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                                   8219
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. LAWLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  state  finance  law, in relation to approval of
   contracts during a declared state disaster emergency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 112-a to read as follows:
   § 112-A. APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS DURING A DECLARED STATE DISASTER  EMER-
 GENCY.  1.  IF THE GOVERNOR SUSPENDS, ALTERS OR MODIFIES SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE PURSUANT TO SECTION  TWEN-
 TY-NINE-A  OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, WHEN ANY EMERGENCY CONTRACT MADE FOR OR
 BY ANY STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, BOARD, OFFICER, COMMISSION, OR INSTITU-
 TION, EXCEPT THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, SHALL BE EXECUTED OR BECOME
 EFFECTIVE, WHENEVER  SUCH  EMERGENCY  CONTRACT  EXCEEDS  FIFTY  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS  IN  AMOUNT,  AND WHEN ANY EMERGENCY CONTRACT MADE FOR OR BY THE
 OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL BE EXECUTED OR BECOME EFFECTIVE,  WHEN-
 EVER  SUCH  EMERGENCY  CONTRACT  EXCEEDS EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
 AMOUNT, IT SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY FILED IN THE COMPTROLLER'S  OFFICE.  THE
 COMPTROLLER  SHALL REVIEW SUCH EMERGENCY CONTRACT AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO
 THE CHAIRS AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBERS OF THE SENATE FINANCE  COMMITTEE
 AND  THE  ASSEMBLY  WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE ON SUCH EMERGENCY CONTRACT,
 NOTING ANY CONCERNS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, WITHIN  FOURTEEN  DAYS  OF  THE
 SUBMISSION  OF  SUCH  EMERGENCY CONTRACT TO HIS OR HER OFFICE UNLESS THE
 COMPTROLLER SHALL NOTIFY, IN WRITING, THE CHAIRS  AND  RANKING  MINORITY
 MEMBERS  OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS
 COMMITTEE, PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE FOURTEEN DAY PERIOD,  AND  FOR
 GOOD CAUSE, OF THE NEED FOR AN EXTENSION OF NOT MORE THAN FOURTEEN DAYS,
 OR  A  REASONABLE  PERIOD  OF  TIME AGREED TO BY SUCH CHAIRS AND RANKING
 MINORITY MEMBERS OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE  ASSEMBLY  WAYS
 AND MEANS COMMITTEE. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL ALSO POST SUCH REPORT PUBLIC-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD10231-01-1

 A. 8219                             2
 
 LY  ON  THE  COMPTROLLER'S  OFFICE'S  OFFICIAL  WEBSITE IN A CONSPICUOUS
 LOCATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUBMITTING SUCH  REPORT  TO  THE  CHAIRS  AND
 RANKING  MINORITY MEMBERS OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEM-
 BLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
   2.  TO  THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE,  THE COMPTROLLER MAY PLACE A HOLD ON
 EMERGENCY CONTRACTS WHERE HE OR SHE DEEMS IT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST UPON
 REVIEW PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. IN  SUCH  CASE,  THE
 COMPTROLLER SHALL EXPEDITIOUSLY NOTIFY THE HEAD OF THE ORIGINATING STATE
 AGENCY,  DEPARTMENT,  BOARD, OFFICER, COMMISSION, OR INSTITUTION OF SUCH
 EMERGENCY CONTRACT, AS WELL AS THE CHAIRS AND RANKING  MINORITY  MEMBERS
 OF  THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMIT-
 TEE OF SUCH HOLD, ALONG WITH AN EXPLANATION FOR THE HOLD AND ANY  INFOR-
 MATION THAT MAY BE NEEDED TO RECTIFY SUCH HOLD.
   3.  IF  THE  GOVERNOR  SUSPENDS, ALTERS OR MODIFIES SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE PURSUANT TO  SECTION  TWENTY-
 NINE-A  OF  THE EXECUTIVE LAW, THE COMPTROLLER MAY ESTABLISH A SYSTEM OF
 ACCOUNTING AND A FORM OF ACCOUNTS TO BE INSTALLED AND OBSERVED IN  EVERY
 STATE DEPARTMENT AND IN EVERY STATE INSTITUTION, WHICH SHALL BE ACCEPTED
 AND  FOLLOWED BY THEM RESPECTIVELY, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO APPROPRIATELY
 REVIEW EMERGENCY CONTRACTS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   4. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION TWENTY-NINE-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, OR  ANY
 LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOT SUSPEND, ALTER OR MODIFY ANY
 OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.