Bill Text: NY S02843 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes political subdivisions to consider prospective bidders' commitment to working with emerging businesses when establishing lists of qualified bidders for municipal contracts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S02843 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S02843-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2843
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 29, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the establish-
ment of lists of qualified bidders based upon the bidders' commitment
to working with emerging business enterprises
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 15 of
2 section 103 of the general municipal law, as added by section 1-a of
3 part MM of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
4 follows:
5 (iv) the prospective bidder's compliance with equal employment oppor-
6 tunity requirements and anti-discrimination laws, and demonstrated
7 commitment to working with minority and women-owned businesses AND
8 EMERGING BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, AS DEFINED BY LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE OF
9 THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, through joint ventures or subcontractor
10 relationships; and
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02370-01-5
