Assembly Bill A3887B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Allows Westchester county to require bidders for public works, construction or purchase contracts to hire and retain persons residing in certain targeted communities

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    • 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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2017-A3887 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3489
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §103-h, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8475, S6402
2013-2014: A584, S3383
2015-2016: A2793, S2028
2019-2020: A3268
2021-2022: A1797
2023-2024: A4776

2017-A3887 - Summary

Allows Westchester county to require bidders for public works, construction or purchase contracts to hire and retain persons residing in certain targeted communities.

2017-A3887 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3887
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to allowing West-
   chester county to require bidders for public  works,  construction  or
   purchase  contracts  to  hire  and  retain persons residing in certain
   targeted communities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 103-h to read as follows:
   § 103-H. CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS IN  WESTCHESTER  COUNTY;  TARGETED
 COMMUNITIES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "TARGETED COMMUNITY"
 SHALL MEAN ANY CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE WITHIN A COUNTY WHERE THE COMBINED
 AVERAGE  OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND THE POVERTY RATE OF SUCH COMMUNITY
 IS GREATER THAN THE COMBINED  COUNTYWIDE  AVERAGE  OF  UNEMPLOYMENT  AND
 POVERTY RATE BY TEN PERCENT.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER MAY
 REQUIRE THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR ALL PUBLIC WORKS, CONSTRUCTION
 OR  PURCHASE  CONTRACTS  TO  HIRE AND RETAIN PERSONS RESIDING IN CERTAIN
 TARGETED COMMUNITIES HAVING THE HIGHEST  RATES  OF  UNEMPLOYMENT  WITHIN
 SUCH COUNTY.
   3. THE COUNTY MAY REQUIRE THAT:
   A.  AT  LEAST TEN PERCENT OF THE LABOR COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
 AWARDED BY THE COUNTY BE SPENT TO HIRE PERSONS RESIDING IN THE  TARGETED
 COMMUNITIES WITHIN THAT COUNTY;
   B.  AT  LEAST  TWENTY  PERCENT  OF  THE  LABOR  COSTS  OF CONSTRUCTION
 CONTRACTS BE SPENT TO HIRE PERSONS RESIDING IN THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES,
 IF THE COMBINED AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY  RATE  FOR  A  TARGETED
 COMMUNITY  IS  GREATER  THAN  TWENTY  PERCENT OF THE COMBINED COUNTYWIDE
 AVERAGE OF UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND THE POVERTY RATE; AND

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08618-01-7

2017-A3887A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3489
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §103-h, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8475, S6402
2013-2014: A584, S3383
2015-2016: A2793, S2028
2019-2020: A3268
2021-2022: A1797
2023-2024: A4776

2017-A3887A - Summary

Allows Westchester county to require bidders for public works, construction or purchase contracts to hire and retain persons residing in certain targeted communities.

2017-A3887A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3887--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Local
   Governments  in  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to allowing West-
   chester county to require bidders for public  works,  construction  or
   purchase  contracts  to  hire  and  retain persons residing in certain
   targeted communities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 103-h to read as follows:
   § 103-H. CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS IN  WESTCHESTER  COUNTY;  TARGETED
 COMMUNITIES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "TARGETED COMMUNITY"
 SHALL  MEAN  ANY CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE OR CENSUS TRACT WITHIN A MUNICI-
 PALITY, WITHIN A COUNTY WHERE THE COMBINED AVERAGE OF  THE  UNEMPLOYMENT
 RATE AND THE POVERTY RATE OF SUCH COMMUNITY IS GREATER THAN THE COMBINED
 COUNTYWIDE AVERAGE OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY RATE BY TEN PERCENT.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER MAY
 REQUIRE THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR ALL PUBLIC WORKS, CONSTRUCTION
 OR  PURCHASE  CONTRACTS  TO  HIRE AND RETAIN PERSONS RESIDING IN CERTAIN
 TARGETED COMMUNITIES HAVING THE HIGHEST  RATES  OF  UNEMPLOYMENT  WITHIN
 SUCH COUNTY.
   3. THE COUNTY MAY REQUIRE THAT:
   A.  AT  LEAST TEN PERCENT OF THE LABOR COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
 AWARDED BY THE COUNTY BE SPENT TO HIRE PERSONS RESIDING IN THE  TARGETED
 COMMUNITIES WITHIN THAT COUNTY;
   B.  AT  LEAST  TWENTY  PERCENT  OF  THE  LABOR  COSTS  OF CONSTRUCTION
 CONTRACTS BE SPENT TO HIRE PERSONS RESIDING IN THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES,
 IF THE COMBINED AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY  RATE  FOR  A  TARGETED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2017-A3887B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3489
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §103-h, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8475, S6402
2013-2014: A584, S3383
2015-2016: A2793, S2028
2019-2020: A3268
2021-2022: A1797
2023-2024: A4776

2017-A3887B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows Westchester county to require bidders for public works, construction or purchase contracts to hire and retain persons residing in certain targeted communities.

2017-A3887B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3887--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Local
   Governments  in  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amend-
   ments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to allowing West-
   chester  county  to  require bidders for public works, construction or
   purchase contracts to hire and  retain  persons  residing  in  certain
   targeted communities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 103-h to read as follows:
   §  103-H.  CONTRACTS  FOR PUBLIC WORKS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY; TARGETED
 COMMUNITIES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A "TARGETED COMMUNITY"
 SHALL MEAN ANY CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE OR CENSUS TRACT WITHIN  A  MUNICI-
 PALITY,  WITHIN  A COUNTY WHERE THE COMBINED AVERAGE OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT
 RATE AND THE POVERTY RATE OF SUCH COMMUNITY IS GREATER THAN THE COMBINED
 COUNTYWIDE AVERAGE OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY RATE BY TEN PERCENT.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER MAY
 REQUIRE THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR ALL PUBLIC WORKS, CONSTRUCTION
 OR PURCHASE CONTRACTS TO HIRE AND RETAIN  PERSONS  RESIDING  IN  CERTAIN
 TARGETED  COMMUNITIES  HAVING  THE  HIGHEST RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT WITHIN
 SUCH COUNTY.
   3. THE COUNTY MAY REQUIRE THAT:
   A. AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF THE LABOR COSTS OF  CONSTRUCTION  CONTRACTS
 AWARDED  BY THE COUNTY BE SPENT TO HIRE PERSONS RESIDING IN THE TARGETED
 COMMUNITIES WITHIN THAT COUNTY;
   B. AT  LEAST  TWENTY  PERCENT  OF  THE  LABOR  COSTS  OF  CONSTRUCTION
 CONTRACTS BE SPENT TO HIRE PERSONS RESIDING IN THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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