Bill Text: NY A02166 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to the publication of information regarding awards of state contracts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-11-08 - signed chap.448 [A02166 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A02166-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2166
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 22, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M. of A. BICHOTTE, ORTIZ, RICHARDSON, WILLIAMS, SOLAGES,
          WALKER, BLAKE, GOTTFRIED, HYNDMAN, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by  --
          M.  of  A.  D'URSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Small
          Business
        AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the  publi-
          cation of information regarding awards of state contracts
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 142 of the economic development law is  amended  by
     2  adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
     3    7.  Upon  receipt of an announcement that an agency has entered into a
     4  contract, as provided in subdivision five of section one hundred  forty-
     5  three  of this article, the commissioner shall publish such announcement
     6  in the procurement  opportunities  newsletter.  The  announcement  shall
     7  identify the contract, specify the date of the award of the contract and
     8  provide  the  name  and  contact  information  for each recipient of the
     9  contract.
    10    § 2. Section 143 of the economic development law is amended by  adding
    11  a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    12    5.  At  the  time  an agency enters into a contract, such agency shall
    13  submit an announcement of the intended contract  for  inclusion  in  the
    14  procurement  opportunities  newsletter. Such announcement shall identify
    15  the contract, specify the date of the award of the contract and  provide
    16  the name of and contact information for each recipient of the contract.
    17    §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    18  have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amendment  and/or
    19  repeal  of  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of
    20  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made  on  or  before
    21  such date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00050-01-9
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