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                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 2, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. HOYT -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Local Governments
       AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to allowing  not-
         for-profits to make purchases through county contracts
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 109-c to read as follows:
    3    S  109-C. PURCHASES THROUGH COUNTY CONTRACTS BY CERTAIN NOT-FOR-PROFIT
    4  CORPORATIONS. NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS THAT PROVIDE A  SERVICE  TO  A
    5  COUNTY  ARE  AUTHORIZED  TO  MAKE PURCHASES OR TO CONTRACT FOR SERVICES,
    6  OTHER THAN SERVICES SUBJECT TO ARTICLE EIGHT OR ANY  PROVISIONS  OF  THE
    7  LABOR  LAW,  THROUGH  THE COUNTY WHICH THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT HAS A CONTRACT
    8  WITH. THE COUNTY MAY ESTABLISH LIMITATIONS WITH RESPECT  TO  COMMODITIES
    9  AND  SERVICES AND IMPOSE SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS UPON PURCHAS-
   10  ING AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER  OF  THE  COUNTY  IN
   11  ORDER  TO  PROTECT  THE  COUNTY'S  OWN  PURCHASING  INTERESTS;  AND SUCH
   12  NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION SHALL  ACCEPT  SOLE  RESPONSIBILITY  FOR  ANY
   13  PAYMENT DUE TO A VENDOR.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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