STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6787 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts AN ACT to amend chapter 782 of the laws of 2021 establishing a construction industry advisory council on public contracting reform, in relation to the timing of a report and the effectiveness thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Sections 9 and 11 of chapter 782 of the laws of 2021 estab- 2 lishing a construction industry advisory council on public contracting 3 reform, as amended by chapter 98 of the laws of 2022, are amended to 4 read as follows: 5 § 9. No later than 365 days after the [effective date of this act] 6 first public meeting of the advisory council, the advisory council 7 shall, by a majority, issue a report of its findings, including any 8 recommendations for legislative, executive or regulatory action as it 9 may deem necessary and appropriate, and suggest best practices for a 10 fair and efficient public works contracting process by addressing the 11 subject matters specified in section eight of this act. The report shall 12 also include a summary of the positions advanced by the members of the 13 advisory council regarding these subject matters. The advisory council 14 shall terminate 60 days after the date on which it submits its report as 15 required by this section. 16 § 11. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 17 deemed repealed [two] four years after such effective date. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10221-01-3