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                                   1215
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2021
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 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the  labor  law,  in  relation  to
   assisting contractors to identify minority group members and women for
   hiring opportunities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (h), (i) and (j) of subdivision 3 of section 311
 of the executive law, paragraph (h) as amended by section 1 of  part  BB
 of  chapter 59 of the laws of 2006, paragraphs (i) and (j) as amended by
 chapter 96 of the laws of 2019, are amended and a new paragraph  (k)  is
 added to read as follows:
   (h)  notwithstanding  the provisions of section two hundred ninety-six
 of this chapter, to file a  complaint  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
 section  two hundred ninety-seven of this chapter where the director has
 knowledge that a contractor may have violated the  provisions  of  para-
 graph  (a), (b) or (c) of subdivision one of section two hundred ninety-
 six of this chapter where  such  violation  is  unrelated,  separate  or
 distinct from the state contract as expressed by its terms; [and]
   (i)  to  streamline  the state certification process to accept federal
 and municipal corporation certifications;
   (j) to make publicly available records of all  waivers  of  compliance
 reported  pursuant  to paragraph (b) of subdivision six of section three
 hundred thirteen of this article on the division's website[.]; AND
   (K) TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDUSTRIAL  COMMISSIONER  PURSUANT
 TO  PARAGRAPH  (J) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED ELEVEN OF
 THE LABOR LAW  TO  ASSIST  CONTRACTORS  IN  IDENTIFYING  MINORITY  GROUP
 MEMBERS  AND  WOMEN  WHO  ARE PARTICIPATING IN APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENTS
 UNDER ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE OF THE LABOR LAW.
   § 2. Paragraphs (j) and (k) of subdivision 1 of  section  811  of  the
 labor  law, as relettered by chapter 884 of the laws of 1965, are relet-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 tered paragraphs (k) and (l) and a new paragraph (j) is added to read as
 follows:
   (J)  TO  COOPERATE  WITH  THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF MINORITY AND
 WOMEN'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  (K)  OF  SUBDIVISION
 THREE  OF  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW TO ASSIST
 CONTRACTORS IN LOCATING MINORITY GROUP MEMBERS AND WOMEN WHO ARE PARTIC-
 IPATING IN APPRENTICESHIPS AGREEMENTS;
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law; provided, however that the amendments 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.
 Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
 tive  date  are  authorized  to  be made and completed on or before such
 effective date.