14104098D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1194
Offered January 16, 2014
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-1609.1, relating to the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; establishment of minority-owned and women-owned state purchasing program.
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Patron-- James (By Request)
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 2.2-1609.1 as follows:

§2.2-1609.1. Establishment of minority-owned and women-owned procurement program.

The Department shall, in conjunction with the Department of General Services, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, and the Department of Transportation, develop a program, consistent with prevailing law, establishing a requirement that at least 15 percent of all state purchases be made from minority-owned or women-owned businesses that are also certified as small businesses pursuant to this chapter.