Bill Text: NY S06285 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 6285 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Prohibits a state agency from entering into contracts for advertising mailings for products and services of entities which relate directly to the authority of such agency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-18 - SUBSTITUTED BY A9034B [S06285 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        6285--A
           Cal. No. 958
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 20, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  LANZA,  GOLDEN, MARTINS -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Finance
         -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second
         report,  ordered  to  a  third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
         retaining its place in the order of third reading
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to contracts  to  dissem-
         inate certain advertising materials
         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  32-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  32-A.  CONTRACTS  TO  DISSEMINATE ADVERTISING MATERIALS. 1.   DEFI-
    4  NITIONS. THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS  FOR  THE
    5  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
    6    (A)  "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN AN AGENCY AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION ONE
    7  OF SECTION THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER.
    8    (B) "MAILINGS" SHALL MEAN ANY MAIL CLASSIFIED  BY  THE  UNITED  STATES
    9  POSTAL SERVICE AS FIRST CLASS MAIL.
   10    2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW, WHEN A STATE AGENCY
   11  ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT DIRECTLY OR THROUGH A THIRD PARTY TO DISSEMINATE,
   12  THROUGH MAILINGS, ADVERTISING MATERIALS TO  THE  PUBLIC  RELATING  TO  A
   13  PRODUCT  OR  SERVICE,  SUCH  CONTRACT SHALL EXCLUDE THE ADVERTISEMENT OF
   14  PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT DEFINED AS STATE  AGENCIES
   15  WHICH RELATE DIRECTLY TO THE AUTHORITY, MISSION OR SUBJECT MATTER OF THE
   16  STATE  AGENCY.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PREVENT
   17  STATE AGENCIES FROM ENTERING INTO  AGREEMENTS  THAT  ARE  NOT  OTHERWISE
   18  PROHIBITED  BY  THIS SECTION WITH ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT DEFINED AS STATE
   19  AGENCIES OR ADVERTISING THEIR OWN PROGRAMS, FACILITIES, OR OPERATIONS.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
   21  contracts entered into on or after such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14033-05-2