Establishes certain contract requirements involving glazing work; provides that certain contracts over one million and five million dollars that include glazing work to be performed outside of a city with a population of one million or more shall require such work be performed by North American Contractor Certification ("NACC") certified companies; defines glazing work.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9626
IN SENATE
March 30, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts
AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing
certain contract requirements involving glazing work
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
2 136-e to read as follows:
3 § 136-e. Contracts involving glazing work. 1. Notwithstanding any
4 other provision of law, all public works renovation contracts that
5 exceed an aggregate amount of one million dollars, and all new
6 construction contracts that exceed an aggregate amount of five million
7 dollars, that include glazing work to be performed outside of a city
8 with a population of one million or more, shall require glazing work
9 performed by North American Contractor Certification ("NACC") certified
10 companies and initially, on and after July first, two thousand twenty-
11 six, shall have one architectural glass and metal technician ("AGMT")
12 certified worker employed by the company or contractor. On and after
13 January first, two thousand twenty-seven, each crew performing work that
14 meets the criteria of this section shall have one AGMT certified worker
15 on site. On and after January first, two thousand twenty-eight, for each
16 crew performing work that meets the criteria of this section, twenty-
17 five percent of that crew shall be comprised of AGMT certified individ-
18 uals on site. On and after January first, two thousand twenty-nine, for
19 each crew performing work that meets the criteria of this section, fifty
20 percent of that crew shall be comprised of AGMT certified individuals on
21 site.
22 2. For the purposes of this section, "glazing work" includes, but is
23 not limited to, replacement and installation of windows, curtain walls,
24 interior glass partitions, glass handrails, aluminum entrances,
25 skylights, store fronts, and general installation of architectural glass
26 and metal.
27 § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10795-04-6
