What's happening
This bill authorizes Empire State Development to hire independent consultants to review and improve state agency MWBE procurement procedures.
Why it matters
Brings outside, independent expertise. into the review of how state agencies handle contracts with minority- and women-owned businesses, potentially uncovering issues that internal reviews may miss.
Evaluates both procedures and personnel. , including the training and outreach efforts of staff involved in procurement, which could identify systemic barriers or gaps in staff capability that affect MWBE participation.
Requires regular, ongoing reporting. (quarterly), ensuring that findings and recommendations for improvement are up-to-date and can prompt timely action rather than waiting for infrequent reviews.
Potentially leads to concrete improvements in MWBE access to state contracts. by mandating actionable recommendations, not just assessments, and making agencies more accountable to address disparities.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
9934
IN ASSEMBLY
February 27, 2018
Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the empire state development corporation to retain one or more independent MWBE consultant firms to conduct an independent review of procurement procedures utilized by state agencies
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 311-a of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. The empire state development corporation, acting through the statewide advocate, shall retain one or more independent MWBE consultant firms to conduct an independent review of procurement procedures utilized by state agencies, the level and training of staff involved in the procurement process and the outreach measures used by such staff to work with minority-owned and women-owned businesses during the procurement process. The WMBE contractor shall report its findings and recommendations for improvements to the statewide advocate on a quarterly basis.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to section 311-a of the executive law made by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of article 15-A of the executive law and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14760-02-8
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