Assembly Bill A5916

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Statewide disparity study regarding 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-A5916 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§312-a, 313 & 314, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5238
2019-2020: A4118
2021-2022: A6111
2023-2024: A5076

2017-A5916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires development of a statewide disparity study regarding the participation of minority and women-owned business enterprises in state contracts.

2017-A5916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5916
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to a statewide  disparity
   study regarding 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. Section 312-a of the executive law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL DEVELOP A PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN DIRECT FEEDBACK
 FROM APPLICANTS ON ANY PROBLEMS AND BURDENS THEY ENCOUNTERED DURING  THE
 APPLICATION PROCESS OR THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM AND EXAMINE HOW THE ISSUES
 CAN BE ADDRESSED TO ELIMINATE FUTURE PROGRAM LIMITATIONS.
   §  2. Subdivision 6 of section 313 of the executive law, as amended by
 chapter 175 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   6. (A) Where it appears that a contractor cannot, after a  good  faith
 effort,  comply  with  the  minority and women-owned business enterprise
 participation requirements set forth in a particular state  contract,  a
 contractor  may  file  a written application with the contracting agency
 requesting a partial or total waiver of such requirements setting  forth
 the  reasons  for  such contractor's inability to meet any or all of the
 participation requirements together with an explanation of  the  efforts
 undertaken  by the contractor to obtain the required minority and women-
 owned business enterprise participation. In implementing the  provisions
 of  this  section,  the contracting agency shall consider the number and
 types of minority and women-owned business enterprises  located  in  the
 region  in which the state contract is to be performed, the total dollar
 value of the state contract, the scope of work to be performed  and  the
 project size and term. If, based on such considerations, the contracting
 agency  determines there is not a reasonable availability of contractors
 on the list of certified [business] BUSINESSES to furnish  services  for
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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