Small business: small business liaison.
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Fiscal committee
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
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Overview
This bill aims to improve how state agencies work with small businesses. It requires all state agencies to designate a ‘small business liaison’ to assist with compliance and procurement processes. The bill also increases participation goals for disabled veteran, minority, and women-owned businesses in state contracts, specifically raising the goal for minority businesses to 25%. Finally, it changes reporting requirements for the small business liaisons to provide more detailed information to the Office of Small Business Advocate.
Key provisions
- Requires all state agencies to designate at least one small business liaison.
- Increases the disabled veteran business enterprise participation goal to 5%.
- Expands the annual statewide participation goal for minority business enterprises to 25%.
- Requires small business liaisons to submit annual reports to the Office of Small Business Advocate, including contract details and payment amounts.
- Modifies the duties of the small business liaison to focus on proper procurement and contracting administration.
- Requires agencies to notify the Office of Small Business Advocate of small business liaison vacancies.
- Mandates agencies to develop and implement an ‘economic equity first’ action plan.
- Clarifies that small business liaisons cannot advocate for or against regulations.
Who is affected
- State Agencies
- Small Businesses
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