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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5328

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Garrett, Johnson, Peterson, Wojahn, Tanner, Warnke, Williams, Kiskaddon and Bauer; by request of Joint Select Committee on Disability Employment and Economic Participation

Read first time 1/23/87 and referred to Committee on  Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to business and enterprises of persons of disability; and amending RCW 39.19.020.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 120, Laws of 1983 and RCW 39.19.020 are each amended to read as follows:

          Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

          (1) "Advisory committee" means the advisory committee on minority and women's business enterprises.

          (2) "Director" means the director of the office of minority and women's business enterprises.

          (3) "Educational institutions" means the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College,  and the community colleges.

          (4) "Goals" means annual overall agency goals, expressed as a percentage of dollar volume, for participation by minority and women-owned businesses and shall not be construed as a minimum goal for any particular contract or for any particular geographical area.  It is the intent of this chapter that such overall agency goals shall be achievable and shall be met on a contract-by-contract or class-of-contract basis.

          (5) "Goods and/or services" includes professional services and all other goods and services.

          (6) "Minority" means persons of Black, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American origin as well as persons of disability.

(7) "Office" means the office of minority and women's business enterprises.

          (((7))) (8) "Procurement" means the purchase, lease, or rental of any goods or services.

          (((8))) (9) "Public works" means all work, construction, highway and ferry construction, alteration, repair, or improvement other than ordinary maintenance, which a state agency or educational institution is authorized or required by law to undertake.

          (((9))) (10) "State agency" includes the state of Washington and all agencies, departments, offices, divisions, boards, commissions, and correctional and other types of institutions.