Assembly Bill A11526

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to expanding opportunities for minority and women-owned business enterprises in procurements by the state and public authorities

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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-A11526 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8313
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง2825 & 2879, Pub Auth L

2009-A11526 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to expanding opportunities for minority and women-owned business enterprises in procurements by the state and public authorities.

2009-A11526 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  11526

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 22, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Brodsky,
  Silver, Farrell, Cook, Aubry, Christensen, Crespo, DelMonte,  Destito,
  Espaillat,  Hyer-Spencer,  Jaffee,  Lifton,  Millman,  Peoples-Stokes,
  Pretlow,  Ramos,  Reilly,  P. Rivera,   Russell,   Towns,   Weinstein,
  D. Weprin,  Wright)  --  (at request of the Governor) -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  expanding
  opportunities  for  women  and minority-owned business enterprises and
  increasing competition and diversity in procurements by the state  and
  its public authorities

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

  Section 1.  The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 2825  of
the  public  authorities  law,  as amended by chapter 506 of the laws of
2009, is amended to read as follows:
  Except for members who serve as members by virtue of holding  a  civil
office  of  the  state,  the  majority  of  the remaining members of the
governing body of every state or local authority  shall  be  independent
members;  provided, however, that this provision shall apply to appoint-
ments made on or after the  effective  date  of  chapter  seven  hundred
sixty-six of the laws of two thousand five which added this subdivision.
The official or officials having the authority to appoint or remove such
remaining members shall take such actions as may be necessary to satisfy
this  requirement  AND FURTHER, SHALL CONSIDER THE PROSPECTIVE DIVERSITY
OF THE MEMBERS OF A STATE AUTHORITY WHEN MAKING THEIR DETERMINATIONS  TO
APPOINT  ANY  MEMBER.  For  the purposes of this section, an independent
member is one who:
  S 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of  subdivision  3  of  section
2879 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 45 of the laws
of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  (i)  for the selection of such contractors on a competitive basis, and
provisions relating to the circumstances under which the  board  may  by
resolution  waive  competition,  INCLUDING,  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION OF  LAW  REQUIRING  COMPETITION,  THE  PURCHASE  OF  GOODS  OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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