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NY S08284
Bill
Status
5/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
April Baskin
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AI Summary
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Creates a State Division of Post-Construction Commitments and Compliance within Empire State Development to regulate private businesses operating in buildings constructed with $1 million or more in state funding or on state-leased land
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Establishes spending goals for operations and maintenance: 15% with minority-owned businesses, 15% with women-owned businesses, 6% with service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, 10% with small businesses, and 5% with microbusinesses
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Requires non-unionized operating businesses to hire at least 25% of employees from disadvantaged zip codes and provide living wages; waives these requirements for businesses with union collective bargaining agreements
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Establishes a community grant program funded at minimum 5% of the state investment in the structure, with grants awarded to nonprofits addressing socio-economic disparities in the municipality
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Creates a 5-member Post-Construction Compliance Review Board appointed by the governor with regional representation to grade compliance quarterly and issue annual public reports
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Authorizes penalties for non-compliance including withholding state funds, barring the business and subsidiaries from state funding or tax incentives for 5 years, and seeking liquidated damages
Legislative Description
Relates to the utilization of minority and women-owned business enterprises, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, small businesses and microbusinesses in state-funded construction projects; directs the empire state development corporation, in consultation with other state agencies, to develop a state division of post-construction commitments and compliance to create rules and regulations for private businesses operating in buildings constructed using state funding to have certain employment goals and living wage requirements, annual minority and women-owned business enterprise, certified service-disabled veteran-owned business, small business and microbusiness utilization goals for maintenance and operations spending, and a community grant program; directs the state division of post-construction commitments and compliance to establish a post-construction compliance review board; provides penalties for noncompliance.
Last Action
PRINT NUMBER 8284B
3/9/2026