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                                   4180
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the state
   from entering into contracts with  companies  requiring  employees  to
   stipulate to binding arbitration for all disputes

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  170-c
 to read as follows:
   §  170-C. PROHIBITING THE STATE AND CERTAIN STATE ENTITIES FROM ENTER-
 ING INTO CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN COMPANIES REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO  STIPU-
 LATE  TO  BINDING  ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCON-
 SISTENT PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL OR SPECIAL LAW OR RESOLUTION,  NEITHER
 THE  STATE  NOR ANY STATE AGENCY INCLUDING: (I) ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, OR
 (II) ANY DIVISION, BOARD, COMMISSION, OR BUREAU OF ANY STATE DEPARTMENT,
 OR (III) THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK, INCLUDING ALL THEIR CONSTITUENT UNITS, EXCEPT  COMMUNITY  COLLEGES
 AND  THE  INDEPENDENT  INSTITUTIONS  OPERATING  STATUTORY    OR CONTRACT
 COLLEGES ON BEHALF OF THE STATE, OR (IV) A BOARD, A  MAJORITY  OF  WHOSE
 MEMBERS  ARE  APPOINTED  BY THE GOVERNOR OR WHO SERVE BY VIRTUE OF BEING
 STATE OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED  IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I),  (II)  OR
 (III)  OF  PARAGRAPH (I)  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SEVENTY-THREE OF
 THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, (V) ANY PUBLIC  AUTHORITY,  OTHER  THAN  MULTI-
 STATE AUTHORITIES, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS, AND COMMISSIONS AT LEAST
 ONE  OF  WHOSE MEMBERS IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, NOR THE LEGISLATIVE
 AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, NOR ANY FUND OF ANY OF THE  FOREGO-
 ING,  NOR ANY OFFICER OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, SHALL CONTRACT OR RENEW A
 CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF GOODS, SERVICES,  OR  CONSTRUCTION  WITH  ANY
 OVERSEAS  CONTRACTOR WHO DOES NOT AGREE TO STIPULATE TO THE FOLLOWING AS
 A MATERIAL CONDITION OF THE CONTRACT: THE CONTRACTOR, ANY SUBSIDIARY  OF
 A CONTRACTOR, ANY FRANCHISER OF THE CONTRACTOR, AND ANY SUBCONTRACTOR TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 BE  EMPLOYED  BY THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT UTILIZE AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
 CONTAINING CLAUSES WHICH REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO STIPULATE TO BINDING ARBI-
 TRATION AGREEMENTS FOR ALL DISPUTES  UNLESS  DISPUTES  INVOLVING  SEXUAL
 ASSAULT OR OTHER ASSAULT ARE EXCLUDED.
   2.  ANY  CONTRACTOR, ANY SUBSIDIARY OF A CONTRACTOR, FRANCHISER OF THE
 CONTRACTOR, AND ANY SUBCONTRACTOR TO BE EMPLOYED BY THE CONTRACTOR SHALL
 CERTIFY THAT IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS  SECTION.
 SUCH  CERTIFICATION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE STATE GOVERNMENTAL CONTRACT-
 ING PARTY AND MADE A PART OF ITS CONTRACT FILE.
   3. UPON RECEIVING INFORMATION THAT A CONTRACTOR WHO HAS MADE THE STIP-
 ULATION AND   CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY THIS  SECTION  IS  IN  VIOLATION
 THEREOF,  THE  STATE  GOVERNMENTAL  CONTRACTING  PARTY SHALL REVIEW SUCH
 INFORMATION AND OFFER THE CONTRACTOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.  IF  THE
 STATE   GOVERNMENTAL  CONTRACTING  PARTY  FINDS  THAT  A  VIOLATION  HAS
 OCCURRED, IT SHALL TAKE SUCH ACTION AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE  AND  PROVIDED
 FOR  BY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, OR CONTRACT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, IMPOSING SANCTIONS, SEEKING COMPLIANCE, RECOVERING DAMAGES,  DECLAR-
 ING  THE  CONTRACTOR  IN DEFAULT, AND SEEKING DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION OF
 THE CONTRACTOR.
   § 2. If any provision of this act or the application thereof  is  held
 invalid,  the remainder of this act and the application thereof to other
 persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such holding and shall
 remain in full force and effect.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.