Source: http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S8314
Timestamp: 2014-04-25 00:15:08
Document Index: 91411572

Matched Legal Cases: ['§310', '§4', '§161', '§121', '§ 310', '§ 4', '§ 161', '§ 312', '§ 313', '§ 161', '§ 315', '§ 314', '§ 316']

S8314-2009 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Relates to expanding opportunities for women and minority-owned business enterprises and increasing competition and diversity in procurements by the state and its pu - New York State Senate
Bill S8314-2009
Relates to expanding opportunities for women and minority-owned business enterprises and increasing competition and diversity in procurements by the state and its pu
Relates to expanding opportunities for women and minority-owned business enterprises and increasing competition and diversity in procurements by the State and its public authorities.
A11527-2009
STEWART-COUSINS, ADAMS, DIAZ, DILAN, DUANE, ESPADA, HUNTLEY, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER, PERALTA, PERKINS, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SCHNEIDERMAN, SERRANO, SMITH, STAVISKY, THOMPSON, ADAMS
Law: Amd §§310, 312-a, 313, 315, 314 & 316, add §§4-a, 313-a & 316-a, Exec L; amd §161, St Fin L; amd §121, Chap 261 of 1988
Jul 15, 2010: SIGNED CHAP.175
Jul 6, 2010: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
Jun 29, 2010: passed assembly
Jun 29, 2010: ordered to third reading rules cal.465
Jun 29, 2010: substituted for a11527
Jun 25, 2010: referred to ways and means
Jun 25, 2010: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1257
Jun 22, 2010: REFERRED TO RULES
Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Aubertine, Breslin, Dilan, Duane, Espada, Foley, Hassell-Thomps, Johnson C, Klein, Krueger, Kruger, Montgomery, Onorato, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Robach, Sampson, Savino, Schneiderman, Serrano, Smith, Squadron, Stachowski, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousins, Thompson, Valesky
DeFrancisco, Farley, Flanagan, Golden, Griffo, Hannon, Johnson O, Lanza, LaValle, Libous, Little, Maziarz, McDonald, Nozzolio, Padavan, Ranzenhofer, Saland, Seward, Skelos, Volker
Bonacic, Diaz, Fuschillo, Huntley, Leibell, Marcellino, Winner, Young
Smith, Espada, Stachowski, Montgomery, Duane, Hassell-Thompson, Krueger, Parker, Serrano, Stewart-Cousins, Dilan, Klein, Valesky, Johnson O, Volker, Farley, Seward
LaValle, Hannon, Saland
BILL NUMBER:S8314TITLE OF BILL:An act to amend the executive law and the state finance 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; and to amend chapter 261 of the laws of 1988 amending the state finance law and other laws relating to the New York state infrastructure trust fund, in relation to the effectiveness of article 15-A of the executive lawPURPOSE:This bill would amend the Executive Law and State Finance Law to increase accountability under Article 15-a of the Executive Law and the Public Authorities Law, to expand opportunities for minority and women-owned business enterprises ("MWBE") and to rectify past discrimination in contracting as set forth in the disparity study published on April 29, 2010 (the "2010 Disparity Study").SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:Section 1 of the bill would set forth legislative findings.Section 1-a of the bill would set forth the title of the law.Section 2 of the bill would amend Executive Law § 310 to add definitions of "lessee," "personal net worth," "small business, "the 2010 disparity study," and "diversity practices," and amends the definitions of "minority-owned business enterprise" and "women-owned business enterprise" to restrict them to small businesses and to limit their ownership to individuals whose net worth does not exceed a certain amount.Section 3 of the bill would add a new Executive Law § 4-a to create the position of Chief Diversity Officer for the State and define the responsibilities of such officer.Section 3-a of the bill would amend State Finance Law § 161(1)(a) to add the Chief Diversity Officer to the New York State Procurement Council.Section 4 of the bill would amend Executive Law § 312-a to recommission a statewide disparity study to be delivered to the Governor and Legislature by February 15, 2016, and to include in that disparity study a review of contractor employment and management practices in regard to qualified minorities and women.Section 5 of the bill would amend Executive Law § 313 to:* Set statewide goals for contracting with certified MWBEs based on the calculations of the 2010 Disparity Study, which the State will attempt to meet; * Require the Director ("Director") of the Division of Minority and Women's Business Development ("DMWBD") to provide state agencies with the 2010 Disparity Study;* Require agencies to establish agency-specific goals for contracting with certified MWBEs based on the 2010 disparity study;* Provide for the promulgation of regulations by the Director to, among other things: (a) establish measures and procedures to ensure maximum feasible participation by MWBEs in state contracting; (b) provide for certification and decertification of MWBEs; (c) require contract solicitations to state the expected degree of MWBE participation; (d) require agencies to provide a list of certified MWBEs to prospective contractors; (e) allow certified MWBEs to use their own work as contractors to meet subcontractor goals; (f) provide for joint ventures that bidders may count towards MWBE participation; (g) provide for circumstances under which a contractor may waive obligations to subcontract with MWBEs; (g) require that agencies verify MWBE participation; (h) provide for collection of statistical data concerning MWBE participation; and (i) require agencies to consult the 2010 disparity study when setting agency-specific goals.* Define state contracts, solely for purposes of MWBE participation, to include leases of real property where the terms of such leases provide for construction, demolition, replacement, or major repair or renovation of such proper1y exceeding $100,000; and* Require agencies to engage in good faith efforts to meet the goals they have adopted pursuant to Executive Law Article 15-A and the Director's regulations.Section 6 of the bill would amend the Executive Law to add a new section 313-a to require the Director to promulgate regulations requiring state agencies to assess the diversity practices of contractors submitting bids or proposals in connection with the award of a State contract where practicable, feasible and appropriate. These regulations are required to be adopted in consultation with the State Procurement Council established pursuant to Executive Law § 161.Section 7 of the bill would amend Executive Law § 315 to require enhanced reporting by state entities regarding their compliance with the provisions of Article IS-A, and the submission of an annual report by the Director assessing the effectiveness of each State entity's MWBE program. Section 7 of the bill would also require that agencies that substantially fail to meet their agency-specific goals must submit to the Director a remedial action plan. Where the Director finds that an agency has failed within one year to act in good faith to implement the remedial action plan, the Director would direct additional remedial measures as follows:* Assurance that the agency is making sufficient and effective efforts to solicit MWBEs;* Division of contract requirements when economically feasible;* Elimination of extended capitalization and experience requirements when programmatically and economically feasible; * Identification of particular contracts as particularly appropriate for MWBEs; and* Upon a finding by the Director that an agency has failed to take affirmative measures to follow the remedial actions set forth by the director and in the absence of objective progress towards the agency's goals, require some or all of the agency's procurement to be placed under the direction or control of another agency or agencies for a specified period of time.Section 8 of the bill would amend Executive Law § 314(2-a) to revise the procedures under which the Director certifies MWBEs for New York municipalities to add a cap on personal net worth of $3.5 million adjusted for inflation, and to require that an MWBE be a small business.Section 9 of the bill would amend Executive Law § 316 to enhance the penalties for contractors that willfully or intentionally disregard their responsibilities to utilize MWBE firms. Such enhanced penalties include debarment of contractors from submitting bids to any contracting agency for a period of up to one year, or up to five years if a second violation occurs within a five-year period. Section 9 would also amend the dispute resolution procedures of Article 15-A to require complaints to be heard by a hearing officer of the DMWBD rather than an outside arbitrator.Section 10 of the bill would amend the Executive Law to add a new section 316-a to require State agencies to include a provision in their contracts that would permit them to assess liquidated or other appropriate damages against a contractor for failure to comply with the MWBE requirements.Section 11 of the bill would provide a severability clause.Section 12 of the bill would authorize and direct the State Financial System to assist the Director in the implementation of this Act.Section 13 of the bill would amend the opening paragraph of subdivision (h) of section 121 of Chapter 261 of the Laws of 1988 to move the date on which Article 15-E of the Executive Law is deemed repealed from December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2016.Section 14 of the bill would provide that this legislation take effect 90 days after it becomes law, but further provides that the Director shall commence rulemaking procedures immediately upon enactment.JUSTIFICATION:In 2006, the Empire State Development Corporation commissioned a disparity study to evaluate whether minority and women-owned businesses had a full and"