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Assembly Bill A5177

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates minority and women-owned business enterprise regional advocates

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2017-A5177 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3350
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§310 & 311-a, add §311-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5458
2011-2012: A5054
2013-2014: A1986, S5285
2015-2016: A1259, S2095
2019-2020: A4914, S2195
2021-2022: S3360
2023-2024: S1236
2025-2026: S872

2017-A5177 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates minority and women-owned business enterprise regional advocates; provides that the advocates will help ensure that municipal agencies comply with the provisions of law relating to minority and women-owned business enterprises.

2017-A5177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5177
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TITUS, LAVINE, PERRY, MORELLE, COOK, BARRON,
   PAULIN, PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  COLTON,
   GALEF,  GUNTHER,  RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Small Business
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  creating  regional
   minority and women-owned business enterprise advocate
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 310 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 24 to read as follows:
   24.  "REGIONAL ADVOCATE" SHALL MEAN THE PERSON APPOINTED BY THE STATE-
 WIDE ADVOCATE TO SERVE IN THE CAPACITY OF MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSI-
 NESS ENTERPRISE REGIONAL ADVOCATE.
   § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 311-a of the executive law, as added  by
 section  4  of  part BB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
 read as follows:
   2. The advocate shall act as a liaison for  minority  and  women-owned
 business  enterprises  (MWBEs)  to  assist  them in obtaining technical,
 managerial, financial and other business assistance for certified  busi-
 nesses and applicants. The advocate shall investigate complaints brought
 by  or  on behalf of MWBEs concerning certification delays and instances
 of violations of law by state agencies.  The  statewide  advocate  shall
 assist certified businesses and applicants in the certification process,
 DIRECT  REGIONAL  LOCAL  ADVOCATES  IN  DEVELOPING  EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
 PROGRAMS AND CREATE AWARENESS OF  COMPETITIVE  GRANT  PROGRAMS.    Other
 functions of the statewide advocate shall be directed by the commission-
 er.  The  advocate  may  request  and the director may appoint staff and
 employees of the division of minority and women business development  to
 support the administration of the office of the statewide advocate.
   §  3.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 311-b to
 read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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