New York A 9697: Relates to expanding access to advanced courses to improve educational equity

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A09697 Summary:

BILL NOA09697 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCashman

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Add §163-f, St Fin L

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Establishes state procurement goals for New York state products throughout state agencies and private entities performing state contracts; provides that every year after enactment, a certain percentage of products purchased by state agencies will be New York state products, with such percentage threshold increasing each year up until five years.

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BILL NOA09697 

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01/21/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9697

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing state
 procurement goals for New York state products throughout state agen-
 cies and private entities performing state contracts

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

 1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 2 163-f to read as follows:
 3 § 163-f. Procurement goals for New York state products in state agen-
 4 cies. 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall
 5 have the following meanings:
 6 (a) "State agency" shall mean any department, agency, board, public
 7 benefit corporation, public authority or commission.
 8 (b) "New York state product" shall mean an item that is at least
 9 fifty-one percent manufactured or produced in any way in this state.
 10 2. (a) In order to create, strengthen, and expand local economies
 11 throughout New York, it shall be the goal of this state that in the
 12 first and second full year after the effective date of this
 13 section, at least fifteen percent of all products purchased by a state
 14 agency shall be New York state products; in the third full year after
 15 the effective date of this section, at least twenty percent of all
 16 products purchased by a state agency shall be New York state products;
 17 and in the fourth full year after the effective date of this section and
 18 thereafter, at least twenty-five percent of all products purchased by a
 19 state agency shall be New York state products.
 20 (b) To meet the goals set forth in this section, when a state agency
 21 contract for the purchase of products is to be awarded to the lowest
 22 responsible bidder, an otherwise qualified bidder who will fulfill the
 23 contract through the use of New York state products may be given prefer-
 24 ence over other bidders, provided that the cost included in the bid of
 25 New York state products is not more than ten percent greater than the
 26 cost included in a bid that is not for New York state products.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06724-02-6

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 1 3. (a) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the head of
 2 the contracting state agency purchasing products, in their sole
 3 discretion, determines that:
 4 (i) purchasing New York state products pursuant to the provisions of
 5 this section would be against the public interest;
 6 (ii) purchasing New York state products would increase the cost of the
 7 contract by an unreasonable amount;
 8 (iii) New York state products cannot be obtained in sufficient and
 9 reasonable available quantities and of satisfactory quality to meet the
 10 contracting state agency's requirements; or
 11 (iv) purchasing products manufactured or produced outside of the
 12 state, or in facilities inside or outside of the state comprising less
 13 than fifty-one percent of materials produced in the state, is necessary
 14 to avoid a delay in the delivery of products.
 15 (b) For private entities performing state contracts, the state agency
 16 overseeing the performance of such contract shall promulgate rules and
 17 regulations to allow for private entities to be granted a waiver from
 18 the requirements of this section