Bill Text: NY A10233 | 2015-2016 | 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) 2016-05-17 - referred to local governments [A10233 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A10233-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10233 IN ASSEMBLY May 17, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CASTORINA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments 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 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02370-01-5
