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NY A05486

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2023

Primary Sponsor

Latoya Joyner

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Defines "large-scale construction project" as a state university construction project with total estimated cost of $3 million or more for academic buildings, dormitories, and other facilities.

  • Requires all large-scale construction projects funded by the state university construction fund to use project labor agreements for all contractors and subcontractors.

  • Allows the fund to grant exceptions from the project labor agreement requirement with specific written explanation if inconsistent with labor law or competitive bidding statutes.

  • Permits the fund to require project labor agreements on smaller construction projects (under $3 million) if consistent with applicable labor law.

  • Takes effect 90 days after becoming law and applies to all contracts entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after the effective date.

Legislative Description

Relates to requiring the use of project labor agreements for large scale construction projects under the state university construction fund; provides an exception to such requirement may be granted; provides that the fund may require every contractor become party to a project labor agreement.

Last Action

enacting clause stricken

1/10/2024

Committee Referrals

Higher Education3/13/2023

Full Bill Text

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