Bill Text: NY S04053 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the state procurement and public work oversight panel to provide independent oversight of all state procurements and public works of ten million dollars or more by all state agencies and state authorities; makes related provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-26 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S04053 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S04053-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4053
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 26, 2019
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        Introduced by Sen. ANTONACCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
        AN  ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to state procurement
          oversight
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
     2  161-a to read as follows:
     3    § 161-a. State procurement and  public  work  oversight  panel.  There
     4  shall  be  a  state  procurement and public work oversight panel charged
     5  with the independent oversight of  all  state  procurements  and  public
     6  works  of  ten  million  dollars or more by all state agencies and state
     7  authorities. The panel shall consist of five members; one each appointed
     8  by the governor, the comptroller, the attorney  general,  the  temporary
     9  president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly. The panel shall
    10  make  recommendations  to the legislature to ensure the wise and prudent
    11  use of public money in the best interests of the taxpayers of the  state
    12  and  guard  against  favoritism,  improvidence,  extravagance, fraud and
    13  corruption in connection with large procurements  and  public  works  of
    14  state  agencies  and  state authorities. The panel shall review each and
    15  every procurement and public work by a state agency and authority of ten
    16  million dollars or more at key intervals  of  the  procurement  process,
    17  including  but  not limited to the final award, to ensure the process is
    18  open, fair and competitive. The state agency or authority in  charge  of
    19  the  procurement  or  public  work  shall  fully assist the panel in its
    20  review and promptly provide any information and documentation needed  or
    21  requested  by  the  panel to conduct its review. The panel may recommend
    22  utilization of other state agencies or  authorities  to  assist  project
    23  management to ensure on-time on-budget delivery.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10064-01-9