S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to 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 313 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
6-A. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS
SECTION, CONTRACTING AGENCIES SHALL ONLY REQUIRE A CONTRACTOR TO COMPLY
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AT A RATE THAT CORRELATES WITH THE
PERCENTAGE OF CERTIFIED MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN
THAT INDUSTRY IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGION WHERE THE CONTRACT IS
TO BE PERFORMED. SUCH PERCENTAGE OF CERTIFIED MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN EACH REGION, AS SUCH PERCENTAGE APPLIES TO THE
INDUSTRIES SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE
PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S WEBSITE WITH EACH
BID OPPORTUNITY AND SHALL BE UPDATED ANNUALLY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
the amendment to article 15-A of the executive law made by section one
of this act shall not affect the expiration of such article and shall be
deemed to expire therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02763-01-9