2020 -- H 8122 | |
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LC005535 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS | |
ENTERPRISE | |
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Introduced By: Representative Anastasia P. Williams | |
Date Introduced: July 30, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 37-14.1-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 37-14.1 entitled "Minority |
2 | Business Enterprise" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 37-14.1-6. Minority business enterprise participation. |
4 | (a) Minority business enterprises shall be included in all procurements and construction |
5 | projects under this chapter and shall be awarded a minimum of ten percent (10%) twenty-five |
6 | percent (25%) of the dollar value of the entire procurement or project. Of the twenty-five percent |
7 | (25%), fifteen percent (15%) shall be awarded to companies owned by men who are minorities as |
8 | defined in § 37-14.1-3 and the remaining ten percent (10%) shall be awarded to companies owned |
9 | by minorities as defined in § 37-14.1-3 who may or may not be women. The director of the |
10 | department of administration is further authorized to establish by rules and regulation the |
11 | certification process and formulas for giving minority business enterprises a preference in contract |
12 | and subcontract awards. |
13 | (b) Any minority business enterprise currently certified by the U.S. Small Business |
14 | Administration as an 8(a) firm governed by 13 C.F.R. part 124 shall be deemed to be certified by |
15 | the department of administration as a minority business enterprise and shall only be required to |
16 | submit evidence of federal certification of good standing. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS | |
ENTERPRISE | |
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1 | This act would increase the dollar amount of public work projects that shall be awarded to |
2 | minorities to twenty-five percent (25%) of the dollar value of the project with the first fifteen |
3 | percent (15%) being awarded to male dominated companies and the remaining ten percent (10%) |
4 | being awarded to female dominated companies. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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