New York S 8747: Relates to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons

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S08747 Summary:

BILL NOS08747 

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SPONSORCOONEY

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Amd §162, St Fin L

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Includes entities that provide employment or services to formerly incarcerated persons in the preferred source exemption for purposes of state purchasing.

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BILL NOS08747 

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01/08/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8747

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to preferred source
 status for entities that provide employment and services to certain
 persons

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 162 of the state finance law, as
 2 added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
 3 1. Purpose. To advance special social and economic goals, selected
 4 providers shall have preferred source status for the purposes of
 5 procurement in accordance with the provisions of this section. Procure-
 6 ment from these providers shall be exempted from the competitive
 7 procurement provisions of section one hundred sixty-three of this arti-
 8 cle and other competitive procurement statutes. Such exemption shall
 9 apply to commodities produced, manufactured or assembled, including
 10 those repackaged, assembled or fulfilled to meet the form, function and
 11 utility required by state agencies, in New York state and, where so
 12 designated, services provided by those sources in accordance with this
 13 section.
 14 § 2. Paragraph d of subdivision 2 of section 162 of the state finance
 15 law, as amended by chapter 565 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read
 16 as follows:
 17 d. Commodities and services produced by any qualified charitable non-
 18 profit-making agency for other disabled persons and/or formerly incar-
 19 cerated persons approved for such purposes by the commissioner of educa-
 20 tion, or incorporated under the laws of this state and approved for such
 21 purposes by the commissioner of education;
 22 § 2-a. Paragraph d of subdivision 2 of section 162 of the state
 23 finance law, as amended by chapter 501 of the laws of 2002, is amended
 24 to read as follows:
 25 d. Commodities and services produced by any qualified charitable non-
 26 profit-making agency for other severely disabled persons and/or formerly
 27 incarcerated persons approved for such purposes by the commissioner of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02990-01-5

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 1 education, or incorporated under the laws of this state and approved for
 2 such purposes by the commissioner of education;
 3 § 3. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 162
 4 of the state finance law, as amended by chapter 565 of the laws of 2022,
 5 is amended to read as follows:
 6 (iii) When commodities are available, in the form, function and utili-
 7 ty required by, a state agency or political subdivision or public bene-
 8 fit corporation having their own purchasing agency, and such commodities
 9 are not available pursuant to subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this para-
 10 graph, said commodities shall then be purchased from a qualified non-
 11 profit-making agency for other disabled persons and/or formerly incar-
 12 cerated persons, a qualified special employment program for mentally ill
 13 persons, or a qualified veterans' entity; provided, however, the
 14 preferred source shall perform fifty percent or more of the work;
 15 § 3-a. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section
 16 162 of the state finance law, as added by chapter 83 of the laws of
 17 1995, is amended to read as follows:
 18 (iii) When commodities are available, in the form, function and utili-
 19 ty required by, a state agency or political subdivision or public bene-
 20