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Senate Bill S4702

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to local hiring for certain projects

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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2017-S4702 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1834-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6845
2019-2020: S3035
2021-2022: S3415
2023-2024: S4577

2017-S4702 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to local hiring for certain projects.

2017-S4702 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4702 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4702
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
   opment and Small Business
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to local hiring
   for certain projects
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1834-a to read as follows:
   § 1834-A. LOCAL HIRING. ANY ENTITY RECEIVING STATE FUNDING PURSUANT TO
 A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OR PURSUANT  TO  ANY  CHAPTER  OF
 LAW,  SHALL  GIVE PREFERENCE IN HIRING EMPLOYEES FOR THE COMPLETION OF A
 PROJECT OR PROJECTS WITH  AN  ANTICIPATED  COST  EXCEEDING  ONE  MILLION
 DOLLARS AND UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT OR CHAPTER
 OF LAW WHO SHALL RESIDE WITHIN A TEN MILE RADIUS OF THE LOCATION OF SUCH
 PROJECT OR PROJECTS.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02182-01-7

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