Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 258Introduced by Assembly Member ReyesJanuary 19, 2023 An act to add Chapter 5.3 (commencing with Section 8340) to Division 1 of Title 2 of, and to add Section 14842.1 to, the Government Code, relating to economic development. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 258, as amended, Reyes. Economic development: small businesses. businesses: Small Business Information Act: The Front Door internet web portal.(1) Existing law, the Grant Information Act of 2018, requires the California State Library (library) to create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for grant seekers to find state grant opportunities. The act requires each state agency to register every grant the state administers with the library before commencing a solicitation or award process for distribution of the grant, and to provide for the acceptance of electronic applications for any grant administered by the state agency, as appropriate. The act requires the library to create an annual report to the Legislature relating to the effectiveness of the internet web portal, as specified.This bill would require the library, by July 1, 2025, to create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for small businesses to find state procurement opportunities and other financial opportunities, including, but not limited, to grants, technical assistance, loans, and other financial opportunities for small businesses in California. The bill would require the portal to include, but not be limited to, an interactive internet website that identifies every procurement administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds. The bill would require the library, in consultation with specified state entities, to ensure that the portal is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities. The bill would require the library to provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the portal, as specified.(2) Existing law, the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act, requires the directors of the Department of General Services (department) and other state agencies that enter specified contracts, among other things, to establish a minimum goal of 25% procurement participation for small businesses, including microbusinesses, in the provision of goods, information technology, and services to the state, and in the construction of state facilities. The act defines various terms for these purposes.This bill would require the department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, and the Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse, to establish an internet web portal titled The Front Door that, among other things, includes a directory of state-certified vendors by category, as specified, and provides contact and registration information for vendors to submit their information to be included in that directory. The bill would require the department and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to provide a link to the portal on the home page of their respective internet websites. The bill would require the department to notify each state agency or department that the portal is a resource for sourcing vendors to meet the 25% goal described above.Existing law establishes the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to advocate the causes of small business and to provide small businesses with the information they need to survive in the marketplace. Existing law prescribes the duties and functions of the Small Business Advocate including enlisting the cooperation and assistance of public and private agencies, businesses, and other organizations in disseminating information about the programs and services provided by state government that are of benefit to small businesses, and information on how small businesses can participate in, or make use of, those programs and services.This bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to create and promote a portal where small businesses can easily search for grant, procurement, and other financial opportunities to grow their businesses.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 5.3 (commencing with Section 8340) is added to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 5.3. Small Business Information Act8340. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Small Business Information Act.8340.1. (a) By July 1, 2025, the California State Library shall create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for small businesses to find state procurement opportunities and other financial opportunities, including, but not limited, to grants, technical assistance, loans, incentives, tax credits, and other financial opportunities for small businesses in California.(b) The portal required by subdivision (a) shall include, but shall not be limited to, an interactive internet website that identifies every procurement administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds.(c) The California State Library, in consultation with the Department of General Services and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, shall ensure that the portal required by subdivision (a) is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities.8340.2. (a) The California State Library shall provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the internet web portal required by Section 8340.1 that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) The utilization rate by state agencies.(2) The number of business contracts awarded.(3) The amount of funding per financial opportunity provided by the portal.(4) The number of visits to the portal and the parts of the portal that were visited.(5) Whether there has been an increase in procurement applications.(b) The California State Library shall submit the first annual report required by subdivision (a) by January 1, 2027, and that report shall cover the period of July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, inclusive. Each subsequent annual report shall be submitted by January 1, and shall cover the previous fiscal year.(c) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) The requirement to submit a report imposed by this section is inoperative on January 31, 2031, pursuant to Section 10231.5.SEC. 2. Section 14842.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:14842.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, and the Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse, shall establish an internet web portal titled The Front Door that does all of the following:(1) Includes a directory of state-certified vendors by category. For purposes of this paragraph, a state certification shall include, but is not limited to, small business, minority, LGBT, disabled veteran, and persons with disabilities business enterprises.(2) Provides contact and registration information for vendors to submit their information to be included in the directory described in paragraph (1).(3) Includes a list of providers under the California Small Business Development Technical Assistance Act of 2022 (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12100.60) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2).(b) The department and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall provide a link to the portal required by subdivision (a) on the home page of their respective internet websites.(c) The department shall notify each state agency or department that the portal required by subdivision (a) is a resource for sourcing vendors to meet the minimum goal of 25 percent procurement for small businesses and microbusinesses described in Section 14838.1.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to create and promote a portal where small businesses can easily search for grant, procurement, and other financial opportunities to grow their businesses.
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 258Introduced by Assembly Member ReyesJanuary 19, 2023 An act to add Chapter 5.3 (commencing with Section 8340) to Division 1 of Title 2 of, and to add Section 14842.1 to, the Government Code, relating to economic development. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 258, as amended, Reyes. Economic development: small businesses. businesses: Small Business Information Act: The Front Door internet web portal.(1) Existing law, the Grant Information Act of 2018, requires the California State Library (library) to create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for grant seekers to find state grant opportunities. The act requires each state agency to register every grant the state administers with the library before commencing a solicitation or award process for distribution of the grant, and to provide for the acceptance of electronic applications for any grant administered by the state agency, as appropriate. The act requires the library to create an annual report to the Legislature relating to the effectiveness of the internet web portal, as specified.This bill would require the library, by July 1, 2025, to create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for small businesses to find state procurement opportunities and other financial opportunities, including, but not limited, to grants, technical assistance, loans, and other financial opportunities for small businesses in California. The bill would require the portal to include, but not be limited to, an interactive internet website that identifies every procurement administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds. The bill would require the library, in consultation with specified state entities, to ensure that the portal is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities. The bill would require the library to provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the portal, as specified.(2) Existing law, the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act, requires the directors of the Department of General Services (department) and other state agencies that enter specified contracts, among other things, to establish a minimum goal of 25% procurement participation for small businesses, including microbusinesses, in the provision of goods, information technology, and services to the state, and in the construction of state facilities. The act defines various terms for these purposes.This bill would require the department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, and the Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse, to establish an internet web portal titled The Front Door that, among other things, includes a directory of state-certified vendors by category, as specified, and provides contact and registration information for vendors to submit their information to be included in that directory. The bill would require the department and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to provide a link to the portal on the home page of their respective internet websites. The bill would require the department to notify each state agency or department that the portal is a resource for sourcing vendors to meet the 25% goal described above.Existing law establishes the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to advocate the causes of small business and to provide small businesses with the information they need to survive in the marketplace. Existing law prescribes the duties and functions of the Small Business Advocate including enlisting the cooperation and assistance of public and private agencies, businesses, and other organizations in disseminating information about the programs and services provided by state government that are of benefit to small businesses, and information on how small businesses can participate in, or make use of, those programs and services.This bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to create and promote a portal where small businesses can easily search for grant, procurement, and other financial opportunities to grow their businesses.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2023
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 258
Introduced by Assembly Member ReyesJanuary 19, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Reyes
January 19, 2023
An act to add Chapter 5.3 (commencing with Section 8340) to Division 1 of Title 2 of, and to add Section 14842.1 to, the Government Code, relating to economic development.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 258, as amended, Reyes. Economic development: small businesses. businesses: Small Business Information Act: The Front Door internet web portal.
(1) Existing law, the Grant Information Act of 2018, requires the California State Library (library) to create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for grant seekers to find state grant opportunities. The act requires each state agency to register every grant the state administers with the library before commencing a solicitation or award process for distribution of the grant, and to provide for the acceptance of electronic applications for any grant administered by the state agency, as appropriate. The act requires the library to create an annual report to the Legislature relating to the effectiveness of the internet web portal, as specified.This bill would require the library, by July 1, 2025, to create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for small businesses to find state procurement opportunities and other financial opportunities, including, but not limited, to grants, technical assistance, loans, and other financial opportunities for small businesses in California. The bill would require the portal to include, but not be limited to, an interactive internet website that identifies every procurement administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds. The bill would require the library, in consultation with specified state entities, to ensure that the portal is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities. The bill would require the library to provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the portal, as specified.(2) Existing law, the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act, requires the directors of the Department of General Services (department) and other state agencies that enter specified contracts, among other things, to establish a minimum goal of 25% procurement participation for small businesses, including microbusinesses, in the provision of goods, information technology, and services to the state, and in the construction of state facilities. The act defines various terms for these purposes.This bill would require the department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, and the Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse, to establish an internet web portal titled The Front Door that, among other things, includes a directory of state-certified vendors by category, as specified, and provides contact and registration information for vendors to submit their information to be included in that directory. The bill would require the department and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to provide a link to the portal on the home page of their respective internet websites. The bill would require the department to notify each state agency or department that the portal is a resource for sourcing vendors to meet the 25% goal described above.Existing law establishes the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to advocate the causes of small business and to provide small businesses with the information they need to survive in the marketplace. Existing law prescribes the duties and functions of the Small Business Advocate including enlisting the cooperation and assistance of public and private agencies, businesses, and other organizations in disseminating information about the programs and services provided by state government that are of benefit to small businesses, and information on how small businesses can participate in, or make use of, those programs and services.This bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to create and promote a portal where small businesses can easily search for grant, procurement, and other financial opportunities to grow their businesses.
(1) Existing law, the Grant Information Act of 2018, requires the California State Library (library) to create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for grant seekers to find state grant opportunities. The act requires each state agency to register every grant the state administers with the library before commencing a solicitation or award process for distribution of the grant, and to provide for the acceptance of electronic applications for any grant administered by the state agency, as appropriate. The act requires the library to create an annual report to the Legislature relating to the effectiveness of the internet web portal, as specified.
This bill would require the library, by July 1, 2025, to create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for small businesses to find state procurement opportunities and other financial opportunities, including, but not limited, to grants, technical assistance, loans, and other financial opportunities for small businesses in California. The bill would require the portal to include, but not be limited to, an interactive internet website that identifies every procurement administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds. The bill would require the library, in consultation with specified state entities, to ensure that the portal is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities. The bill would require the library to provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the portal, as specified.
(2) Existing law, the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act, requires the directors of the Department of General Services (department) and other state agencies that enter specified contracts, among other things, to establish a minimum goal of 25% procurement participation for small businesses, including microbusinesses, in the provision of goods, information technology, and services to the state, and in the construction of state facilities. The act defines various terms for these purposes.
This bill would require the department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, and the Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse, to establish an internet web portal titled The Front Door that, among other things, includes a directory of state-certified vendors by category, as specified, and provides contact and registration information for vendors to submit their information to be included in that directory. The bill would require the department and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to provide a link to the portal on the home page of their respective internet websites. The bill would require the department to notify each state agency or department that the portal is a resource for sourcing vendors to meet the 25% goal described above.
Existing law establishes the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to advocate the causes of small business and to provide small businesses with the information they need to survive in the marketplace. Existing law prescribes the duties and functions of the Small Business Advocate including enlisting the cooperation and assistance of public and private agencies, businesses, and other organizations in disseminating information about the programs and services provided by state government that are of benefit to small businesses, and information on how small businesses can participate in, or make use of, those programs and services.
This bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to create and promote a portal where small businesses can easily search for grant, procurement, and other financial opportunities to grow their businesses.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 5.3 (commencing with Section 8340) is added to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 5.3. Small Business Information Act8340. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Small Business Information Act.8340.1. (a) By July 1, 2025, the California State Library shall create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for small businesses to find state procurement opportunities and other financial opportunities, including, but not limited, to grants, technical assistance, loans, incentives, tax credits, and other financial opportunities for small businesses in California.(b) The portal required by subdivision (a) shall include, but shall not be limited to, an interactive internet website that identifies every procurement administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds.(c) The California State Library, in consultation with the Department of General Services and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, shall ensure that the portal required by subdivision (a) is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities.8340.2. (a) The California State Library shall provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the internet web portal required by Section 8340.1 that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) The utilization rate by state agencies.(2) The number of business contracts awarded.(3) The amount of funding per financial opportunity provided by the portal.(4) The number of visits to the portal and the parts of the portal that were visited.(5) Whether there has been an increase in procurement applications.(b) The California State Library shall submit the first annual report required by subdivision (a) by January 1, 2027, and that report shall cover the period of July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, inclusive. Each subsequent annual report shall be submitted by January 1, and shall cover the previous fiscal year.(c) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) The requirement to submit a report imposed by this section is inoperative on January 31, 2031, pursuant to Section 10231.5.SEC. 2. Section 14842.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:14842.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, and the Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse, shall establish an internet web portal titled The Front Door that does all of the following:(1) Includes a directory of state-certified vendors by category. For purposes of this paragraph, a state certification shall include, but is not limited to, small business, minority, LGBT, disabled veteran, and persons with disabilities business enterprises.(2) Provides contact and registration information for vendors to submit their information to be included in the directory described in paragraph (1).(3) Includes a list of providers under the California Small Business Development Technical Assistance Act of 2022 (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12100.60) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2).(b) The department and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall provide a link to the portal required by subdivision (a) on the home page of their respective internet websites.(c) The department shall notify each state agency or department that the portal required by subdivision (a) is a resource for sourcing vendors to meet the minimum goal of 25 percent procurement for small businesses and microbusinesses described in Section 14838.1.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to create and promote a portal where small businesses can easily search for grant, procurement, and other financial opportunities to grow their businesses.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 5.3 (commencing with Section 8340) is added to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 5.3. Small Business Information Act8340. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Small Business Information Act.8340.1. (a) By July 1, 2025, the California State Library shall create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for small businesses to find state procurement opportunities and other financial opportunities, including, but not limited, to grants, technical assistance, loans, incentives, tax credits, and other financial opportunities for small businesses in California.(b) The portal required by subdivision (a) shall include, but shall not be limited to, an interactive internet website that identifies every procurement administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds.(c) The California State Library, in consultation with the Department of General Services and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, shall ensure that the portal required by subdivision (a) is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities.8340.2. (a) The California State Library shall provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the internet web portal required by Section 8340.1 that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) The utilization rate by state agencies.(2) The number of business contracts awarded.(3) The amount of funding per financial opportunity provided by the portal.(4) The number of visits to the portal and the parts of the portal that were visited.(5) Whether there has been an increase in procurement applications.(b) The California State Library shall submit the first annual report required by subdivision (a) by January 1, 2027, and that report shall cover the period of July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, inclusive. Each subsequent annual report shall be submitted by January 1, and shall cover the previous fiscal year.(c) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) The requirement to submit a report imposed by this section is inoperative on January 31, 2031, pursuant to Section 10231.5.
SECTION 1. Chapter 5.3 (commencing with Section 8340) is added to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
CHAPTER 5.3. Small Business Information Act8340. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Small Business Information Act.8340.1. (a) By July 1, 2025, the California State Library shall create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for small businesses to find state procurement opportunities and other financial opportunities, including, but not limited, to grants, technical assistance, loans, incentives, tax credits, and other financial opportunities for small businesses in California.(b) The portal required by subdivision (a) shall include, but shall not be limited to, an interactive internet website that identifies every procurement administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds.(c) The California State Library, in consultation with the Department of General Services and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, shall ensure that the portal required by subdivision (a) is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities.8340.2. (a) The California State Library shall provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the internet web portal required by Section 8340.1 that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) The utilization rate by state agencies.(2) The number of business contracts awarded.(3) The amount of funding per financial opportunity provided by the portal.(4) The number of visits to the portal and the parts of the portal that were visited.(5) Whether there has been an increase in procurement applications.(b) The California State Library shall submit the first annual report required by subdivision (a) by January 1, 2027, and that report shall cover the period of July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, inclusive. Each subsequent annual report shall be submitted by January 1, and shall cover the previous fiscal year.(c) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) The requirement to submit a report imposed by this section is inoperative on January 31, 2031, pursuant to Section 10231.5.
CHAPTER 5.3. Small Business Information Act8340. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Small Business Information Act.8340.1. (a) By July 1, 2025, the California State Library shall create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for small businesses to find state procurement opportunities and other financial opportunities, including, but not limited, to grants, technical assistance, loans, incentives, tax credits, and other financial opportunities for small businesses in California.(b) The portal required by subdivision (a) shall include, but shall not be limited to, an interactive internet website that identifies every procurement administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds.(c) The California State Library, in consultation with the Department of General Services and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, shall ensure that the portal required by subdivision (a) is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities.8340.2. (a) The California State Library shall provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the internet web portal required by Section 8340.1 that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) The utilization rate by state agencies.(2) The number of business contracts awarded.(3) The amount of funding per financial opportunity provided by the portal.(4) The number of visits to the portal and the parts of the portal that were visited.(5) Whether there has been an increase in procurement applications.(b) The California State Library shall submit the first annual report required by subdivision (a) by January 1, 2027, and that report shall cover the period of July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, inclusive. Each subsequent annual report shall be submitted by January 1, and shall cover the previous fiscal year.(c) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) The requirement to submit a report imposed by this section is inoperative on January 31, 2031, pursuant to Section 10231.5.
CHAPTER 5.3. Small Business Information Act
CHAPTER 5.3. Small Business Information Act
8340. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Small Business Information Act.
8340. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Small Business Information Act.
8340.1. (a) By July 1, 2025, the California State Library shall create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for small businesses to find state procurement opportunities and other financial opportunities, including, but not limited, to grants, technical assistance, loans, incentives, tax credits, and other financial opportunities for small businesses in California.(b) The portal required by subdivision (a) shall include, but shall not be limited to, an interactive internet website that identifies every procurement administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds.(c) The California State Library, in consultation with the Department of General Services and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, shall ensure that the portal required by subdivision (a) is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities.
8340.1. (a) By July 1, 2025, the California State Library shall create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for small businesses to find state procurement opportunities and other financial opportunities, including, but not limited, to grants, technical assistance, loans, incentives, tax credits, and other financial opportunities for small businesses in California.
(b) The portal required by subdivision (a) shall include, but shall not be limited to, an interactive internet website that identifies every procurement administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds.
(c) The California State Library, in consultation with the Department of General Services and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, shall ensure that the portal required by subdivision (a) is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged or low-income communities.
8340.2. (a) The California State Library shall provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the internet web portal required by Section 8340.1 that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1) The utilization rate by state agencies.(2) The number of business contracts awarded.(3) The amount of funding per financial opportunity provided by the portal.(4) The number of visits to the portal and the parts of the portal that were visited.(5) Whether there has been an increase in procurement applications.(b) The California State Library shall submit the first annual report required by subdivision (a) by January 1, 2027, and that report shall cover the period of July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, inclusive. Each subsequent annual report shall be submitted by January 1, and shall cover the previous fiscal year.(c) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) The requirement to submit a report imposed by this section is inoperative on January 31, 2031, pursuant to Section 10231.5.
8340.2. (a) The California State Library shall provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the internet web portal required by Section 8340.1 that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The utilization rate by state agencies.
(2) The number of business contracts awarded.
(3) The amount of funding per financial opportunity provided by the portal.
(4) The number of visits to the portal and the parts of the portal that were visited.
(5) Whether there has been an increase in procurement applications.
(b) The California State Library shall submit the first annual report required by subdivision (a) by January 1, 2027, and that report shall cover the period of July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2026, inclusive. Each subsequent annual report shall be submitted by January 1, and shall cover the previous fiscal year.
(c) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(d) The requirement to submit a report imposed by this section is inoperative on January 31, 2031, pursuant to Section 10231.5.
SEC. 2. Section 14842.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:14842.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, and the Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse, shall establish an internet web portal titled The Front Door that does all of the following:(1) Includes a directory of state-certified vendors by category. For purposes of this paragraph, a state certification shall include, but is not limited to, small business, minority, LGBT, disabled veteran, and persons with disabilities business enterprises.(2) Provides contact and registration information for vendors to submit their information to be included in the directory described in paragraph (1).(3) Includes a list of providers under the California Small Business Development Technical Assistance Act of 2022 (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12100.60) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2).(b) The department and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall provide a link to the portal required by subdivision (a) on the home page of their respective internet websites.(c) The department shall notify each state agency or department that the portal required by subdivision (a) is a resource for sourcing vendors to meet the minimum goal of 25 percent procurement for small businesses and microbusinesses described in Section 14838.1.
SEC. 2. Section 14842.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:
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14842.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, and the Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse, shall establish an internet web portal titled The Front Door that does all of the following:(1) Includes a directory of state-certified vendors by category. For purposes of this paragraph, a state certification shall include, but is not limited to, small business, minority, LGBT, disabled veteran, and persons with disabilities business enterprises.(2) Provides contact and registration information for vendors to submit their information to be included in the directory described in paragraph (1).(3) Includes a list of providers under the California Small Business Development Technical Assistance Act of 2022 (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12100.60) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2).(b) The department and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall provide a link to the portal required by subdivision (a) on the home page of their respective internet websites.(c) The department shall notify each state agency or department that the portal required by subdivision (a) is a resource for sourcing vendors to meet the minimum goal of 25 percent procurement for small businesses and microbusinesses described in Section 14838.1.
14842.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, and the Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse, shall establish an internet web portal titled The Front Door that does all of the following:(1) Includes a directory of state-certified vendors by category. For purposes of this paragraph, a state certification shall include, but is not limited to, small business, minority, LGBT, disabled veteran, and persons with disabilities business enterprises.(2) Provides contact and registration information for vendors to submit their information to be included in the directory described in paragraph (1).(3) Includes a list of providers under the California Small Business Development Technical Assistance Act of 2022 (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12100.60) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2).(b) The department and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall provide a link to the portal required by subdivision (a) on the home page of their respective internet websites.(c) The department shall notify each state agency or department that the portal required by subdivision (a) is a resource for sourcing vendors to meet the minimum goal of 25 percent procurement for small businesses and microbusinesses described in Section 14838.1.
14842.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, and the Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse, shall establish an internet web portal titled The Front Door that does all of the following:(1) Includes a directory of state-certified vendors by category. For purposes of this paragraph, a state certification shall include, but is not limited to, small business, minority, LGBT, disabled veteran, and persons with disabilities business enterprises.(2) Provides contact and registration information for vendors to submit their information to be included in the directory described in paragraph (1).(3) Includes a list of providers under the California Small Business Development Technical Assistance Act of 2022 (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12100.60) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2).(b) The department and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall provide a link to the portal required by subdivision (a) on the home page of their respective internet websites.(c) The department shall notify each state agency or department that the portal required by subdivision (a) is a resource for sourcing vendors to meet the minimum goal of 25 percent procurement for small businesses and microbusinesses described in Section 14838.1.
14842.1. (a) The department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, and the Public Utilities Commission Supplier Clearinghouse, shall establish an internet web portal titled The Front Door that does all of the following:
(1) Includes a directory of state-certified vendors by category. For purposes of this paragraph, a state certification shall include, but is not limited to, small business, minority, LGBT, disabled veteran, and persons with disabilities business enterprises.
(2) Provides contact and registration information for vendors to submit their information to be included in the directory described in paragraph (1).
(3) Includes a list of providers under the California Small Business Development Technical Assistance Act of 2022 (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12100.60) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2).
(b) The department and the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall provide a link to the portal required by subdivision (a) on the home page of their respective internet websites.
(c) The department shall notify each state agency or department that the portal required by subdivision (a) is a resource for sourcing vendors to meet the minimum goal of 25 percent procurement for small businesses and microbusinesses described in Section 14838.1.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to create and promote a portal where small businesses can easily search for grant, procurement, and other financial opportunities to grow their businesses.