Assembly Bill A10515

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  10515

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. CORWIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "state
  contract sunlight act"

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as the "state
contract sunlight act".
  S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  170-c  to
read as follows:
  S 170-C. STATE CONTRACT PROJECT SUNLIGHT DATABASE.  1. THE COMPTROLLER
SHALL  ESTABLISH A STATE-WIDE DATABASE TO BE KNOWN AS THE STATE CONTRACT
PROJECT SUNLIGHT DATABASE.
  2. EVERY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, COMMISSION, AGENCY, AUTHORITY, BOARD OR
ANY OTHER ENTITY OF THE STATE SHALL SUBMIT  ALL  AWARDED  CONTRACTS  AND
BIDS RELATED TO SUCH CONTRACTS TO THE COMPTROLLER ON A SCHEDULE AND IN A
FORMAT DETERMINED BY THE COMPTROLLER.
  3.  SUCH  DATABASE  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW IN A
SEARCHABLE, DOWNLOADABLE FORMAT. SUCH DATABASE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO:
  (A) DESCRIPTIONS OF REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND CONTRACTS;
  (B) ALL BIDS FOR STATE CONTRACTS;
  (C) AUTHORIZED CONTRACTS INCLUDING SPECIFIC  REQUIREMENTS  UNDER  SUCH
CONTRACTS INCLUDING JOB CREATION AND INVESTMENT AND CLAWBACK PROVISIONS;
  (D) CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ALL PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT;
  (E) PROJECT TIMELINES;
  (F) FUNDING SOURCES;
  (G) HISTORY OF EACH PROJECT;
  (H) RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO THE STATE; AND
  (I)  ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STATE AS PART OF
THE BIDDING AND CONTRACTING PROCESS.
  4. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL DEVELOP, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE ENTITIES
REQUIRED TO REPORT UNDER THIS SECTION,  A  STANDARDIZED  FORM  FOR  EACH
DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, COMMISSION, AGENCY, AUTHORITY, BOARD AND ANY OTHER

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

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ENTITY  OF  THE  STATE  TO  COMPILE  THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER THIS
SECTION AND SUBMIT SUCH INFORMATION TO THE COMPTROLLER FOR INCLUSION  IN
THE DATABASE.
  5.  THE  COMPTROLLER SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECES-
SARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH  DATABASE  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its  effective  date  is
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.