Senate Bill S6279

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to accessibility requirements in certain procurement contracts

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • 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-S6279 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3425
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §139-m, amd §163, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9958
2017-2018: S5087, A2439
2019-2020: S4323, A6513
2021-2022: S2882, A3417

2023-S6279 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to accessibility requirements in certain procurement contracts; requires contracts that include information and communication technologies (ICTs) are accessible to people with disabilities; requires that the ability of a prospective contractor to meet such requirement be considered in making the contract award.

2023-S6279 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6279 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6279
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, GALLIVAN, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LANZA, RIVERA --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance  law,  in  relation  to  accessibility
   requirements in certain procurement contracts

   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
 139-m to read as follows:
   §  139-M. ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.
 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  WHERE  A
 CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS)
 IS  TO  BE  AWARDED  BY A STATE AGENCY, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR MUNICIPALITY
 PURSUANT TO A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS  OR  A  REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSAL
 PROCESS,  SUCH  COMPETITIVE  BIDDING PROCESS OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL AND
 THE SUBSEQUENT AWARDED CONTRACT SHALL REQUIRE THAT SUCH ICTS ARE  ACCES-
 SIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE ABILITY OF A PROSPECTIVE CONTRAC-
 TOR  TO  MEET  SUCH  AN ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN
 MAKING THE CONTRACT AWARD.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS:
   (A)  "INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS)" INCLUDES, BUT
 SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO, ANY COMMUNICATION DEVICE OR APPLICATION INCLUD-
 ING RADIO, TELEVISION, CELLULAR PHONES, COMPUTER  AND  NETWORK  HARDWARE
 AND  SOFTWARE, AND SATELLITE SYSTEMS AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS SERVICES AND
 APPLICATIONS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  THEM,  SUCH  AS  VIDEOCONFERENCING   AND
 DISTANCE LEARNING.
   (B) "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN ANY CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, COUNTY, MUNICI-
 PAL  CORPORATION,  DISTRICT CORPORATION, DISTRICT OR ANY OFFICE, DEPART-
 MENT OR AGENCY, THEREOF.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07839-01-3
 S. 6279                             2
              

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