SB 5041.E - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Mitigates economic damage to veteran-owned businesses as a result of military service. |
Requires the department of veterans affairs to: (1) Develop a procedure for certifying veteran-owned businesses and maintain a list of those businesses on the department's public web site; |
(2) Adopt rules necessary to implement the act; and |
(3) Collaborate with and assist agencies in implementing outreach to veteran-owned businesses. |
Requires state agencies to: (1) Perform outreach to veteran-owned businesses in collaboration with the department of veterans affairs to increase opportunities for veteran-owned businesses to sell goods and services to the state; and |
(2) Work to match agency procurement records with the department's database of certified veteran-owned businesses to establish how many procurement contracts are being awarded to those businesses. |
Encourages state agencies to award three percent of all procurement contracts that are exempt from certain competitive bidding requirements to veteran-owned businesses certified by the department of veteran affairs. |
Requires the department of general administration to identify in its vendor registry all vendors that are veteran-owned businesses as certified by the department of veterans affairs. |