NY State Senate Bill 2019-S2414

Senate Bill S2414

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the empire state development corporation to conduct a study on the feasibility of a minority and women-owned business capacity enterprise mentorship program

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Jan 24, 2019	referred to finance

2019-S2414 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1530
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Executive
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A9122
2017-2018: S7686, A230
2021-2022: S707, A10576
2023-2024: S2285, A1447

2019-S2414 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the empire state development corporation to conduct a study on the feasibility of a minority and women-owned business capacity enterprise mentorship program.

2019-S2414 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2414

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to direct the empire state development corporation to conduct a
study on the feasibility of a minority and women-owned business enter-
prise capacity mentorship program

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to study which state agencies and industries
would benefit most from having a capacity-building/mentorship program,
the duration and cost of such program, and whether successful completion
of such program could pre-qualify participating MWBEs.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill requires ESDC to conduct a study to explore the
feasibility of a MWBE capacity mentorship program, and requires the
study to focus on which state agencies would benefit most from concen-

tration in certain areas, the appropriate duration of time of the
program for each concentration, the feasibility of using such program to
pre-qualify MWBEs, and how each program could be tailored to better
prepare MWBEs for bidding on contracts.

It would also require ESDC to issue a report of its findings and recom-
mendations to the Governor, the temporary president of the Senate, and
the speaker of the Assembly within 12 months, and state certain require-
ments for the report's contents.

It would further require another report by ESDC within 24 months detail-
ing the actions taken to implement the recommendations of such study.

Section two of the bill provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill would increase the pool of qualified MWBEs and encourage coop-
eration between ESDC, state agencies, and prospective MWBE owners.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 7686/A. 230 of 2018; Passed Assembly

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S2414 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2414
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to direct the empire state development corporation to  conduct  a
   study on the feasibility of a minority and women-owned business enter-
   prise capacity mentorship program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1. The empire state development corporation shall conduct a
 study to explore the feasibility of a minority and women-owned  business
 enterprise  capacity mentorship program. The study should focus on which
 agencies and industries would benefit most from such program, the utili-
 zation of any existing  minority  and  women-owned  business  enterprise
 mentorship  programs,  and  any  fiscal  implications.  The  study shall
 specifically focus on:
   a. which state agencies would benefit most from such  program  concen-
 trating in construction;
   b.  which  state agencies would benefit most from such program concen-
 trating in professional services;
   c. which state agencies would benefit most from such  program  concen-
 trating in non-professional services;
   d.  which  state agencies would benefit most from such program concen-
 trating in purchases of commodities;
   e. the duration of time minority and women-owned business  enterprises
 should participate in each program concentration described in paragraphs
 a through d of this subdivision;
   f.  the  feasibility  that  such successful completion of such program
 could be used as a factor for prequalifying participating  minority  and
 women-owned business enterprises; and
   g.  how  such  program  can be tailored to better prepare minority and
 women-owned business enterprises for  bidding  on  contracts  with  such
 agencies upon successful completion of the program.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD00032-01-9

 S. 2414                             2
 
   2.  Within twelve months of the effective date of this act, the empire
 state development corporation shall issue a report of its  findings  and
 recommendations  to  the governor, the temporary president of the senate
 and the speaker of the assembly. Such report shall include, but  not  be
 limited to, the following:
   a.  actions that can be implemented to establish such capacity mentor-
 ship program, a plan of action for such implementation,  and  the  esti-
 mated  cost  of  the program including any additional division personnel
 that may be required;
   b. any regulatory actions required by any agency in order to implement
 such program, a plan of action for implementing such  actions,  and  the
 estimated cost of such implementation;
   c.  actions  that require statutory changes in order to be implemented
 and the estimated cost of such implementation; and
   d. the extent to which any existing minority and women-owned  business
 enterprise  mentorship program, including pursuant to section 147 of the
 state finance law, has been implemented, and  the  relative  success  of
 such programs.
   3.  Within  twenty-four  months of the effective date of this act, the
 empire state development corporation shall issue a report detailing  the
 actions  taken  to  implement  the  recommendations of such study to the
 governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker  of  the
 assembly. Such report shall include a full examination of all aspects of
 a  minority  and  women-owned  business  enterprise  capacity mentorship
 program, the benefits of such program, a proposed plan of action for the
 permanent establishment of such program and the estimated cost  of  such
 program.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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