New York S 7959: Relates to creating the Puerto Rican relief account

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S07959 Summary:

BILL NOS07959 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01348

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §151-b, Pub Hous L

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Relates to requirements for certain contracts for materials, supplies, or services under $50,000; assures the prudent and economical use of public moneys in the best interests of the taxpayers; requires an authority in the city of New York to develop a procurement corruption prevention training program; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS07959 

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7959

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to requirements for
 certain contracts for materials, supplies, or services

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

 1 Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 2 151-b to read as follows:
 3 § 151-b. Additional requirements for contracts below a certain thresh-
 4 old. 1. Contracts for materials, supplies, or services which are not
 5 required by section one hundred fifty-one of this article to be made on
 6 sealed bids shall be procured in a manner so as to assure the prudent
 7 and economical use of public moneys in the best interests of the taxpay-
 8 ers, to facilitate the acquisition of materials, supplies, and services
 9 of maximum quality at the lowest possible cost under the circumstances,
 10 and to guard against favoritism, improvidence, extravagance, fraud, and
 11 corruption. To further such objectives, an authority shall adopt inter-
 12 nal policies and procedures governing all procurements of materials,
 13 supplies, and services which are not required to be made pursuant to the
 14 sealed bid requirements of section one hundred fifty-one of this article
 15 or of any other general or special law.
 16 2. Such policies and procedures shall contain provisions which, among
 17 other things:
 18 a. prescribe a procedure for determining whether a procurement of
 19 materials, supplies, and services is subject to a sealed bid and docu-
 20 menting the basis for any determination that a sealed bid is not
 21 required by law;
 22 b. set forth when each such method of procurement will be utilized,
 23 taking into account which method will best further the purposes of this
 24 section and the cost-effectiveness of the method;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02480-01-5

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 1 c. require adequate documentation of actions taken in connection with
 2 each such method of procurement; and
 3 d. identify the respective titles responsible for purchasing. Such
 4 information shall be updated biennially.
 5 3. An authority in a city with a population over one million shall
 6 consult with the department of investigation of the city of New York and
 7 develop a procurement corruption prevention training program.
 8 a. Such procurement corruption prevention training program shall be
 9 interactive and include:
 10 i. information concerning the federal, state, and local statues and
 11 regulations related to gratuities and bribes;
 12 ii. information concerning criminal liabilities related to gratuities
 13 and bribes;
 14 iii. examples of conduct that would constitute gratuities and bribes;
 15 and
 16 iv. information concerning employees' duties to report allegations of
 17 bribery and corruption to the department of investigation of the city of
 18 New York.
 19 b. Such procurement corruption prevention training shall be provided
 20 to all individuals with the respective titles identified in paragraph d
 21 of subdivision two of this section on an annual basis.
 22 4. An authority sha