Minority Business Enterprise, Dept. of; definitions to include individual who is U.S. citizen, etc. (HB2672)
Introduced By
Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria) with support from 32 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
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Description
Department of Minority Business Enterprise. Clarifies that small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses must be comprised of individuals who are U.S. citizens or legal resident aliens, and that both the management and daily business operations are conducted by such individuals. The bill contains technical amendments. Amends § 15.2-965.1 (“Participation of small, women-, and minority-owned businesses.”), § 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.”), § 2.2-1404.1 (“Use of vendors identified by public institutions of higher education as small, women- and minority-owned businesses.”), § 2.2-3705.6 (“Exclusions to application of chapter; proprietary records and trade secrets.”), § 2.2-4310 (“Discrimination prohibited; participation of small, women-, minority- and service disabled veteran-owned business.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
