NY A01348

Requires public housing authorities to adopt internal policies and procedures for procuring materials, supplies, and services not subject to sealed bid requirements, ensuring prudent use of public funds and guarding against fraud and corruption

Mandates housing authorities in cities over one million population (New York City) to develop procurement corruption prevention training programs in consultation with the NYC Department of Investigation, covering bribery laws, criminal liabilities, and reporting duties

Requires employees with purchasing responsibilities to receive annual anti-corruption training and sign compliance advisory alerts in English and their primary language acknowledging understanding of the requirements

Obligates all officers and employees of covered authorities to report suspected corrupt, criminal, or conflict-of-interest activity to the NYC Department of Investigation, with knowing failure to report constituting cause for removal

Requires authorities to establish within 90 days a schedule of reasonable costs for the 15 most common service requests, conduct semiannual audits of covered contracts, and post audit findings publicly on their websites