Bill Text: NY S07901 | 2013-2014 | 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) 2014-06-17 - REFERRED TO RULES [S07901 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S07901-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7901 I N S E N A T E June 17, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules 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. LBD15621-01-4