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2021 -- S 0549 SUBSTITUTE A
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                      STATE               OF        RHODE                ISLAND
                                          IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
                                       JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021
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                                                 AN ACT
            RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS
                                   ENTERPRISES
               Introduced By: Senators Cano, McCaffrey, Goodwin, Euer, Kallman, Acosta, Seveney,
                               and Mack
               Date Introduced: March 04, 2021
               Referred To: Senate 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%) of the dollar
 6   value of the entire procurement or project. The director of the department of administration is
 7   further authorized to establish by rules and regulation the certification process and formulas for
 8   giving minority business enterprises a preference in contract and subcontract awards.
 9           (b) Any minority business enterprise currently certified by the U.S. Small Business
10   Administration as an 8(a) firm governed by 13 C.F.R. part 124 shall be deemed to be certified by
11   the department of administration as a minority business enterprise and shall only be required to
12   submit evidence of federal certification of good standing.
13           (c) The provisions of chapter 14.1 of title 37 shall not be waived, including, but not limited
14   to, during a declared state of emergency.
15           SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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                                             EXPLANATION
                                   BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
                                                    OF
                                               AN ACT
           RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- MINORITY BUSINESS
                                  ENTERPRISES
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1           This act would provide that the provisions relating to this chapter would not be waived,
2   including, but not limited to, a declared state of emergency.
3           This act would take effect upon passage.
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Statutes affected: 
549  SUB A: 37-14.1-6
549: 37-2-18, 37-14.1-6