2010 New York Code
EXC - Executive
Article 15-A - (310 - 318) PARTICIPATION BY MINORITY GROUP MEMBERS AND WOMEN WITH RESPECT TO STATE CONTRACTS
316-A - Prohibitions in comtracts; violations.

* §  316-a.  Prohibitions  in contracts; violations. Every contracting
  agency shall include  a  provision  in  its  state  contracts  expressly
  providing  that  any contractor who willfully and intentionally fails to
  comply with the minority and women-owned participation  requirements  of
  this  article as set forth in such state contract shall be liable to the
  contracting agency for liquidated or other appropriate damages and shall
  provide for other appropriate remedies on  account  of  such  breach.  A
  contracting  agency  that  elects  to  proceed  against a contractor for
  breach of contract as provided in this section shall be  precluded  from
  seeking  enforcement  pursuant  to section three hundred sixteen of this
  article; provided however, that the contracting agency shall  include  a
  summary  of  all enforcement actions undertaken pursuant to this section
  in its annual report submitted pursuant to subdivision three of  section
  three hundred fifteen of this article.
    * NB Effective October 13, 2010
    * NB Expires December 31, 2016