STATE OF NEW YORK
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6416
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 17, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, HYNDMAN, WALKER, SOLAGES,
SEAWRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state finance law and the general municipal law, in
relation to contractual relationships with minority and women-owned
businesses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 139-f of the state finance law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. Any contractor who subcontracts and/or has a joint venture with
4 minority and women-owned businesses on a public work project and prior
5 to completion of such project the contractor ceases its contractual
6 relationship with any to all minority and women-owned businesses, he or
7 she shall report such change in relationship to the public owner of such
8 project and the division of minority and women's business development.
9 Failure to report within seven calendar days shall result in a fine
10 determined by the director of the division of minority and women's busi-
11 ness development.
12 § 2. Section 106-b of the general municipal law is amended by adding
13 a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
14 4. Any contractor who subcontracts and/or has a joint venture with
15 minority and women-owned businesses on a public work project and prior
16 to completion of such project the contractor ceases its contractual
17 relationship with any to all minority and women-owned businesses, he or
18 she shall report such change in relationship to the public owner of such
19 project and the division of minority and women's business development.
20 Failure to report within seven calendar days shall result in a fine
21 determined by the director of the division of minority and women's busi-
22 ness development.
23 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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