Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 17, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7853
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S7853 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11508
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง169, St Fin L
2009-S7853 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7853 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the adoption of the DUNS number as a mandatory vendor identifier for all New York state contractors and the establishment of a mandatory, central vendor registration portal PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To produce costs savings and increased transparency in New York's contracting process. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the state finance law by adding a new section 169 creating the DUNS number and central vendor portal. Sections 2. Effective Date. JUSTIFICATION : The DUNS number stands for "data universal numbering system" and is the United States federal government's standard for vendor and grantee identification. These numbers are similar to a Social Security number for organizations looking to obtain government funds or contracts. The Office of Management and Budget has adopted the use of DUNS numbers as a way to keep track of how federal grant money and contracts are
2009-S7853 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7853 I N S E N A T E May 17, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. C. JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the adoption of the DUNS number as a mandatory vendor identifier for all New York state contractors and the establishment of a mandatory, central vendor registration portal 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 169 to read as follows: S 169. DUNS NUMBER AND CENTRAL VENDOR PORTAL. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF REDUCING GOVERNMENT COSTS, IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY AND PROVIDING FAIR OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC PROSPERITY TO ALL BUSINESSES REGARDLESS OF SIZE OR ETHNICITY, THE OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES AND THE DIVISION OF BUDGET, SHALL: A. REQUIRE THAT CONTRACTORS SELECTED TO OFFER CENTRALIZED CONTRACTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR COMMODITIES, SERVICES OR TECHNOLOGY AND ANY GRANTEES OF SUCH CENTRALIZED CONTRACTS SHALL HAVE A DUNS NUMBER; B. CREATE A MANDATORY, CENTRAL DATABASE OF ALL NEW YORK STATE VENDORS, WHICH SHALL HOUSE DUNS NUMBERS AND FACILITATE DATA SHARING, COST SAVINGS, ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY; C. ESTABLISH A CENTRAL VENDOR PORTAL; D. ESTABLISH A SINGLE, AUTHORITATIVE, PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE WEBSITE FOR REPORTING ALL NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. STATE AGENCIES SHALL REPORT ALL CONTRACT AND GRANT ACTIONS TO THIS SITE IN A TIMELY MANNER, USING THE DUNS NUMBER AS THE IDENTIFIER TO IMPROVE DATA INTEGRITY; AND E. REQUIRE A DUNS NUMBER FOR ALL STATE CONTRACTORS AND GRANTEES TO ASSIST WITH COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (2009 PUB. L. 111-5) AND TO REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY TO NEW YORK TAXPAYERS. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "DUNS NUMBER" SHALL MEAN A UNIQUE NUMERIC IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED TO A SINGLE BUSINESS ENTITY PURSUANT TO THE DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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