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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1151

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Schoon and B. Williams

Read first time 3/2/87 and referred to Committee on State Government.

AN ACT Relating to the office of minority and women's business enterprises; and amending RCW 39.19.030.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 3, chapter 120, Laws of 1983 and RCW 39.19.030 are each amended to read as follows:

          There is hereby created the office of minority and women's business enterprises within the department of general administration.  The governor shall appoint a director for the office, subject to confirmation by the senate.  The director may employ a deputy director and a confidential secretary, both of which shall be exempt under chapter 41.06 RCW, and such staff as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

          The office, with the advice and counsel of the advisory committee on minority and women's business enterprises, shall:

          (1) Develop, plan, and implement programs to provide an opportunity for participation by qualified minority and women-owned businesses in public works and the process by which goods and services are procured by state agencies and educational institutions from the private sector;

          (2) Develop a comprehensive plan insuring that qualified minority and women-owned businesses are provided an opportunity to participate in public contracts for public works and goods and services;

          (3) Identify barriers to equal participation by qualified minority and women-owned businesses in all state agency and educational institution contracts;

          (4) Establish annual overall goals for participation by qualified minority and women-owned businesses for each state agency and educational institution to be administered on a contract-by-contract basis or on a class-of-contracts basis;

          (5) Develop and maintain a central minority and women's business enterprise certification list for all state agencies and educational institutions.  Size of business or length of time in business shall not be considered a prerequisite for the certification list;

          (6) Develop, implement, and operate a system of monitoring compliance with this chapter;

          (7) Adopt rules under chapter 34.04 or 28B.19 RCW, as appropriate, governing:  (a) Establishment of agency goals; (b) development and maintenance of a central minority and women's business enterprise certification program; (c) procedures for monitoring and enforcing compliance with goals, regulations, contract provisions, and this chapter; and (d) utilization of standard clauses by state agencies and educational institutions, as specified in RCW 39.19.050; and

          (8) Submit an annual report to the governor and the legislature outlining the progress and economic impact on the public and private sectors of implementing this chapter.