N.Y. Labor Law § 857: New York state job retention board

* § 857. New York state job retention board. 1. There is hereby

established a board, to be hereinafter designated as the New York state

job retention board, to be comprised of the following voting members:

the governor of the state of New York, the comptroller of the state of

New York, the attorney general of the state of New York, the industrial

commissioner, the commissioner of commerce, the president of the state

tax commission, and the commissioner of the office of general services.

The executive director of the New York state economic development board

shall be a non-voting ex-officio member.

2. The governor of the state of New York may direct and order the

commissioner of the office of general services or other contracting

offices to award a contract to a bidder, other than the lowest

responsible bidder, whenever such bid substitution in the board's

judgment would best promote the public interest of the state of New

York, pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred seventy-four of

the state finance law, providing such substituting is consistent with

the intent of section eight hundred fifty-six of this chapter and

section one hundred seventy-four of the state finance law.

3. The New York state job retention board may request any bidder on a

state contract to prepare and submit a preferential bidding form.

4. The New York state job retention board shall meet upon the request

of the governor of the state of New York.

* NB Expired July 1, 1979