Assembly Bill A4091

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires certain state agencies, departments or authorities to establish mentor-protege programs for small, minority, and women-owned businesses

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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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2009-A4091 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1591
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง147, St Fin L

2009-A4091 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state agencies, departments or authorities which let more than ten million dollars in service and construction contracts to establish mentor-protege programs to enable the development and success of small, minority, and women-owned businesses.

2009-A4091 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A4091 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4091

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. MILLMAN, DESTITO, PEOPLES -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. ALFANO, BARRA, BENJAMIN,  BRODSKY,  CLARK,  COOK,  FIELDS,
  GREENE,  JACOBS,  PERRY,  P. RIVERA,  ROBINSON, WALKER, WEPRIN -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in  relation  to  establishing  a
  mentor-protege program for small and minority and women-owned business
  concerns

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
147 to read as follows:
  S  147.  MENTOR-PROTEGE  PROGRAM. 1. IN EVERY STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT
AND AUTHORITY WHICH HAS LET MORE THAN TEN MILLION DOLLARS IN SERVICE AND
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN THE PRIOR FISCAL  YEAR,  THE  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE
OFFICER  OF THAT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OR AUTHORITY SHALL DEVELOP A MENTOR-
PROTEGE PROGRAM  TO  FOSTER  LONG-TERM  RELATIONSHIPS  BETWEEN  APPROVED
MENTOR  FIRMS,  AND SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS AND MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED
BUSINESSES CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW,
IN  ORDER  TO  ENHANCE  THE  CAPABILITIES  OF  SMALL  AND  MINORITY  AND
WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS CONCERNS, IMPROVE THEIR SUCCESS IN CONTRACTING WITH
THE  STATE  OR  RECEIVING  SUBCONTRACTS  UNDER  A STATE CONTRACT, AND TO
CREATE SOURCES OF  RELIABLE  CONTRACTORS  AND  SUBCONTRACTORS  READY  TO
PERFORM  LARGER  JOBS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM
SHALL BE VOLUNTARY FOR BOTH THE MENTOR FIRM AND THE PROTEGE FIRM.
  2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF EACH AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OR  AUTHORI-
TY,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT AND THE DIVISION FOR SMALL-BUSINESS SHALL  DEVELOP  REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR:
  (A)  APPROVAL  OF CONTRACTORS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS  SECTION,  TO  BE  KNOWN,  FOR  THE
PURPOSES  OF  SUCH  PROGRAM, AS "MENTOR FIRMS". MENTOR FIRMS MUST DEMON-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07081-01-9

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