Assembly Bill A6906

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Encourages 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-A6906 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §313, Exec L; amd §139-g, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4430
2019-2020: A5139
2021-2022: A6068
2023-2024: A3852
2025-2026: A359

2015-A6906 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A6906 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6906

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 10, 2015
                               ___________

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

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 (j) to read as follows:
  (J)  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.
  S 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.
  S  3. Subdivision 4 of section 313 of the executive law, as amended by
chapter 175 of the laws of 2010, 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 availability of certified businesses;
  (b) implement a program that will enable the agency to  evaluate  each
contract to determine the appropriateness of the goal pursuant to subdi-
vision one of this section; AND
  (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-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09756-04-5

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