New York S 5377: Relates to participation by veterans with respect to state contracts

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S05377 Summary:

BILL NOS05377 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORASHBY

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COSPNSRRHOADS

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Amd Art 3 Art Head, §§40, 41, 42 & 4, Veterans' Services L; amd §§35 & 87, Cannabis L; amd §224-d, Lab L; amd
§§143 & 163, St Fin L; amd §103-a, St Tech L

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Relates to participation by veterans with respect to state contracts by expanding Article 3 of the veterans' services law to cover all veteran-owned business enterprises instead of only service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises; makes related corrections in law.

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BILL NOS05377 

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5377

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
 ty and Military Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, the cannabis law, the labor
 law, the state finance law and the state technology law, in relation
 to participation by veterans with respect to state contracts

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

 1 Section 1. The article heading of article 3 of the veterans' services
 2 law is amended to read as follows:
 3 PARTICIPATION BY [SERVICE-DISABLED] VETERANS WITH RESPECT TO
 4 STATE CONTRACTS
 5 § 2. Subdivisions 1, 3 and 4 of section 40 of the veterans' services
 6 law are amended to read as follows:
 7 1. "Certified [service-disabled] veteran-owned business enterprise"
 8 shall mean a business enterprise, including a sole proprietorship, part-
 9 nership, limited liability company or corporation that is:
 10 (a) at least fifty-one percent owned by one or more [service-disabled]
 11 veterans;
 12 (b) an enterprise in which such [service-disabled] veteran ownership
 13 is real, substantial, and continuing;
 14 (c) an enterprise in which such [service-disabled] veteran ownership
 15 has and exercises the authority to control independently the day-to-day
 16 business decisions of the enterprise;
 17 (d) an enterprise authorized to do business in this state and is inde-
 18 pendently-owned and operated;
 19 (e) an enterprise that is a small business which has a significant
 20 business presence in the state, not dominant in its field and employs,
 21 based on its industry, a certain number of persons as determined by the
 22 director, but not to exceed three hundred, taking into consideration
 23 factors which include, but are not limited to, federal small business

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08855-01-5

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 1 administration standards pursuant to 13 CFR part 121 and any amendments
 2 thereto; and
 3 (f) certified by the office of general services.
 4 3. "Director" shall mean the director of the division of [service-dis-
 5 abled] veterans' business development.
 6 4. "Division" shall mean the division of [service-disabled] veterans'
 7 business development in the office of general services.
 8 § 3. Section 41 of the veterans' services law is amended to read as
 9 follows:
 10 § 41. Division of [service-disabled] veterans' business development.
 11 1. The head of the division of [service-disabled] veterans' business
 12 development shall be the director who shall be appointed by the governor
 13 and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the commissioner.
 14 2. The director may appoint such deputies, assistants, and other
 15 employees as may be needed for the performance of the duties prescribed
 16 herein subject to the provisions of the civil service law and the rules
 17 and regulations of the civil service commission. The director may
 18 request and shall receive from any (i) department, division, board,
 19 bureau, or executive commission of the state or (ii) state agency, such
 20 assistance