New York A 7055: Prohibits any governmental entity from outsourcing any function which can be performed by such entity

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A07055 Summary:

BILL NOA07055 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRHawley, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §170-i, Exec L; add Art 1 Title 3 §10, Pub Auth L

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Prohibits any governmental entity from outsourcing any function which can be performed by such entity except where specifically authorized by law.

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BILL NOA07055 

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03/20/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7055

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the public authorities law, in
 relation to prohibiting any governmental entity from outsourcing any
 function which can be performed by such entity

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-i
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 170-i. Outsourcing prohibited. 1. For the purposes of this section,
 4 the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Governmental entity" shall mean: (i) any agency, department,
 6 board, bureau, commission, division, office, council, committee or offi-
 7 cer of the state, whether permanent or temporary; (ii) each house of the
 8 state legislature; (iii) the unified court system; (iv) any public
 9 authority, public benefit corporation or commission created by or exist-
 10 ing pursuant to the public authorities law; (v) any public authority or
 11 public benefit corporation, at least one of whose members is appointed
 12 by the governor or who serves as a member by virtue of holding a civil
 13 office of the state; (vi) a subsidiary or affiliate of such a public
 14 authority; (vii) any municipality of the state or any political subdivi-
 15 sion thereof; (viii) a municipal agency, as that term is defined in
 16 paragraph (ii) of subdivision (s) of section one-c of the legislative
 17 law; or (ix) the state university of New York or the city university of
 18 New York.
 19 (b) "Outsource" shall mean the act of a governmental entity contract-
 20 ing with another entity to perform a function able to be performed by
 21 such governmental entity.
 22 2. No governmental entity shall outsource any function which could be
 23 performed by such governmental entity unless such outsourcing is specif-
 24 ically authorized by law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09586-01-5

 A. 7055 2

 1 3. Any governmental entity which outsourced any function prior to the
 2 effective date of this section, where such outsourcing was implemented
 3 without specific statutory approval, shall be prohibited from previous
 4 and further outsourcing on and after January first next succeeding the
 5 effective date of this section. Such governmental entity shall ensure
 6 any and all materials and copies thereof used by the entity the function
 7 was outsourced to are returned to the governmental entity or destroyed.
 8 § 2. Article 1 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
 9 new title 3 to read as follows:
 10 TITLE 3
 11 MISCELLANEOUS
 12 Section 10. Outsourcing prohibited.
 13 § 10. Outsourcing prohibited. 1. For the purposes of this section, the
 14 following terms shall have the following meanings:
 15 (a) "Governmental entity" shall mean: (i) any agency, state authority,
 16 local authority, interstate or international authority, authorities
 17 budget office, department, board, bureau, commission, division, office,
 18 council, committee or officer of the state, whether permanent or tempo-
 19 rary; (ii) each house of the state legislature; (iii) the unified court
 20 system; (iv) any public authority, public benefit corporation or commis-
 21 sion created by or existing pursuant to the public authorities law; (v)
 22 any public authority or public benefit corporation, at l