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History
- Signed chap.360
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- 3rd reading cal.537
- Substituted for S1591
- Referred to finance
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.457
- Reported
- Reported referred to ways and means
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- Referred to governmental operations
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Requires certain state agencies, departments or authorities to establish mentor-protege programs for small, minority, and women-owned businesses
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Antoine M. Thompson
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A4091
Title of bill
An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing a mentor-protege program for small and minority and women-owned business concerns
Purpose or general idea of bill
To establish mentor-protege programs in certain state agencies, depart- ments and authorities to develop the capabilities of small, minority and women-owned business concerns.
Summary of specific provisions
Would require every state agency, department and authority which has let more than $10 million in service and construction contracts in the prior fiscal year to institute a mentor-protege program. The chief executive officer of each agency, in consultation with the Department of Economic Development's Division of Minority and Women's Business Development and Division for Small Business, would establish requirements for the approval of contractors acting as mentor firms, requirements for protege firms, and requirements for a process for establishing mentor-protege agreements.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
Adds a new section of law.
Justification
Mentor-protege programs create partnerships between established, experi- enced state contractors and emerging small, minority or women-owned businesses. Two public authorities, the New York City School Construction Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, have established mentor-protege programs which have been highly successful in enhancing the capabilities of small, minority and women- owned business concerns and creating sources of reliable contractors and subcontractors for public projects. The federal government has had an active mentor-protege program since 1991, and numerous states including Ohio, Texas, Delaware and Minnesota have programs as well. This bill would extend this successful and proven program to all large New York state agencies and public authorities.
Prior legislative history
2008: A.3392/S.5198
Effective date
Immediately.
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