N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 615.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 615.4 - Goal criteria

The department shall establish goals for contracts to implement the equal employment opportunity and minority and women-owned business enterprise programs. These goals shall be between 12 and 25 percent for minorities, and up to five percent for women, and may be adjusted on the basis of the following criteria:

(a) relevant demographic data;

(b) availability of minorities and women with the requisite skills and minority and women-owned businesses selling services or goods needed for contract performance;

(c) possibilities for recruitment of minorities and women and solicitation of minority and women-owned business enterprises;

(d) training which the contractor can reasonably be able to undertake as a means of making all job titles required for contract performance available to minorities and women;

(e) past performance of a contractor in regard to equal employment opportunities and minority and women-owned business programs;

(f) the department's ability to identify minority and women-owned businesses which can be used by contractors to comply with the goal requirements of the minority and women-owned business enterprise program; and

(g) any other relevant facts or circumstances.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 615.4