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Senate Bill S1895
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2011-S1895 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง4, UDC Act
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S3302
2013-2014: S2965
2015-2016: S3531
2011-S1895 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the state urban development corporation and each of its subsidiaries to take affirmative action so as to assure that business enterprises owned and operated by women be given an equal opportunity to participate in the planning, construction and operation of projects of the corporation or its subsidiaries; provides that the UDC shall from time to time gather information and make written findings, if warranted, with respect to areas of the state where its projects are located, concerning the effects of past discrimination against women and business enterprises owned and operated by women; provides that the UDC shall adopt, in writing and implement such actions to achieve and maintain equal employment and business opportunity as it may reasonably deem necessary and appropriate.
2011-S1895 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1895 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to certain employment discrimination PURPOSE: SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the New York State Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and its subsidiaries to take affirmative action an behalf of women and women-owned business enterprises. In Section 1 of the bill, the Legislature finds and declares that women and women-owned business enterprises have been the victim of past discrimination, that they have been denied equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to the State's economy, that the State has a compelling interest in eradicating the effects of such past discrimination and that in some instances the effects of such discrimination can only be overcome by the use of numerical goals and other temporary preferential methods. The Legislature also finds that the UDC has the expertise necessary to gather data concerning discrimination and to formulate and implement effective affirmative action programs in accordance with such information.
2011-S1895 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1895 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. OPPENHEIMER, DIAZ, KRUEGER, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to certain employment discrimination THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. It is hereby found and declared that the state has had a leadership role in maximizing equal opportunity in employment for all its citizens, but that in many communities in the state, because of past sex discrimination, women and women-owned busi- ness enterprises do not have such equal opportunity. It is further found and declared that as a result of such past discrimination, many women and women-owned business enterprises do not enjoy full opportunity to participate in and contribute to the state's economy, or to obtain the experience necessary to become more productive contributors to the economy. It is further found and declared that the lack of opportunity to participate in public contracts tends to decrease the pool of available labor, thereby adversely affecting the cost and progress of such public contracts. It is further found and declared that the state has a compelling interest in eradicating the effects of such past discrimination, and that well chosen efforts at eradication result in a gain which substan- tially outweighs any detrimental effects. It is further found and declared that the patterns, causes, effects and victims of such past discrimination have varied and do vary widely among communities, occupations and industries, and that no one approach to remedying the effects of this discrimination will be most effective in all circumstances, but rather that, where feasible, corrective programs should be tailored to the particular situation. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06226-01-1
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