2023 -- H 5748 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS | |
ENTERPRISE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Giraldo, Cruz, Morales, Henries, Sanchez, Felix, and | |
Date Introduced: February 21, 2023 | |
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 percent |
6 | (20%) of the dollar value of the entire procurement or project. Of that twenty percent (20%), |
7 | minority business enterprises owned and controlled by a minority owner, as defined in ยง 37-14.1- |
8 | 3, shall be awarded a minimum of ten percent (10%), and minority business enterprises owned and |
9 | controlled by a woman shall also be awarded a minimum of ten percent (10%). 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. |
17 | (c) The provisions of chapter 14.1 of title 37 shall not be waived, including, but not limited |
18 | to, during a declared state of emergency. |
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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 minimum required awarded to minority business enterprises to |
2 | twenty percent (20%) and of that, require a minimum of ten percent (10%) be awarded to minority |
3 | owned businesses and that a minimum of ten percent (10%) be awarded to women owned |
4 | businesses. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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