Senate Bill S8312

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that certain discretionary purchases shall be subject to written internal controls established by each state agency

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S8312 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11525
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§163 & 161, St Fin L

2009-S8312 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to discretionary purchases by state agencies; provides that certain discretionary purchases shall be subject to written internal controls established by each state agency.

2009-S8312 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8312 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8312

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 22, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- (at request of the Governor) --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Rules

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  state finance law, in relation to discretionary
  purchases

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 6 of section 163 of the state finance law, as
amended by section 3 of part D of chapter 56 of the  laws  of  2006,  is
amended to read as follows:
  6. Discretionary buying thresholds. Pursuant to guidelines established
by the state procurement council: the commissioner may purchase services
and  commodities in an amount not exceeding eighty-five thousand dollars
without a  formal  competitive  process;  state  agencies  may  purchase
services  and  commodities  in  an  amount  not exceeding fifty thousand
dollars without a formal competitive process;  and  state  agencies  may
purchase  commodities  or services from small business concerns or those
certified pursuant to article fifteen-A of the executive law, or commod-
ities or technology that are recycled or remanufactured,  in  an  amount
not  exceeding  [one]  TWO  hundred  thousand  dollars  without a formal
competitive process.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 161 of the state finance law is  amended
by adding a new paragraph n to read as follows:
  N.  RECOMMEND  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES OR
MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING OR PROPOSED RULES, REGULATIONS AND  PROCEDURES
THAT WOULD INCREASE ACCESS TO THE STATE'S PROCUREMENT PROCESS BY MINORI-
TY-OWNED  BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AND
CREATE MODEL LANGUAGE TO BE USED BY AGENCIES WHEN ISSUING  REQUESTS  FOR
BIDS  OR  PROPOSALS TO OTHER SOLICITATIONS OR OFFERS THAT WOULD INCREASE
THE ABILITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE PROCUREMENTS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become a law; provided however, that the amendments to subdivision
6 of section 163 of the state finance law made by section  one  of  this
act  shall  not  affect  the  repeal of such section and shall be deemed
repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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