Senate Bill S4896

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires database and reporting for contracts with minority and women-owned businesses

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee


  • 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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2019-S4896 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5873
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2807, Pub Auth L; add §315-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7195
2011-2012: S1080
2013-2014: S3089, A9112
2015-2016: S2789, A2452
2017-2018: S2841, A1626
2021-2022: S5217
2023-2024: S6783

2019-S4896 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the creation of a database to track the issuance of contracts by public authorities and state agencies with minority and women-owned businesses.

2019-S4896 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4896 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4896
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law and the executive law, in
   relation to database and reporting  requirements  for  contracts  with
   minority and women-owned businesses

   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 2807 to read as follows:
   § 2807. DATABASE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTS WITH MINORI-
 TY  AND  WOMEN-OWNED  BUSINESSES.    EVERY  STATE AUTHORITY CONTINUED OR
 CREATED BY THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
 NEW YORK SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN A DATABASE TO TRACK THE  ISSUANCE  OF
 CONTRACTS  TO MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED ENTERPRISES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, A MINORITY OR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SHALL BE  DEFINED
 AS  IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.  EVERY STATE
 AUTHORITY CONTINUED OR CREATED BY THIS CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER  CHAPTER  OF
 THE  LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL COMPILE REPORTS ON THE ISSUANCE
 OF SUCH CONTRACTS AND  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  CONTRACTS  AWARDED.  SUCH
 REPORTS  SHALL  BE  FILED ON A YEARLY BASIS WITH THE AUTHORITIES, BUDGET
 OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND OFFICE OF  MINORITY  AND
 WOMEN-OWNED  BUSINESSES  AND  BE  DISPLAYED ON THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES OR
 PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION'S WEBSITE AND THE WEBSITE OF THE AUTHORITIES'
 BUDGET OFFICE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT ALL PROPRIETARY INFORMATION  SHALL
 BE KEPT OFFLINE.
   §  2.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 315-a to
 read as follows:
   § 315-A. DATABASE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTS WITH MINOR-
 ITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES. ALL  STATE  AGENCIES  SHALL  CREATE  AND
 MAINTAIN  A  DATABASE TO TRACK THE ISSUANCE OF CONTRACTS TO MINORITY AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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