What's happening
This bill requires New York state authorities and agencies to track and publicly report contracts awarded to minority and women-owned businesses.
Why it matters
Increases transparency and accountability. by requiring both state authorities and agencies to publicly report contracts awarded to minority and women-owned businesses, making it easier for the public and oversight bodies to track progress toward diversity goals.
Standardizes data collection. by mandating the creation and maintenance of centralized databases, which can help identify gaps, disparities, or patterns in state contracting practices and inform future policy decisions.
Supports equitable access. by ensuring that information about minority and women-owned business participation in state contracts is visible, potentially encouraging more fair and inclusive competition for government contracts.
Balances transparency with privacy. by specifying that proprietary (confidential business) information will be kept offline, protecting sensitive business data while still making key contract award information accessible.
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Track MWBE Contracts Statewide
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- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Track Diverse Business Contracts
In Senate Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1626
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the executive law, in relation to database and reporting requirements for contracts with minority and women-owned businesses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 2807 to read as follows:
§ 2807. Database and reporting requirements for contracts with minority and women-owned businesses. Every state authority continued or created by this chapter or any other chapter of the laws of the state of New York shall create and maintain a database to track the issuance of contracts to minority and women-owned enterprises. For purposes of this section, a minority or women-owned business enterprise shall be defined as in section three hundred fourteen of the executive law. Every state authority continued or created by this chapter or any other chapter of the laws of the state of New York shall compile reports on the issuance of such contracts and the total number of contracts awarded. Such reports shall be filed on a yearly basis with the authorities, budget office, department of economic development, and office of minority and women-owned businesses and be displayed on the public authorities or public benefit corporation's website and the website of the authorities' budget office, provided, however that all proprietary information shall be kept offline.
§ 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 315-a to read as follows:
§ 315-a. Database and reporting requirements for contracts with minority and women-owned businesses. All state agencies shall create and maintain a database to track the issuance of contracts to minority and women-owned enterprises. For purposes of this section, a minority or
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women-owned business enterprise shall be defined as in section three hundred fourteen of this article. State agencies shall compile reports on the issuance of such contracts and the total number of contracts awarded. Such reports shall be filed on a yearly basis with the department of economic development, office of minority and women-owned businesses and be displayed on the state agencies' website, provided however, all proprietary information shall be kept offline.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the amendment made to article 15-A of the executive law by section two of this act shall not affect the expiration of such article and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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