Assembly Bill A9326

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to expanding opportunities for veteran-owned business enterprises

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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-A9326 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6759
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17-C §§369-m - 369-p, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2755, S220
2019-2020: A11027, S3154
2021-2022: A4126, S2080
2023-2024: S4455

2015-A9326 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands opportunities for veteran-owned business enterprises.

2015-A9326 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9326

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 18, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Veterans' Affairs

AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to expanding opportu-
  nities for veteran-owned business enterprises; and providing  for  the
  repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

  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  article  17-C
to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 17-C
                        PARTICIPATION BY VETERANS
                     WITH RESPECT TO STATE CONTRACTS
SECTION 369-M. DEFINITIONS.
        369-N. DIVISION OF VETERANS' BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.
        369-O. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTIFIED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTER-
                 PRISES.
        369-P. SEVERABILITY.
  S  369-M.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1. "CERTIFIED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE,  INCLUDING  A  SOLE  PROPRIETORSHIP,  PARTNERSHIP,   LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION THAT IS:
  (A) AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OWNED BY ONE OR MORE VETERANS;
  (B)  AN  ENTERPRISE  IN WHICH SUCH VETERAN OWNERSHIP IS REAL, SUBSTAN-
TIAL, AND CONTINUING;
  (C) AN ENTERPRISE IN WHICH SUCH VETERAN OWNERSHIP  HAS  AND  EXERCISES
THE AUTHORITY TO CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS DECISIONS
OF THE ENTERPRISE;
  (D) AN ENTERPRISE AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE AND IS INDE-
PENDENTLY-OWNED AND OPERATED;
  (E)  AN  ENTERPRISE  THAT  IS A SMALL BUSINESS WHICH HAS A SIGNIFICANT
BUSINESS PRESENCE IN THE STATE, NOT DOMINANT IN ITS FIELD  AND  EMPLOYS,
BASED  ON ITS INDUSTRY, A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PERSONS AS DETERMINED BY THE
DIRECTOR, BUT NOT TO EXCEED THREE  HUNDRED,  TAKING  INTO  CONSIDERATION

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

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