Assembly Bill A5238

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Statewide disparity study regarding the participation of minority and women-owned business enterprises in state contracts

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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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2015-A5238 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง312-a, 313 & 314, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5916
2019-2020: A4118
2021-2022: A6111
2023-2024: A5076

2015-A5238 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires development of a statewide disparity study regarding the participation of minority and women-owned business enterprises in state contracts.

2015-A5238 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5238

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to a statewide  disparity
  study regarding 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. Section 312-a of the executive law is amended by  adding  a
new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  THE  DIRECTOR  SHALL DEVELOP A PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN DIRECT FEEDBACK
FROM APPLICANTS ON ANY PROBLEMS AND BURDENS THEY ENCOUNTERED DURING  THE
APPLICATION PROCESS OR THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM AND EXAMINE HOW THE ISSUES
CAN BE ADDRESSED TO ELIMINATE FUTURE PROGRAM LIMITATIONS.
  S  2. Subdivision 6 of section 313 of the executive law, as amended by
chapter 175 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  6. (A) Where it appears that a contractor cannot, after a  good  faith
effort,  comply  with  the  minority and women-owned business enterprise
participation requirements set forth in a particular state  contract,  a
contractor  may  file  a written application with the contracting agency
requesting a partial or total waiver of such requirements setting  forth
the  reasons  for  such contractor's inability to meet any or all of the
participation requirements together with an explanation of  the  efforts
undertaken  by the contractor to obtain the required minority and women-
owned business enterprise participation. In implementing the  provisions
of  this  section,  the contracting agency shall consider the number and
types of minority and women-owned business enterprises  located  in  the
region  in which the state contract is to be performed, the total dollar
value of the state contract, the scope of work to be performed  and  the
project size and term. If, based on such considerations, the contracting
agency  determines there is not a reasonable availability of contractors
on the list of certified [business] BUSINESSES to furnish  services  for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07675-01-5
              

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