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Assembly Bill A428

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the publication of information regarding awards of state contracts

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2017-A428 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2842
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§142 & 143, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9771, S7304
2019-2020: A2166, S4888

2017-A428 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the publication of information regarding awards of state contracts.

2017-A428 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    428
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Small Business
 
 AN  ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the publi-
   cation of information regarding awards of state contracts
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 142 of the economic development law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. UPON RECEIPT OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT AN AGENCY HAS ENTERED  INTO  A
 CONTRACT,  AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-
 THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLISH SUCH  ANNOUNCEMENT
 IN  THE  PROCUREMENT  OPPORTUNITIES  NEWSLETTER.  THE ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL
 IDENTIFY THE CONTRACT, SPECIFY THE DATE OF THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT AND
 PROVIDE THE NAME AND CONTACT  INFORMATION  FOR  EACH  RECIPIENT  OF  THE
 CONTRACT.
   §  2. Section 143 of the economic development law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. AT THE TIME AN AGENCY ENTERS INTO A  CONTRACT,  SUCH  AGENCY  SHALL
 SUBMIT  AN  ANNOUNCEMENT  OF  THE INTENDED CONTRACT FOR INCLUSION IN THE
 PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES NEWSLETTER. SUCH ANNOUNCEMENT  SHALL  IDENTIFY
 THE  CONTRACT, SPECIFY THE DATE OF THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT AND PROVIDE
 THE NAME OF AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR EACH RECIPIENT OF THE CONTRACT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
 commissioner of economic development, or  his  or  her  delegate,  shall
 promulgate rules and regulations and take all other necessary actions to
 implement the provisions of this act on or before such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01175-01-7

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