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- Referred to finance
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Relates to minority and women-owned business enterprises in relation to state contracts
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Clifford Crouch
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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to minority and women-owned business enterprises in state contracts
Purpose
Relates to minority and women-owned business enterprises in relation to state contracts.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Section 313 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision six of this section, contracting agencies shall only be required to contract with minority and women-owned business enterprises on state contracts and subcontracts at a rate that correlates with the percentage of minority and women-owned business enterprises in that industry in the economic development region where the contract is to be performed.
Justification
Across the state of New York, businesses are required to contract services from Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise(MWBEs) at 30% of their total business service. While both minority and women-owned business enterprises contribute to the economy of the state, certain areas of New York State are severely underrepresented in this category. Particularly in the Southern Tier, MWBEs are scarce; therefore it is very difficult for any existing business owner to be awarded a contract with the state of New York if they lack the 30% MWBE subcontracting requirement that is mandated. In order to qualify to be awarded a contract, the business would have to bring outside MWBEs thereby ignoring the local labor talents and contracts that live and work in the region. This bill would make adjustments for areas with few MWBEs by correlating the percentage of businesses categorized as a MWBE in order to avoid the loss of local job opportunities.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the amendment to section 313 of the executive law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
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