Assembly Bill A5754

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes political subdivisions to consider prospective bidders commitment to working with emerging businesses when establishing lists of qualified bidders for 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-A5754 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10233

2017-A5754 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes political subdivisions to consider prospective bidders' commitment to working with emerging businesses when establishing lists of qualified bidders for municipal contracts.

2017-A5754 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5754
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CASTORINA  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the establish-
   ment of lists of qualified bidders based upon the bidders'  commitment
   to working with emerging business enterprises

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a)  of  subdivision  15  of
 section  103  of  the  general municipal law, as added by section 1-a of
 part MM of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2008,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (iv)  the prospective bidder's compliance with equal employment oppor-
 tunity  requirements  and  anti-discrimination  laws,  and  demonstrated
 commitment  to  working  with  minority  and  women-owned businesses AND
 EMERGING BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, AS DEFINED BY LOCAL LAW OR  ORDINANCE  OF
 THE  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION,  through  joint  ventures  or subcontractor
 relationships; and
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08288-01-7

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