Assembly Actions -
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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Assembly Bill A9887
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BICHOTTE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-A9887 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §311-a, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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A1538
2017-A9887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9887 I N A S S E M B L Y February 16, 2018 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to verification of good faith by contractors that request waivers of compliance with the provisions of article 15-A of the executive law relating to minority and women-owned business enterprises THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 311-a of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. (A) THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ACTING THROUGH THE STATEWIDE ADVOCATE, SHALL RETAIN ONE OR MORE INDEPENDENT MWBE CONSULT- ANT FIRMS TO REVIEW ALL PARTIAL OR TOTAL WAIVERS OF COMPLIANCE REQUESTED BY CONTRACTORS PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS ARTI- CLE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH WAIVERS WERE GRANTED BY THE CONTRACTING AGENCY. THE MWBE CONSULTANT FIRMS SHALL EXAMINE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH EACH WAIVER WAS REQUESTED, AND, IF APPLICABLE, GRANTED, VERIFY WHETHER THE CONTRACTOR HAS MADE THE REQUEST FOR THE WAIVER IN GOOD FAITH AND REPORT THEIR FINDINGS TO THE STATEWIDE ADVOCATE. (B) THE FINDINGS OF THE MWBE CONSULTANT FIRMS SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE STATEWIDE ADVOCATE AND UPDATED ON A MONTHLY BASIS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to section 311-a of the executive law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and shall be deemed expired there- with. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14748-02-8
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