to consider prospective bidders' commitment to working with emerging businesses when establishing lists of qualified bidders for municipal contracts.

2015-A10233 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10233

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 17, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CASTORINA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the establish-
  ment of lists of qualified bidders based upon the bidders'  commitment
  to working with emerging business enterprises

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a)  of  subdivision  15  of
section  103  of  the  general municipal law, as added by section 1-a of
part MM of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2008,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (iv)  the prospective bidder's compliance with equal employment oppor-
tunity  requirements  and  anti-discrimination  laws,  and  demonstrated
commitment  to  working  with  minority  and  women-owned businesses AND
EMERGING BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, AS DEFINED BY LOCAL LAW OR  ORDINANCE  OF
THE  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION,  through  joint  ventures  or subcontractor
relationships; and
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02370-01-5

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