BILL NUMBER: S6294
SPONSOR: SANDERS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the state
comptroller to prepare and release an annual report grading each state
agency on its spending with minority and women-owned business enter-
prises; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
thereof
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would create an annual grading system sanctioned by the office
of the comptroller for state agencies with minority and women-owned
business enterprises (MWBE) on an A through F scale
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the executive law by adding section 163-b, which would
require the office of the comptroller to prepare grading for all state
agencies, including the office of the comptroller and their ability to
meet the requirements of minority and women-owned business enterprise
programs; it also outlines the quantitative value of the contracts with
respect to individual grades for Asian-American firms, Hispanic-American
firms, black-owned firms and women-owned firms; outlines that such
report would include total dollar amount of the agency's MWBE spending,
specifying the nature of the spending to display services rendered and
whether that spending is for constriction services, commodities or
professional services; and a comparison of the previous fiscal year and
the respective spending for services rendered
Section 2 is the enacting clause.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
In order to achieve goals set forth by minority and women-owned business
programs, it is crucial that the state analyze and report a series of
metrics to understand whether such programs and practices are proven
successful. This bill would allow for future minority and women-owned
business enterprises to have tangible evidence of the success of the
programs and would allow for the state and municipal corporations to set
further goals or enhance the requirements of respective programs there-
of.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021-22: A06369, referred to government operations
2019-20: A2511; Referred to government operations
2017-18: A9889; Referred to government operations
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding the
date upon which it shall have become a law and shall expire on the same
date as article 15-A of the executive law expires as provided in section
121 of chapter 261 of the laws of 1988, as amended, when upon such date
the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.