Bill Text: NY S04888 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-11-08 - signed chap.448 [S04888 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S04888-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4888
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 28, 2019
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        Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Econom-
          ic Development and 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.
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