Senate Bill S6845

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to local hiring for certain projects

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

  • 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-S6845 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1834-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4702
2019-2020: S3035
2021-2022: S3415
2023-2024: S4577

2015-S6845 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to local hiring for certain projects.

2015-S6845 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6845 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6845

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 29, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
  opment and Small Business

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to local hiring
  for certain projects

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

  Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
section 1834-a to read as follows:
  S 1834-A. LOCAL HIRING. ANY ENTITY RECEIVING STATE FUNDING PURSUANT TO
A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OR PURSUANT  TO  ANY  CHAPTER  OF
LAW,  SHALL  GIVE PREFERENCE IN HIRING EMPLOYEES FOR THE COMPLETION OF A
PROJECT OR PROJECTS WITH  AN  ANTICIPATED  COST  EXCEEDING  ONE  MILLION
DOLLARS AND UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT OR CHAPTER
OF LAW WHO SHALL RESIDE WITHIN A TEN MILE RADIUS OF THE LOCATION OF SUCH
PROJECT OR PROJECTS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13751-04-6

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