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2006 SESSION
HB 1069 Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; name changed to Dept. of Vendor Diversity and Develop.
Introduced by: Franklin P. Hall | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Department of Minority Business Enterprise; small, women and minority enterprise. Changes the name from Department of Minority Business Enterprise to the Department of Vendor Diversity and Development. The bill also (i) adds a definition for "disadvantaged business," "small business," and "women-owned business"; (ii) includes small and women-owned businesses within the overall minority-owned business enhancement and development plan; (iii) authorizes the Department to implement any remediation or enhancement measure for small, women-owned, or minority business enhancement developed by the governor under existing statutory authority; and (iv) clarifies the Department's authority to adopt regulations and issue guidelines. The bill also provides an exemption from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act for confidential proprietary records, voluntarily provided to the Department by private business pursuant to a promise of confidentiality.
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HISTORY
- 01/11/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 065308312
- 01/11/06 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/23/06 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.)
- 02/09/06 House: Incorporated by General Laws (HB122-Marshall, R.G.) by voice vote