Bill Text: NY A06125 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the state from entering into certain contracts with companies requiring employees to stipulate to binding arbitration for all disputes unless it excludes disputes involving sexual assault.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to governmental operations [A06125 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A06125-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6125
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 8, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Governmental Operations
       AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the state
         from entering into contracts with  companies  requiring  employees  to
         stipulate to binding arbitration for all disputes
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  170-c
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  170-C. PROHIBITING THE STATE AND CERTAIN STATE ENTITIES FROM ENTER-
    4  ING INTO CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN COMPANIES REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO  STIPU-
    5  LATE  TO  BINDING  ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCON-
    6  SISTENT PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL OR SPECIAL LAW OR RESOLUTION,  NEITHER
    7  THE  STATE  NOR ANY STATE AGENCY INCLUDING: (I) ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, OR
    8  (II) ANY DIVISION, BOARD, COMMISSION, OR BUREAU OF ANY STATE DEPARTMENT,
    9  OR (III) THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
   10  YORK, INCLUDING ALL THEIR CONSTITUENT UNITS, EXCEPT  COMMUNITY  COLLEGES
   11  AND  THE  INDEPENDENT  INSTITUTIONS  OPERATING  STATUTORY    OR CONTRACT
   12  COLLEGES ON BEHALF OF THE STATE, OR (IV) A BOARD, A  MAJORITY  OF  WHOSE
   13  MEMBERS  ARE  APPOINTED  BY THE GOVERNOR OR WHO SERVE BY VIRTUE OF BEING
   14  STATE OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED  IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I),  (II)  OR
   15  (III)  OF  PARAGRAPH (I)  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SEVENTY-THREE OF
   16  THE  PUBLIC  OFFICERS  LAW,  (V)  ANY  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY,   OTHER   THAN
   17  MULTI-STATE AUTHORITIES, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS, AND COMMISSIONS AT
   18  LEAST  ONE OF WHOSE MEMBERS IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, NOR THE LEGIS-
   19  LATIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, NOR ANY FUND OF ANY  OF  THE
   20  FOREGOING,  NOR  ANY  OFFICER OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, SHALL CONTRACT OR
   21  RENEW A CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF GOODS, SERVICES, OR CONSTRUCTION WITH
   22  ANY OVERSEAS CONTRACTOR WHO DOES NOT AGREE TO STIPULATE TO THE FOLLOWING
   23  AS A MATERIAL CONDITION OF THE CONTRACT: THE CONTRACTOR, ANY  SUBSIDIARY
   24  OF A CONTRACTOR, ANY FRANCHISER OF THE CONTRACTOR, AND ANY SUBCONTRACTOR
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01021-01-1
       A. 6125                             2
    1  TO  BE  EMPLOYED  BY  THE  CONTRACTOR  SHALL  NOT  UTILIZE AN EMPLOYMENT
    2  CONTRACT CONTAINING CLAUSES WHICH  REQUIRE  EMPLOYEES  TO  STIPULATE  TO
    3  BINDING  ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS FOR ALL DISPUTES UNLESS DISPUTES INVOLV-
    4  ING SEXUAL ASSAULT OR OTHER ASSAULT ARE EXCLUDED.
    5    2.  ANY  CONTRACTOR, ANY SUBSIDIARY OF A CONTRACTOR, FRANCHISER OF THE
    6  CONTRACTOR, AND ANY SUBCONTRACTOR TO BE EMPLOYED BY THE CONTRACTOR SHALL
    7  CERTIFY THAT IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS  SECTION.
    8  SUCH  CERTIFICATION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE STATE GOVERNMENTAL CONTRACT-
    9  ING PARTY AND MADE A PART OF ITS CONTRACT FILE.
   10    3. UPON RECEIVING INFORMATION THAT A CONTRACTOR WHO HAS MADE THE STIP-
   11  ULATION AND   CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY THIS  SECTION  IS  IN  VIOLATION
   12  THEREOF,  THE  STATE  GOVERNMENTAL  CONTRACTING  PARTY SHALL REVIEW SUCH
   13  INFORMATION AND OFFER THE CONTRACTOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.  IF  THE
   14  STATE   GOVERNMENTAL  CONTRACTING  PARTY  FINDS  THAT  A  VIOLATION  HAS
   15  OCCURRED, IT SHALL TAKE SUCH ACTION AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE  AND  PROVIDED
   16  FOR  BY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, OR CONTRACT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
   17  TO, IMPOSING SANCTIONS, SEEKING COMPLIANCE, RECOVERING DAMAGES,  DECLAR-
   18  ING  THE  CONTRACTOR  IN DEFAULT, AND SEEKING DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION OF
   19  THE CONTRACTOR.
   20    S 2. If any provision of this act or the application thereof  is  held
   21  invalid,  the remainder of this act and the application thereof to other
   22  persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such holding and shall
   23  remain in full force and effect.
   24    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.