New York Consolidated Laws, Labor Law - LAB § 816-b. Apprenticeship participation on certain governmental contracts

1. For purposes of this section:

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, of section one hundred three of the general municipal law, of section one hundred thirty-five of the state finance law, of section one hundred fifty-one of the public housing law, or of any other general, special or local law or administrative code, in entering into any construction contract, a governmental entity, including any city governmental entity, that is to be a direct or indirect party to such contract may require that any contractors and subcontractors have, prior to entering into such contract, apprenticeship agreements appropriate for the type and scope of work to be performed, that have been registered with, and approved by, the commissioner pursuant to the requirements found in this article. A city governmental entity that is a direct or indirect party to a contract may establish in its specifications a requirement that, in performing the work, the contractor and its subcontractors utilize a minimum ratio of apprentices to journeylevel workers, as established by the governmental entity but subject to any maximum ratio established by the department, for any classification appropriate for the type and scope of work to be performed, provided that no such minimum ratio shall be established for labor performed pursuant to a construction contract. Whenever utilizing these requirements, the governmental entity may, in addition to whatever considerations are required by law, consider the degree to which career opportunities in apprenticeship training programs approved by the commissioner may be provided.