Assembly Bill A4430

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Encourages the participation of minority and women-owned business enterprises in state 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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2017-A4430 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §313, Exec L; amd §139-g, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6906
2019-2020: A5139
2021-2022: A6068
2023-2024: A3852

2017-A4430 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Encourages the participation of minority- and women-owned business enterprises in state contracts.

2017-A4430 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4430
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BLAKE, SEAWRIGHT, JOYNER, COOK, MOSLEY, HOOPER --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the state finance law, in relation
   to  encouraging the participation of minority and women-owned business
   enterprises in state contracts
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2-a  of  section 313 of the executive law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (j) to read as follows:
   (J) REQUIRE THAT EACH STATE CONTRACT AVOIDS UNNECESSARY  AND  UNJUSTI-
 FIED  BUNDLING  OF  CONTRACT  REQUIREMENTS  THAT  PRECLUDES MINORITY AND
 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES' PARTICIPATION IN PROCUREMENTS AS PRIME
 CONTRACTORS.
   § 2. Section 139-g of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision (e) to read as follows:
   (E) REQUIRE THAT EACH STATE CONTRACT AVOIDS UNNECESSARY  AND  UNJUSTI-
 FIED  BUNDLING  OF CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS THAT PRECLUDES SMALL AND CERTI-
 FIED WOMEN AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS' PARTICIPATION IN PROCUREMENTS AS
 PRIME CONTRACTORS.
   § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 313 of the executive law, as amended  by
 chapter 175 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   4. In the implementation of this section, the contracting agency shall
 (a) consult the findings contained within the disparity study evidencing
 relevant industry specific availability of certified businesses;
   (b)  implement  a program that will enable the agency to evaluate each
 contract to determine the appropriateness of the goal pursuant to subdi-
 vision one of this section; AND
   (c) [consider where  practicable,  the  severability  of  construction
 projects and other bundled contracts; and

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00158-01-7

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