STATE OF NEW YORK
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7108
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 20, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, HYNDMAN, SEAWRIGHT,
PEOPLES-STOKES, WALKER, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to a minority and
women-owned business enterprise participation goal requirement in
order to receive grant or appropriation money
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 4 of the state finance law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
3 14. Any grant or appropriation of money to a municipality or locality
4 by the state for the procurement of goods and services shall require
5 such municipality be in compliance with the goals for minority and
6 women-owned business enterprise participation pursuant to sections three
7 hundred twelve and three hundred thirteen of the executive law. Munici-
8 pality, for purposes of this subdivision, shall mean any village, town,
9 city, county, or school district within the state. Such requirement
10 shall also apply to any entity who subcontracts with a municipality or
11 locality. Nothing in this section shall supersede an applicant's or
12 recipient's ability to use a waiver as prescribed by such sections.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10964-01-5
