Bill Text: NY S07960 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to awards of certain contracts to small businesses or businesses certified under article 15-A of the executive law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-03 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S07960 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S07960-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7960
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 26, 2010
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       Introduced  by  Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
         and Commissions
       AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the award of
         certain contracts to  small  businesses  and/or  businesses  certified
         under  article 15-A of the executive law; and providing for the repeal
         of such provisions upon expiration thereof
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  1678 of the public authorities law is amended by
    2  adding a new subdivision 25 to read as follows:
    3    25. (A) TO AWARD CONTRACTS, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW
    4  TO THE CONTRARY, FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS  OR  SERVICES  FROM  SMALL
    5  BUSINESSES  AND/OR  BUSINESSES  CERTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE
    6  EXECUTIVE LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
    7    (B) PROCUREMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL  BE  GOVERNED
    8  BY THE AUTHORITY'S PROCUREMENT POLICY AND GUIDELINES ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
    9  SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH GUIDE-
   10  LINES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I)  A  COMPETITIVE  PROCESS
   11  THAT  PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS TO PROCUREMENTS, PURSUANT TO WHICH
   12  CONTRACTS MAY BE AWARDED TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND/OR BUSINESSES CERTIFIED
   13  UNDER ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; (II) PROVIDE  A  BENCHMARK
   14  OF  AMOUNTS  PAID UNDER CONTRACTS AWARDED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION AGAINST
   15  AMOUNTS PAID UNDER OTHER AUTHORITY CONTRACTS FOR LIKE GOODS OR SERVICES;
   16  AND (III) REQUIRE AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT  OF  THE  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  SUCH
   17  PROCEDURES IN HELPING THE AUTHORITY ACHIEVE THE AUTHORITY'S GOALS ESTAB-
   18  LISHED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE FIFTEEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW FOR PARTIC-
   19  IPATION BY MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED ENTERPRISES. SUCH ANNUAL  ASSESSMENT
   20  MAY  BE  INCLUDED  WITHIN THE AUTHORITY'S ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED BY THIS
   21  ARTICLE AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT
   22  OF  THE  SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
   23  SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   24    (C) THE TOTAL VALUE OF CONTRACTS AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVISION
   25  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  TWO PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF ALL CONTRACTS OFFERED IN
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD17480-01-0
       S. 7960                             2
    1  ANY FISCAL YEAR OF THE AUTHORITY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT
    2  AVAILABLE  FOR AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN ONE
    3  PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF ALL CONTRACTS OFFERED IN ANY FISCAL YEAR OF  THE
    4  AUTHORITY.
    5    S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire July 1,
    6  2015 when upon such date the provisions of  this  act  shall  be  deemed
    7  repealed.