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Senator · Senate District 61
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to governmental operations
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1425
- Referred to rules
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7769
Title of bill
An act to amend the state finance law, the general municipal law, the public authorities law, the executive law, the education law and the transportation law, in relation to establishing a preference for New York state entities contracting with architects, landscape architects or engineers to use architects, landscape architects or engineers having their principal place of business within New York state
Purpose
This bill amends various laws to provide that public entities in New York that seek to procure architectural, landscape architectural or engineering services shall give preference to firms which have their principal place of business in New York State.
Read the full memo (654 words)
Summary of provisions
Section 1 - amends subdivisions 3 of section 136-a of the State Finance Law.
Section 2 - amends section 103 of the General Municipal Law.
Section 3 - adds a new section 1 03-h to the General Municipal law.
Section 4 - amends section 354 of the Public Authorities Law.
Section 5 - amends section 559 of the Public Authorities Law.
Section 6 - amends section 1204 of the Public Authorities Law.
Section 7 - amends section l676-a of the Public Authorities Law.
Section 8 - amends section 1678 of the Public Authorities Law.
Section 9 - amends section 1680 of the Public Authorities Law.
Section 10- amends section 1734 of the Public Authorities Law.
Section 11 - adds a new section 2879-c to the Public Authorities Law.
Section 12 - adds a new section 170-c to the Executive Law.
Section 13 - amends section 373 of the Education Law.
Section 14 - amends section 373 of the Education Law.
Section 15 - amends section 373 of the Education Law.
Section 16 - amends section 454 of the Education Law.
Section 17 - amends section 2513 of the Education Law.
Section 18 - amends section 2556 of the Education Law.
Section 19 - amends section 6275 of the Education Law.
Section 20 - amends section 14 of the Transportation Law.
Section 21 - provides that this act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become law; provided that amendments to subdivision 12 of section 373 of the Education Law made by section 14 of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such subdivision pursuant to section 4 of subpart A of part D of Chapter 58 of the Laws of2011, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section 15 of this act shall take effect. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or before such date.
Justification
There are thousands of architects, landscape architects and engineers who have chosen to remain and do business in New York State. Each year, our colleges and universities educate and graduate new architects, landscape architects and engineers who have received some of the best educations in the world. Our state needs to support the men and women who have chosen to make New York their professional homes when it comes time for new public construction whenever that choice is possible.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become law; provided that amendments to subdivision 12 of section 373 of the Education Law made by section 14 of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such subdivision pursuant to section 4 of subpart A of part D of Chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section 15 of this act shall take effect. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or before such date.
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