Directs state agencies to adopt a sustainability and decarbonization program; establishes a GreenNY council which will develop sustainable procurement specifications, issue operational directives and guidance for construction, issue a waste diversion plan template for agencies and provide agencies with information on reducing use of toxic substances; requires agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Requires certain public employees to be on the site for the duration of public works projects completed by contractors; requires such certain public employees to review a contractor's work on public works projects and determine whether the work performed is acceptable.
Requires state agencies to expend funds no later than ninety days after receipt of a certificate of approval from the director of the budget; reduces the budget of an agency that violates such requirement for the upcoming fiscal year by 1% of the amount of the late award.
Prohibits certain solid waste polluters from procuring public contracts for certain periods of time after violations and until all debts to the state are satisfied; prohibits individuals found guilty of solid waste pollution from serving as members of any board of any entity engaged in solid waste removal and disposal.
Provides that a board of education or a board of cooperative educational services shall have the authority to award contracts for school food services on the basis of certain scoring criteria.
Requires contractors receiving public funds to pay amounts owed to small businesses and minority-owned business enterprises within seven days of receipt of payment from state agencies.
Relates to the requirements of the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development; requires the number of new certifications and recertifications including the basis for any denials be included in the annual report from the division of minority and women's business development.
Adds employee-owned enterprises and worker cooperatives to the list of preferred contractors for public contracts in the state; authorizes such enterprises and cooperatives to make certain purchases from centralized contracts for commodities, subject to conditions of the office of general services; authorizes the comptroller to conduct certain audits of employee-owned enterprises and worker cooperatives.
Permits the Setauket fire district to enter into contracts with the state university of New York at Stony Brook for the sale or donation of a fire truck or other emergency equipment.
Includes entities that provide employment or services to formerly incarcerated persons in the preferred source exemption for purposes of state purchasing.
Prohibits the purchase of single-use plastic bottles by the state and any governmental entity or political subdivision or public benefit corporation thereof except for when required by health requirements, emergencies, or when no other alternative is available or practicable.
Exempts small business enterprises that manufacture metal or vinyl windows and doors from certain employee limits and personal net worth limits for purposes of certification of a minority-owned business enterprise.
Requires all state agencies to require all contractors that provide services for state purposes pursuant to a contract, submit an annual employment report with the job titles and number of employees necessary to perform such contract; further provides that such information be submitted electronically in order for such information to be searchable and transferable to a spreadsheet or database.