* § 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