Bill Text: TX SB806 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to considering ownership interests of disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-17 - Co-author authorized [SB806 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB806-Introduced.html
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By: Hinojosa | S.B. No. 806 |
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relating to considering ownership interests of disabled veterans in | ||
determining whether a business is a historically underutilized | ||
business for purposes of state contracting. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 2161.001(3), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(3) "Economically disadvantaged person" means a | ||
person who is economically disadvantaged because of the person's | ||
identification as a member of a certain group, including Black | ||
Americans, Hispanic Americans, women, Asian Pacific Americans, | ||
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Section 101(2) who have a service-connected disability as defined | ||
by 38 U.S.C. Section 101(16), and who has suffered the effects of | ||
discriminatory practices or other similar insidious circumstances | ||
over which the person has no control. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |