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                                   5773
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 24, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GLICK, SIMON, DE LA ROSA, ENGLEBRIGHT, ROZIC,
   CRUZ,  WILLIAMS,  EPSTEIN,  REYES,  GOTTFRIED,  JOYNER,  RAMOS,  FALL,
   FERNANDEZ,  WEPRIN, GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to equal  pay  disclosure
   with respect to state contracts

   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  article  15-D
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 15-D
           EQUAL PAY DISCLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO STATE CONTRACTS
 SECTION 328-B. DEFINITIONS.
         328-C. EQUAL PAY DISCLOSURE; REPORTING.
         328-D. PROHIBITIONS IN CONTRACTS; VIOLATIONS.
   §  328-B.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "EQUAL PAY REPORT" SHALL MEAN A SUMMARY OF DATA, IN A FORM CONSIST-
 ENT WITH REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMPTROLLER PURSUANT TO  SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  TWENTY-EIGHT-C OF THIS ARTICLE, ON EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
 BY GENDER, RACE, ETHNICITY, SPECIFIED JOB CATEGORIES, AND OTHER RELEVANT
 DATA.
   2. "CONTRACTING AGENCY" SHALL MEAN A STATE AGENCY WHICH IS A PARTY  OR
 A PROPOSED PARTY TO A STATE CONTRACT.
   3.  "CONTRACTOR"  SHALL  MEAN  AN  INDIVIDUAL,  A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE,
 INCLUDING A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, A PARTNERSHIP, A CORPORATION, A LIMITED
 LIABILITY COMPANY, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, OR ANY OTHER PARTY TO A
 STATE CONTRACT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF  THIS  SECTION  OR  A
 BIDDER  IN  CONJUNCTION WITH THE AWARD OF A STATE CONTRACT OR A PROPOSED
 PARTY TO A STATE CONTRACT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE,  "CONTRAC-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03131-01-1
              

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 TOR"  SHALL NOT INCLUDE A SMALL BUSINESS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINE
 OF THIS SECTION.
   4. "LARGE COUNTY" SHALL MEAN A COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF
 TWO  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FIVE  THOUSAND ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL
 DECENNIAL CENSUS, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT A COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION IN
 EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND ACCORDING TO THE TWO THOUSAND
 TEN FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS SHALL CONTINUE TO BE A LARGE COUNTY  THERE-
 AFTER  NOTWITHSTANDING  A LATER CENSUS SHOWING A POPULATION OF LESS THAN
 TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND FOR SUCH COUNTY.
   5. "METROPOLITAN AREA" SHALL MEAN A CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION  OF  ONE
 MILLION  OR  MORE  AND  A  COUNTY  HAVING  A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF ONE
 MILLION AND IMMEDIATELY CONTIGUOUS TO SUCH CITY.
   6. "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN:
   (A)(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  CONSTITU-
 ENT  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 THIS PARAGRAPH OR PARAGRAPH  (I)  OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SEVENTY-THREE OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW;
   (B)  A "STATE AUTHORITY," AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO
 OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, AND THE FOLLOWING:
     ALBANY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY;
     ALBANY PORT DISTRICT COMMISSION;
     ALFRED, ALMOND, HORNELLSVILLE SEWER AUTHORITY;
     BATTERY PARK CITY AUTHORITY;
     CAYUGA COUNTY WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY;
     (NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER) EMPIRE STATE PLAZA PERFORMING ARTS;
     CENTER CORPORATION;
     INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT AUTHORITY;
     LIVINGSTON COUNTY WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY;
     LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY;
     LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD;
     LONG ISLAND MARKET AUTHORITY;
     MANHATTAN AND BRONX SURFACE TRANSIT OPERATING AUTHORITY;
     METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD;
     METROPOLITAN SUBURBAN BUS AUTHORITY;
     METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY;
     NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST;
     NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY;
     NEW YORK CONVENTION CENTER OPERATING CORPORATION;
     NEW YORK STATE BRIDGE AUTHORITY;
     NEW YORK STATE OLYMPIC REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY;
     NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY;
     NIAGARA FALLS PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY;
     NIAGARA FALLS WATER BOARD;
     PORT OF OSWEGO AUTHORITY;
     POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK;
     ROOSEVELT ISLAND OPERATING CORPORATION;
     SCHENECTADY METROPLEX DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY;
     STATE INSURANCE FUND;
     STATEN ISLAND RAPID TRANSIT OPERATING AUTHORITY;
     STATE UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION FUND;
     SYRACUSE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY;

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     TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND TUNNEL AUTHORITY;
     UPPER MOHAWK VALLEY REGIONAL WATER BOARD;
     UPPER MOHAWK VALLEY REGIONAL WATER FINANCE AUTHORITY;
     UPPER MOHAWK VALLEY MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM AUTHORITY;
     URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS; AND
   (C)  THE  FOLLOWING  ENTITIES,  ONLY  TO THE EXTENT OF STATE CONTRACTS
 ENTERED INTO FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF A STATE AGENCY AS
 DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION: DORMITORY AUTHORITY
 OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION;  NEW  YORK
 STATE  ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; NEW YORK STATE SCIENCE
 AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION.
   7. "STATE ASSISTED HOUSING PROJECT"  SHALL  MEAN,  FOR  SUCH  PROJECTS
 WHICH  RECEIVE  FROM  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, THE
 AFFORDABLE HOUSING CORPORATION, THE HOUSING TRUST  FUND  CORPORATION  OR
 THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL A GRANT OR LOAN FOR ALL OR
 PART OF THE TOTAL PROJECT COST:
   (A)  A  "PERMANENT HOUSING PROJECT FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES" OR "PROJECT"
 AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF  SECTION  SIXTY-FOUR  OF  THE  PRIVATE
 HOUSING FINANCE LAW;
   (B)  A "PROJECT" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF SECTION ONE THOU-
 SAND ONE HUNDRED ONE OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE  LAW  PROVIDED  SAID
 PROJECT  IS  LOCATED  IN A LARGE COUNTY AND CONSISTS OF MORE THAN TWELVE
 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AT A SINGLE SITE;
   (C) "AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS" OR  "PROJECT"  AS
 DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN
 OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW PROVIDED SAID PROJECT IS LOCATED IN A
 METROPOLITAN AREA AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE  OF  THIS  SECTION  AND
 CONSISTS OF MORE THAN TWELVE RESIDENTIAL UNITS AT A SINGLE SITE;
   (D)  A  "TURNKEY/ENHANCED  RENTAL  PROJECT" OR "PROJECT" AS DEFINED IN
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIX-A OF THE PRIVATE
 HOUSING FINANCE LAW;
   (E) "INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS" AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 SECTION  ONE  THOUSAND  ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-ONE  OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING
 FINANCE LAW, TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH "INFRASTRUCTURE  IMPROVEMENTS"  ARE
 APPLIED  FOR  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  A  STATE ASSISTED HOUSING PROJECT AS
 DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS (A) THROUGH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION  AND  PROVIDED
 FURTHER  THAN THE APPLICANT FOR SUCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND FOR
 SUCH STATE ASSISTED HOUSING PROJECT ARE IDENTICAL.
   8. "STATE CONTRACT" SHALL MEAN:
   (A) A WRITTEN AGREEMENT OR PURCHASE ORDER INSTRUMENT, PROVIDING FOR  A
 TOTAL  EXPENDITURE IN EXCESS OF FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICH IS SUBJECT
 TO APPROVAL BY THE COMPTROLLER PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE OF
 THE STATE FINANCE LAW, WHEREBY: (I) A  CONTRACTING  AGENCY,  EXCEPT  THE
 OFFICE  OF  GENERAL SERVICES IS COMMITTED TO EXPEND OR DOES EXPEND FUNDS
 IN RETURN FOR LABOR, SERVICES INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  LEGAL,
 FINANCIAL  AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, MATERI-
 ALS OR ANY COMBINATION  OF  THE  FOREGOING,  TO  BE  PERFORMED  FOR,  OR
 RENDERED  OR  FURNISHED  TO  THE  CONTRACTING AGENCY; (II) A CONTRACTING
 AGENCY, EXCEPT THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES IS COMMITTED TO EXPEND  OR
 DOES   EXPEND  FUNDS  FOR  THE  ACQUISITION,  CONSTRUCTION,  DEMOLITION,
 REPLACEMENT, MAJOR REPAIR OR RENOVATION OF REAL  PROPERTY  AND  IMPROVE-
 MENTS THEREON; OR (III) THE OWNER OF A STATE ASSISTED HOUSING PROJECT IS
 COMMITTED   TO   EXPEND  OR  DOES  EXPEND  FUNDS  FOR  THE  ACQUISITION,
 CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION, REPLACEMENT, MAJOR  REPAIR  OR  RENOVATION  OF
 REAL PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON FOR SUCH PROJECT.

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   (B)  A WRITTEN AGREEMENT OR PURCHASE ORDER INSTRUMENT, PROVIDING FOR A
 TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN EXCESS OF EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND  DOLLARS,  WHICH  IS
 SUBJECT  TO  APPROVAL BY THE COMPTROLLER PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED
 TWELVE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, WHEREBY THE OFFICE OF GENERAL  SERVICES
 IS  COMMITTED  TO  OR  DOES  EXPEND  FUNDS IN RETURN FOR LABOR, SERVICES
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LEGAL, FINANCIAL AND  OTHER  PROFESSIONAL
 SERVICES, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE FORE-
 GOING,  TO  BE  PERFORMED FOR, OR RENDERED OR FURNISHED TO THE OFFICE OF
 GENERAL SERVICES.
   9. "SMALL BUSINESS" AS USED IN THIS SECTION,  SHALL  MEAN  A  BUSINESS
 INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED, NOT DOMINANT IN ITS FIELD, AND EMPLOY-
 ING NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS.
   §  328-C.  EQUAL  PAY  DISCLOSURE; REPORTING. 1. ALL CONTRACTORS, AS A
 CONDITION UPON ENTERING  INTO  A  CONTRACT  WITH  THE  STATE,  SHALL  BE
 REQUIRED  TO  SUBMIT  EQUAL PAY REPORTS, IN SUCH FORM AS THE COMPTROLLER
 MAY PRESCRIBE BY  REGULATION  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
 SECTION. SUCH REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A SUMMARY OF
 THE  CONTRACTOR'S  WORKFORCE  PAY  AVERAGES, CALCULATED BY JOB CATEGORY,
 GENDER, RACE, AND ETHNICITY, AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PAY AVERAGES  IN
 EACH CATEGORY, EXPRESSED AS AN ABSOLUTE PERCENTAGE.
   2.  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE  OF  GENERAL  SERVICES,
 THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
 DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE  TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE AND THE LEGISLATIVE FISCAL COMMITTEES SUMMARIZ-
 ING DATA RELATED TO THE EQUAL PAY REPORTS SUBMITTED BY CONTRACTORS. SUCH
 REPORT SHALL BE MADE ANNUALLY, ON A FISCAL YEAR BASIS BY  THE  FIRST  OF
 JULY OF THE NEXT SUCCEEDING YEAR FOLLOWING ENACTMENT OF THIS SECTION.
   (A)  THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE PROVIDED IN
 ELECTRONIC FORMAT IN SUCH FORM AS PRESCRIBED BY  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER
 SUCH THAT THE DATA CAN BE SEARCHED AND SORTED.
   (B) ALL REPORTS REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR
 PUBLIC  INSPECTION  AND  COPYING PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-SEVEN OF THE
 PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW PROVIDED THAT IN DISCLOSING SUCH REPORTS PURSUANT TO
 THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, THE STATE COMPTROLLER SHALL REDACT THE NAME AND
 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF ANY INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE THAT  IS  INCLUDED  IN
 SUCH DOCUMENT.
   3. THE STATE COMPTROLLER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
 OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS:
   (A)  REGARDING  THE  CONTENT AND THE TIMELY AND PROPER FILING OF EQUAL
 PAY REPORTS BY CONTRACTORS; AND
   (B) SETTING FORTH MEASURES AND PROCEDURES TO REQUIRE  ALL  CONTRACTING
 AGENCIES,  WHERE  PRACTICABLE,  FEASIBLE  AND APPROPRIATE, TO ASSESS THE
 EQUAL PAY PRACTICES OF  CONTRACTORS  SUBMITTING  BIDS  OR  PROPOSALS  IN
 CONNECTION  WITH  THE  AWARD  OF  A STATE CONTRACT. SUCH RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT: THE  NATURE  OF  THE  LABOR,  SERVICES,
 SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS BEING PROCURED BY THE STATE AGENCY; THE
 METHOD OF PROCUREMENT REQUIRED TO BE USED BY A STATE AGENCY TO AWARD THE
 CONTRACT;  THE  EQUAL  PAY  REPORTS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION; AND SUCH OTHER  FACTORS  AS  THE  COMP-
 TROLLER  DEEMS  APPROPRIATE  OR  NECESSARY TO PROMOTE THE AWARD OF STATE
 CONTRACTS TO CONTRACTORS HAVING SOUND EQUAL PAY PRACTICES. SUCH  ASSESS-
 MENT  SHALL  NOT  PERMIT THE AUTOMATIC REJECTION OF A BID OR PROCUREMENT
 PROPOSAL BASED ON THE LACK OF ADHERENCE TO EQUAL PAY PRACTICES. EACH BID
 OR PROPOSAL SHALL BE ANALYZED ON AN INDIVIDUAL PER BID OR  PER  PROPOSAL
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 PART OF A WIDER CONSIDERATION OF SEVERAL FACTORS WHEN DECIDING TO  AWARD
 OR DECLINE TO AWARD A BID OR PROPOSAL.
   §  328-D.  PROHIBITIONS  IN  CONTRACTS;  VIOLATIONS. EVERY CONTRACTING
 AGENCY SHALL INCLUDE  A  PROVISION  IN  ITS  STATE  CONTRACTS  EXPRESSLY
 PROVIDING  THAT  ANY CONTRACTOR WHO WILLFULLY AND INTENTIONALLY FAILS TO
 COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE AS SET FORTH IN SUCH  STATE
 CONTRACT  SHALL  BE  LIABLE  TO THE CONTRACTING AGENCY FOR LIQUIDATED OR
 OTHER APPROPRIATE DAMAGES AND SHALL PROVIDE FOR OTHER APPROPRIATE  REME-
 DIES ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH BREACH.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law and  shall  apply  to
 all  contracts  with  the  state entered into on or after such effective
 date.