A 7315: 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 ________________________________________________________________________ 7315 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations 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, 2025. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10795-02-5