Assembly Bill A10459

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for opportunities for businesses owned by women and minorities

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S9351 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2021-A10459 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9351
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd §311, NYC Chart

2021-A10459 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the dollar threshold for purchases from businesses certified as minority or women-owned that can be made without a formal competitive process.

2021-A10459 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10459
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request  of  M.  of  A.
   Bichotte Hermelyn) -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to opportunities
   for businesses owned by women and minorities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision i of section 311 of the New York
 city  charter,  as amended by chapter 98 of the laws of 2019, is amended
 to read as follows:
   1. agencies may make procurements of goods, services and  construction
 for  amounts  not  exceeding [five hundred thousand] ONE MILLION dollars
 from businesses certified as minority  or  women-owned  business  enter-
 prises  pursuant to section thirteen hundred four of the charter without
 a formal competitive process.
   § 2. Paragraph 3 of subdivision i of section 311 of the New York  city
 charter,  as  amended  by  chapter 19 of the laws of 2018, is amended to
 read as follows:
   3. the rule or rules promulgated to implement paragraph  one  of  this
 subdivision  shall  provide that the city shall, commencing on the first
 of October of the first full calendar year  following  the  adoption  of
 such  rule  or  rules,  submit  an annual report to the governor and the
 state legislature of the total number and total dollar value of procure-
 ments of goods and services for amounts not exceeding [one hundred fifty
 thousand dollars] THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THRESHOLD  FOR  MAKING  PROCUREMENTS
 WITHOUT  A FORMAL COMPETITIVE PROCESS AS ESTABLISHED BY RULE PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION from:
   (i) businesses certified as minority or  women-owned  business  enter-
 prises pursuant to section thirteen hundred four of the charter;
   (ii) all other businesses; and
   (iii) information about the number of businesses certified as minority
 or women-owned business enterprises pursuant to section thirteen hundred
 four of this charter able to perform the specific type and scale of work
 involved in each procurement.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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