New York S 7858: Expands the definition of "minority group member" for purposes of participation by minority group members and women with respect to state contracts

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S07858 Summary:

BILL NOS07858 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02653

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, BRISPORT, CLEARE, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, JACKSON, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, SKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Rpld §2852, amd §§354, 1004 & 1678, Pub Auth L

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Repeals the requirement that the senate vote to confirm the appointment of certain chief executive officers within a certain time period; amends certain provisions of law relating thereto.

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BILL NOS07858 

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05/09/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

05/27/20251ST REPORT CAL.1285

05/28/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/29/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/04/2025PASSED SENATE

06/04/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

03/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.510

03/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/12/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/18/2026PASSED SENATE

03/18/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/18/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7858

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, COMRIE, BRISPORT, CLEARE, GIANARIS, GONZA-
 LEZ, HELMING, JACKSON, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, SKOUFIS -- read twice
 and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
 on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to senate
 confirmation of certain chief executive officers; and to repeal
 section 2852 of the public authorities law relating thereto

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

 1 Section 1. Section 2852 of the public authorities law is REPEALED.
 2 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 354 of the public authorities law, as
 3 amended by section 2 of part TT of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is
 4 amended to read as follows:
 5 6. To appoint officers, agents and employees and fix their compen-
 6 sation, provided, however, that the appointment of the executive direc-
 7 tor shall be subject to confirmation by the senate [in accordance with
 8 section twenty-eight hundred fifty-two of this chapter]; subject however
 9 to the provisions of the civil service law, which shall apply to the
 10 authority as a municipal corporation other than a city;
 11 § 3. Section 1004 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter
 12 506 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
 13 § 1004. Officers and employees; expenses. The trustees shall choose
 14 from among their own number a [chairman and vice-chairman] chair and
 15 vice-chair. They shall select such officers and employees, including a
 16 chief executive officer whose appointment shall be subject to confirma-
 17 tion by the senate [in accordance with section twenty-eight hundred
 18 fifty-two of this chapter], and such engineering, marketing and legal
 19 officers and employees, as they may require for the performance of their
 20 duties and shall prescribe the duties and compensation of each officer
 21 and employee. They shall adopt by-laws and rules and regulations suit-
 22 able to the purposes of this title. As long as and to the extent that

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00512-01-5

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 1 the authority is dependent upon appropriations for the payment of its
 2 expenses, it shall incur no obligations for salary, office or other
 3 expenses prior to the making of appropriations adequate to meet the
 4 same.
 5 § 4. Subdivision 5 of section 1678 of the public authorities law, as
 6 amended by chapter 506 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as
 7 follows:
 8 5. To appoint officers, agents and employees and fix their compen-
 9 sation, provided, however, that the appointment of the executive direc-
 10 tor shall be subject to confirmation by the senate [in accordance with
 11 section twenty-eight hun