New York S 5788: Relates to the regulation of smoking and vaping on the grounds and other outdoor areas of public colleges and universities

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S05788 Summary:

BILL NOS05788 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BROUK, GALLIVAN, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LANZA, MARTINEZ, PALUMBO, RIVERA, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §139-m, amd §163, St Fin L

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Relates to accessibility requirements in certain procurement contracts; requires contracts that include information and communication technologies (ICTs) are accessible to people with disabilities; requires that the ability of a prospective contractor to meet such requirement be considered in making the contract award.

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BILL NOS05788 

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5788

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, ADDABBO, ASHBY, BROUK, GALLIVAN, HOYL-
 MAN-SIGAL, LANZA, MARTINEZ, PALUMBO, RIVERA, WEIK -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Finance

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to accessibility
 requirements in certain procurement contracts

 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
 2 139-m to read as follows:
 3 § 139-m. Accessibility requirements in certain procurement contracts.
 4 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, where a
 5 contract that includes information and communication technologies (ICTs)
 6 is to be awarded by a state agency, public authority or municipality
 7 pursuant to a competitive bidding process or a request for proposal
 8 process, such competitive bidding process or request for proposal and
 9 the subsequent awarded contract shall require that such ICTs are acces-
 10 sible to people with disabilities. The ability of a prospective contrac-
 11 tor to meet such an accessibility requirement shall be considered in
 12 making the contract award.
 13 2. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
 14 the following definitions:
 15 (a) "information and communication technologies (ICTs)" includes, but
 16 shall not be limited to, any communication device or application includ-
 17 ing radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network hardware
 18 and software, and satellite systems as well as the various services and
 19 applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing and
 20 distance learning.
 21 (b) "municipality" shall mean any city, town, village, county, munici-
 22 pal corporation, district corporation, district or any office, depart-
 23 ment or agency, thereof.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05896-01-5

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 1 (c) "state agency" shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
 2 mean any state department, board, bureau, division, office, council,
 3 committee or officer of the state, or the state university of New York,
 4 or the senior colleges of the city university of New York, or any public
 5 benefit corporation or commission at least one of whose members are
 6 appointed by the governor.
 7 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 163 of the state finance law is amended
 8 by adding a new paragraph l to read as follows:
 9 l. "Information and communication technologies (ICTs)" shall have the
 10 same meaning as set forth in section one hundred thirty-nine-m of this
 11 chapter.
 12 § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 163 of the state finance
 13 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (viii) to read as follows:
 14 (viii) When the purchase of commodities involves ICTs, commodities
 15 contracts shall be awarded to prospective contractors who are able to
 16 meet accessibility requirements pursuant to section one hundred thirty-
 17 nine-m of this chapter.
 18 § 4. Subdivision 4 of section 163 of the state finance law is amended
 19 by adding a new paragraph h to read as follows:
 20 h. When the purchase of services involves ICTs, service contracts
 21