Senate Bill S1548

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Encourages the participation of minority and women-owned business enterprises in state contracts

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2024	referred to procurement and contracts
Jan 12, 2023	referred to procurement and contracts

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2023-S1548 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3852
Current Committee:: Senate Procurement And Contracts
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §313, Exec L; amd §139-g, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A6906
2017-2018: A4430
2019-2020: S8767, A5139
2021-2022: S3943, A6068
2025-2026: S2439, A359

2023-S1548 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Encourages the participation of minority- and women-owned business enterprises in state contracts by avoiding unnecessary and unjustified bundling of contract requirements that preclude minority- and women-owned business participation.

2023-S1548 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1548

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law and the state finance law, in relation
to encouraging the participation of minority and women-owned business
enterprises in state contracts

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To encourage the participation of Minority and Women-Owned Business
Enterprises in state contracts by making it more feasible for MWBE's to
secure contracts.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 313 f of the executive law by requiring that
each state contract avoids unnecessary and unjustified building of
contract requirements that precludes Minority and Women-Owned Business
Enterprises' Participation in procurements as prime contractors.

Section 2 amends section 139-g of the state finance law by requiring
each state contract avoids unnecessary and unjustified bundling of
contract requirements that precludes small and certified women and
minority-owned business' participation in procurement as prime contrac-
tors.

Section 3 (a) amends section 313 of the executive law to require a
contracting agency to refer to the Disparity Study when administering
MWBE related regulations. (b) creates a program allowing agencies to
evaluate contracts as to identify ways which certified businesses may
best bid to facilitate the award of a fair share of state contracts to
such businesses (c) requires agencies to consider the severability of
contracts where it applies, and to comply with the regulations of any
MWBE related federal law.

Section 4 establishes the effective date of this act

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In order to afford MWBE's greater opportunity in competing for contracts
and funding, we must find ways to unbundle contracts. In a letter in
2002, the Office of Federal Procurement said, "Although contract bundl-
ing can serve a useful purpose, the effect of this increase in contract
bundling over the past ten years cannot be underestimated. Not only are
substantially fewer small business receiving federal contracts, but the
federal government is suffering from a reduced supplier base". A similar
impact is felt on the state and city level, and it should be avoided
whenever possible. While understanding that contracts are often bundled
as a means of cost-saving, we have to find ways to identify more capable
companies who are able to do the work to improve the lives of New York-
ers. Doing so will increase the likelihood of more certification. MWBEs
having an opportunity for state procurement and funding.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S3943

2015-16 A.6906 Reported and referred to Ways and Means

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S1548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1548
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 state finance law, in relation
   to encouraging the participation of 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. Subdivision 2-a of section 313  of  the  executive  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
   (K)  REQUIRE  THAT EACH STATE CONTRACT AVOIDS UNNECESSARY AND UNJUSTI-
 FIED BUNDLING OF  CONTRACT  REQUIREMENTS  THAT  PRECLUDES  MINORITY  AND
 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES' PARTICIPATION IN PROCUREMENTS AS PRIME
 CONTRACTORS.   FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "UNNECESSARY AND UNJUSTI-
 FIED" SHALL MEAN NOT REQUIRED, NOT NEEDED AND WITH NO LEGITIMATE REASON.
   § 2. Section 139-g of the state finance law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision (e) to read as follows:
   (E) REQUIRE THAT EACH STATE CONTRACT AVOIDS UNNECESSARY  AND  UNJUSTI-
 FIED  BUNDLING  OF CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS THAT PRECLUDES SMALL AND CERTI-
 FIED WOMEN AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS' PARTICIPATION IN PROCUREMENTS AS
 PRIME CONTRACTORS.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  "UNNECESSARY  AND
 UNJUSTIFIED"  SHALL MEAN NOT REQUIRED, NOT NEEDED AND WITH NO LEGITIMATE
 REASON.
   § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 313 of the executive law, as amended  by
 chapter 96 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   4. In the implementation of this section, the contracting agency shall
 (a) consult the findings contained within the disparity study evidencing
 relevant  industry  specific  disparities in the utilization of minority
 and women-owned businesses relative to their availability;
   (b) implement a program that will enable the agency to  evaluate  each
 contract  to determine the appropriate goal for participation by minori-
 ty-owned business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03645-01-3

 S. 1548                             2
 
   (c) [consider where  practicable,  the  severability  of  construction
 projects and other bundled contracts; and
   (d)]  consider  compliance  with  the  requirements of any federal law
 concerning opportunities for minority and  women-owned  business  enter-
 prises  which  effectuates  the purpose of this section. The contracting
 agency shall determine whether the imposition of the requirements of any
 such law duplicate or conflict with the provisions hereof  and  if  such
 duplication  or  conflict exists, the contracting agency shall waive the
 applicability of this section to  the  extent  of  such  duplication  or
 conflict.
   §  4.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that
 the amendments to section 313 of the executive law made by sections  one
 and  three  of  this act shall not affect the repeal of such article and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith.

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