Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; name changed to Dept. of Vendor Diversity and Develop. (HB1069)
Introduced By
Progress
√ |
Introduced |
☐ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
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. Amends § 18.2-213.1 (“Obtaining certification as small, women-owned, or minority-owned business, or disadvantaged business by deception; penalty.”), § 2.2-1400 (“Creation of Department of Minority Business Enterprise; appointment of Director; offices; personnel.”), § 2.2-1404 (“Interdepartmental Board; cooperation with Department.”), § 2.2-1405 (“Reports and recommendations; collection of data.”), § 2.2-204 (“Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties.”), § 2.2-2311 (“Creation, administration, and management of the Capital Access Fund for Disadvantaged Businesses.”), § 2.2-3705.6 (“Exclusions to application of chapter; proprietary records and trade secrets.”), § 2.2-4301 (“Definitions.”), § 2.2-4310 (“Discrimination prohibited; participation of small, women-, minority- and service disabled veteran-owned business.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
