Bill > S09864

This bill establishes expanded construction mentorship opportunities for small, minority, and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs). It amends the Executive Law, State Finance Law, and Public Authorities Law to identify and create mentorship programs that connect MWBEs with state agencies, contractors, and subcontractors working on state contracts. The goal is to increase the capacity and preparedness of MWBEs to bid on and successfully complete state contracts. The bill also encourages mentor-protégé relationships between MWBEs and state agencies where there is a contractual relationship between the MWBE and a subcontractor or contractor on a state project.