Assembly Bill A3945

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires third party oversight over the state's contracting agency's procurement procedure

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  • 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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2023-A3945 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5077
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §316-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6905, S5698
2017-2018: A4437, S1847, S7137
2019-2020: A4686, S213
2021-2022: A6075, S611, S8090

2023-A3945 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring third party oversight over the state's contracting agency's procurement procedure specific to the use of minority- and women-owned businesses.

2023-A3945 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3945
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to third party  oversight
   for state contracts involving minority and women-owned businesses
 
   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 section  316-b
 to read as follows:
   §  316-B. THIRD PARTY OVERSIGHT. 1. A THIRD PARTY ENTITY NOT EMPLOYED,
 ENGAGED IN BUSINESS WITH OR HOLDING OFFICE IN NEW YORK  STATE  SHALL  BE
 SELECTED  BY  THE LEGISLATURE AND CONFIRMED BY THE CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFI-
 CER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR-A OF THIS CHAPTER, THROUGH A REQUEST FOR
 PROPOSAL PROCESS TO OVERSEE EACH CONTRACTING AGENCY'S PROCUREMENT PROCE-
 DURE FOR CONTRACTS MADE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO  MINORITY  AND  WOMEN-
 OWNED BUSINESSES.
   2.  EACH  CONTRACTING AGENCY SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO
 SUCH THIRD PARTY ENTITY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS:
   (A) TOTAL AGENCY  PROCUREMENT  INCLUDING  FROM  WHICH  INDUSTRY  UNDER
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE EACH
 CONTRACT IS CATEGORIZED;
   (B) UPCOMING CONFIRMED AND PROPOSED PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES  INCLUD-
 ING  ESTIMATED  OVERALL  COST AND STEPS TAKEN OR TO BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO
 ENSURE MAXIMUM FEASIBLE PARTICIPATION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED  BUSI-
 NESS;
   (C)  A  LIST  OF  ALL  BIDS  FOR EACH CONTRACT INCLUDING A LIST OF ALL
 CONTRACTORS, KNOWN SUBCONTRACTORS, AND WHETHER ANY OR ALL QUALIFY  AS  A
 MINORITY OR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS; AND
   (D)  A  LIST  OF  ALL  CONTRACTOR'S  AWARDED  WAIVERS  WITH SUPPORTING
 DOCUMENTATION ILLUSTRATING SUCH CONTRACTOR'S GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO COMPLY
 WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 THIRTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07122-01-3
              

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