A 1488: Relates to minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises in relation to state contracts.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1488 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ANGELINO, BLANKENBUSH, DeSTEFANO, DURSO, FRIEND, LEMONDES, McDONOUGH, MILLER, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to minority and women- owned business enterprises in state contracts The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 313 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 3 6-a. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision six of this 4 section, contracting agencies shall only require a contractor to comply 5 with the provisions of this section at a rate that correlates with the 6 percentage of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises in 7 that industry in the economic development region where the contract is 8 to be performed. Such percentage of certified minority and women-owned 9 business enterprises in each region, as such percentage applies to the 10 industries set forth in subdivision one of this section, shall be 11 published on the department of economic development's website with each 12 bid opportunity and shall be updated annually. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that 14 the amendments to subdivision 6-a of section 313 of article 15-A of the 15 executive law made by section one of this act shall not affect the 16 repeal of such article and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04198-01-5