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This bill requires the annual report on minority and women-owned business contracts to include new detailed breakdowns by ethnicity, gender, industry, contract type, and value.
Why it matters
Greater transparency and accountability. By requiring detailed breakdowns of contracts by ethnicity, gender, industry, contract type, and value, the bill enables more precise monitoring of how state contract opportunities are distributed among different groups, helping to identify disparities or patterns of exclusion.
Informed policy and program development. The new data categories will allow state agencies and lawmakers to tailor outreach, support, and policy reforms to specific underrepresented groups or industries, leading to more effective efforts to increase minority and women-owned business participation.
Broader public access and oversight. Mandating that these detailed reports be made widely available, including online, empowers advocates, journalists, and the general public to scrutinize state contracting practices, promote equity, and hold agencies accountable.
Expanded definitions and inclusivity. By specifically defining “ethnicity” to include Caucasian women and aligning with the broader minority group member definition, the bill clarifies eligibility and ensures comprehensive data collection across all relevant demographic groups.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2213
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 23, 2019
Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requirements of the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 315 of the executive law, as added by chapter 175 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
4. The division of minority and women's business development shall issue an annual report which: (a) summarizes the report submitted by each contracting agency pursuant to subdivision three of this section; (b) contains such comparative or other information as the director deems appropriate, including but not limited to goals compared to actual participation of minority and women-owned business enterprises in state contracting, to evaluate the effectiveness of the activities undertaken by each such contracting agency to promote increased participation by certified minority or women-owned businesses with respect to state contracts and subcontracts; (c) contains a summary of all waivers of the requirements of subdivisions six and seven of section three hundred thirteen of this article allowed by each contracting agency during the period covered by the report, including a description of the basis of the waiver request and the contracting agency's rationale for granting any such waiver; (d) describes any efforts to create a database or other information storage and retrieval system containing information relevant to contracting with minority and women-owned business enterprises; [and] (e) contains a summary of (i) all determinations of violations of this article by a contractor or a contracting agency made during the period covered by the annual report pursuant to section three hundred sixteen-a of this article and (ii) the penalties or sanctions, if any, assessed in connection with such determinations and the rationale for such penalties
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or sanctions; (f) contains reports on contracts by ethnicity, gender, industry, prime contractor or subcontractor, contract type, such as construction, goods and purchase, professional or standard services, and value of contract; and (g) contains a summary of all certified minority and women-owned business enterprises, categorized by ethnicity and gender. For purposes of this subdivision "ethnicity" shall mean the same as minority group member as defined by subdivision eight of section three hundred ten of this article, and shall include caucasian women. Copies of the annual report shall be provided to the commissioner, the governor, the comptroller, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly and shall also be made widely available to the public via, among other things, publication on a website maintained by the division of minority and women's business development.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to section 315 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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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requirements of the annual report from the division of minority and women's business devel- opment
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is for the division of minority and women's business development to issue an annual report which will summarize all the information required for their development.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 The division of minority and women's business development shall issue an annual report which:
(a) Summarizes the report submitted by each contracting agency.
(b) Contains such comparative or other information the director deems appropriate.
(c) Contains a summary of all waivers which include a description of the basis of the waiver request and the contracting agency's rationale for granting the waivers
(d) Describe any efforts to create an information storage or retrieval system containing information relevant to contracting with minority and women-owned business enterprises
(e) Have a. summary that includes all determinations of violations of this article by contractor or a contracting agency made during the peri- od covered by the annual report, and the penalties or sanctions.
(f) Contain a report on contracts by ethnicity, gender, industry, prime contractor or subcontractor, contract type, goods and purchase, profes- sional or standard services and value of contract
(g) Summary of all certified minority and women-owned business enter- prises categorized by ethnicity and gender. Copies of the annual report should be provided to the commissioner. The governor, the comptroller, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the Assembly.
Justification
For the purpose of better reporting and analysis, this bill is asking the division of minority and women's development to compile data in a way, which is more easily disaggregated,
Prior legislative history
2017-18: S.7520 - Referred to Finance
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments to section 315 of the executive law made by section one of this act, shall not affect the expiration of article 15-A of such.law and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
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