Assembly Bill A367

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to awards of certain contracts to small businesses or businesses certified under article 15-A of the executive law

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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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2019-A367 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1869
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1678, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11249
2011-2012: A5863
2013-2014: A5699
2015-2016: A2577
2017-2018: A4759, A9990
2021-2022: S5851
2023-2024: S3019

2019-A367 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to awards of certain contracts to small businesses or businesses certified under article 15-A of the executive law.

2019-A367 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    367
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. COOK -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the award of
   certain contracts to  small  businesses  and/or  businesses  certified
   under  article 15-A of the executive law; and providing for the repeal
   of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1678 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 29 to read as follows:
   29. (A) TO AWARD CONTRACTS, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW
 TO THE CONTRARY, FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS  OR  SERVICES  FROM  SMALL
 BUSINESSES  AND/OR  BUSINESSES  CERTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE
 EXECUTIVE LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B) PROCUREMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  BE  GOVERNED
 BY THE AUTHORITY'S PROCUREMENT POLICY AND GUIDELINES ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH GUIDE-
 LINES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I)  A  COMPETITIVE  PROCESS
 THAT  PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS TO PROCUREMENTS, PURSUANT TO WHICH
 CONTRACTS MAY BE AWARDED TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND/OR BUSINESSES CERTIFIED
 UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; (II) PROVIDE  A  BENCHMARK
 OF  AMOUNTS  PAID UNDER CONTRACTS AWARDED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION AGAINST
 AMOUNTS PAID UNDER OTHER AUTHORITY CONTRACTS FOR LIKE GOODS OR SERVICES;
 AND (III) REQUIRE AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT  OF  THE  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  SUCH
 PROCEDURES IN HELPING THE AUTHORITY ACHIEVE THE AUTHORITY'S GOALS ESTAB-
 LISHED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW FOR PARTIC-
 IPATION BY MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED ENTERPRISES. SUCH ANNUAL  ASSESSMENT
 MAY  BE  INCLUDED  WITHIN THE AUTHORITY'S ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED BY THIS
 ARTICLE AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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