Bill Text: NY A04629 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that where the governor suspends provisions relating to approval of certain contracts by state agencies, the comptroller shall review emergency contracts above a set threshold amount 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 contracts, noting any concerns and recommendations, within fourteen days of the submission of such emergency contract.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A04629 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A04629-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4629 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 21, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MCGOWAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee 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: 1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 2 112-a to read as follows: 3 § 112-a. Approval of contracts during a declared state disaster emer- 4 gency. 1. If the governor suspends, alters or modifies subdivision two 5 of section one hundred twelve of this article pursuant to section twen- 6 ty-nine-a of the executive law, when any emergency contract made for or 7 by any state agency, department, board, officer, commission, or institu- 8 tion, except the office of general services, shall be executed or become 9 effective, whenever such emergency contract exceeds fifty thousand 10 dollars in amount, and when any emergency contract made for or by the 11 office of general services shall be executed or become effective, when- 12 ever such emergency contract exceeds eighty-five thousand dollars in 13 amount, it shall be immediately filed in the comptroller's office. The 14 comptroller shall review such emergency contract and submit a report to 15 the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate finance committee 16 and the assembly ways and means committee on such emergency contract, 17 noting any concerns and recommendations, within fourteen days of the 18 submission of such emergency contract to his or her office unless the 19 comptroller shall notify, in writing, the chairs and ranking minority 20 members of the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means 21 committee, prior to the expiration of the fourteen day period, and for 22 good cause, of the need for an extension of not more than fourteen days, 23 or a reasonable period of time agreed to by such chairs and ranking 24 minority members of the senate finance committee and the assembly ways 25 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. LBD09383-01-3A. 4629 2 1 ly on the comptroller's office's official website in a conspicuous 2 location immediately after submitting such report to the chairs and 3 ranking minority members of the senate finance committee and the assem- 4 bly ways and means committee. 5 2. To the extent practicable, the comptroller may place a hold on 6 emergency contracts where he or she deems it in the public interest upon 7 review pursuant to subdivision one of this section. In such case, the 8 comptroller shall expeditiously notify the head of the originating state 9 agency, department, board, officer, commission, or institution of such 10 emergency contract, as well as the chairs and ranking minority members 11 of the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means commit- 12 tee of such hold, along with an explanation for the hold and any infor- 13 mation that may be needed to rectify such hold. 14 3. If the governor suspends, alters or modifies subdivision one of 15 section one hundred twelve of this article pursuant to section twenty- 16 nine-a of the executive law, the comptroller may establish a system of 17 accounting and a form of accounts to be installed and observed in every 18 state department and in every state institution, which shall be accepted 19 and followed by them respectively, as may be necessary to appropriately 20 review emergency contracts pursuant to subdivision one of this section. 21 4. Notwithstanding section twenty-nine-a of the executive law, or any 22 law to the contrary, the governor shall not suspend, alter or modify any 23 of the provisions of this section. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
