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8	8	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5400
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22	22	AN ACT CONCERNING VE TERAN-OWNED MICRO BU SINESSES.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24	Assembly convened:
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26	26	Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 4a-59 of the general statutes is 1
27	27	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
28	28	1, 2020): 3
29	29	(c) All open market orders or contracts shall be awarded to (1) the 4
30	30	lowest responsible qualified bidder, the qualities of the articles to be 5
31	31	supplied, their conformity with the specifications, their suitability to the 6
32	32	requirements of the state government and the delivery terms being 7
33	33	taken into consideration and, at the discretion of the Commissioner of 8
34	34	Administrative Services, life-cycle costs and trade-in or resale value of 9
35	35	the articles may be considered where it appears to be in the best interest 10
36	36	of the state, (2) the highest scoring bidder in a multiple criteria bid, in 11
37	37	accordance with the criteria set forth in the bid solicitation for the 12
38	38	contract, or (3) the proposer whose proposal is deemed by the awarding 13
39	39	authority to be the most advantageous to the state, in accordance with 14
40	40	the criteria set forth in the request for proposals, including price and 15
41	41	evaluation factors. Notwithstanding any provision of the general 16 Raised Bill No. 5400
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47	47	statutes to the contrary, each state agency awarding a contract through 17
48	48	competitive negotiation shall include price as an explicit factor in the 18
49	49	criteria in the request for proposals and for the contract award. In 19
50	50	considering past performance of a bidder for the purpose of 20
51	51	determining the "lowest responsible qualified bidder" or the "highest 21
52	52	scoring bidder in a multiple criteria bid", the commissioner shall 22
53	53	evaluate the skill, ability and integrity of the bidder in terms of the 23
54	54	bidder's fulfillment of past contract obligations and the bidder's 24
55	55	experience or lack of experience in delivering supplies, materials, 25
56	56	equipment or contractual services of the size or amount for which bids 26
57	57	have been solicited. In determining the lowest responsible qualified 27
58	58	bidder for the purposes of this section, the commissioner may give a 28
59	59	price preference of up to ten per cent for (A) the purchase of goods made 29
60	60	with recycled materials or the purchase of recyclable or remanufactured 30
61	61	products if the commissioner determines that such preference would 31
62	62	promote recycling or remanufacturing. As used in this subsection, 32
63	63	"recyclable" means able to be collected, separated or otherwise 33
64	64	recovered from the solid waste stream for reuse, or for use in the 34
65	65	manufacture or assembly of another package or product, by means of a 35
66	66	recycling program which is reasonably available to at least seventy-five 36
67	67	per cent of the state's population, "remanufactured" means restored to 37
68	68	its original function and thereby diverted from the solid waste stream 38
69	69	by retaining the bulk of components that have been used at least once 39
70	70	and by replacing consumable components and "remanufacturing" 40
71	71	means any process by which a product is remanufactured; (B) the 41
72	72	purchase of motor vehicles powered by a clean alternative fuel; (C) the 42
73	73	purchase of motor vehicles powered by fuel other than a clean 43
74	74	alternative fuel and conversion equipment to convert such motor 44
75	75	vehicles allowing the vehicles to be powered by either the exclusive use 45
76	76	of clean alternative fuel or dual use of a clean alternative fuel and a fuel 46
77	77	other than a clean alternative fuel. As used in this subsection, "clean 47
78	78	alternative fuel" means natural gas, electricity, hydrogen or propane 48
79	79	when used as a motor vehicle fuel; or (D) the purchase of goods or 49
80	80	services from a micro business, except that, in the case of a veteran-50
81	81	owned micro business, the commissioner may give a price preference of 51 Raised Bill No. 5400
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87	87	[up to fifteen] ten per cent. As used in this subsection, "micro business" 52
88	88	means a business with gross revenues not exceeding three million 53
89	89	dollars in the most recently completed fiscal year, "veteran-owned micro 54
90	90	business" means a micro business of which at least fifty-one per cent of 55
91	91	the ownership is held by one or more veterans and "veteran" means any 56
92	92	person (i) honorably discharged from, or released under honorable 57
93	93	conditions from active service in, the armed forces, as defined in section 58
94	94	27-103, or (ii) with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who 59
95	95	has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from 60
96	96	active service in the armed forces. All other factors being equal, 61
97	97	preference shall be given to supplies, materials and equipment 62
98	98	produced, assembled or manufactured in the state and services 63
99	99	originating and provided in the state. Except with regard to contracts 64
100	100	that may be paid for with United States Department of Transportation 65
101	101	funds, if any such bidder refuses to accept, within ten days, a contract 66
102	102	awarded to such bidder, such contract may be awarded to the next 67
103	103	lowest responsible qualified bidder or the next highest scoring bidder in 68
104	104	a multiple criteria bid, whichever is applicable, and so on until such 69
105	105	contract is awarded and accepted. Except with regard to contracts that 70
106	106	may be paid for with United States Department of Transportation funds, 71
107	107	if any such proposer refuses to accept, within ten days, a contract 72
108	108	awarded to such proposer, such contract shall be awarded to the next 73
109	109	most advantageous proposer, and so on until the contract is awarded 74
110	110	and accepted. There shall be a written evaluation made of each bid. This 75
111	111	evaluation shall identify the vendors and their respective costs and 76
112	112	prices, document the reason why any vendor is deemed to be 77
113	113	nonresponsive and recommend a vendor for award. A contract valued 78
114	114	at one million dollars or more shall be awarded to a bidder other than 79
115	115	the lowest responsible qualified bidder or the highest scoring bidder in 80
116	116	a multiple criteria bid, whichever is applicable, only with written 81
117	117	approval signed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services and 82
118	118	by the Comptroller. The commissioner shall post on the department's 83
119	119	Internet web site all awards made pursuant to the provisions of this 84
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126	126	Sec. 2. Section 4a-60g of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 86
127	127	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 87
128	128	October 1, 2020): 88
129	129	(a) As used in this section and sections 4a-60h to 4a-60j, inclusive, as 89
130	130	amended by this act, the following terms have the following meanings: 90
131	131	(1) "Small contractor" means any contractor, subcontractor, 91
132	132	manufacturer, service company or nonprofit corporation (A) that 92
133	133	maintains its principal place of business in the state, (B) that had gross 93
134	134	revenues not exceeding twenty million dollars in the most recently 94
135	135	completed fiscal year prior to such application, and (C) that is 95
136	136	independent. "Small contractor" does not include any person who is 96
137	137	affiliated with another person if both persons considered together have 97
138	138	a gross revenue exceeding twenty million dollars. 98
139	139	(2) "Independent" means the viability of the enterprise of the small 99
140	140	contractor does not depend upon another person, as determined by an 100
141	141	analysis of the small contractor's relationship with any other person in 101
142	142	regards to the provision of personnel, facilities, equipment, other 102
143	143	resources and financial support, including bonding. 103
144	144	(3) "State agency" means each state board, commission, department, 104
145	145	office, institution, council or other agency with the power to contract for 105
146	146	goods or services itself or through its head. 106
147	147	(4) "Minority business enterprise" means any small contractor, (A) 107
148	148	fifty-one per cent or more of the capital stock, if any, or assets of which 108
149	149	are owned by a person or persons who (i) exercise operational authority 109
150	150	over the daily affairs of the enterprise, (ii) have the power to direct the 110
151	151	management and policies and receive the beneficial interest of the 111
152	152	enterprise, (iii) possess managerial and technical competence and 112
153	153	experience directly related to the principal business activities of the 113
154	154	enterprise, and (iv) are members of a minority, as such term is defined 114
155	155	in subsection (a) of section 32-9n, or are individuals with a disability, or 115
156	156	(B) which is a nonprofit corporation in which fifty-one per cent or more 116
157	157	of the persons who (i) exercise operational authority over the enterprise, 117 Raised Bill No. 5400
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163	163	(ii) possess managerial and technical competence and experience 118
164	164	directly related to the principal business activities of the enterprise, (iii) 119
165	165	have the power to direct the management and policies of the enterprise, 120
166	166	and (iv) are members of a minority, as defined in this subsection, or are 121
167	167	individuals with a disability. 122
168	168	(5) "Affiliated" means the relationship in which a person directly, or 123
169	169	indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by 124
170	170	or is under common control with another person. 125
171	171	(6) "Control" means the power to direct or cause the direction of the 126
172	172	management and policies of any person, whether through the 127
173	173	ownership of voting securities, by contract or through any other direct 128
174	174	or indirect means. Control shall be presumed to exist if any person, 129
175	175	directly or indirectly, owns, controls, holds with the power to vote, or 130
176	176	holds proxies representing, twenty per cent or more of any voting 131
177	177	securities of another person. 132
178	178	(7) "Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability 133
179	179	company, partnership, association, joint stock company, business trust, 134
180	180	unincorporated organization or other entity. 135
181	181	(8) "Individual with a disability" means an individual (A) having a 136
182	182	physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of 137
183	183	the major life activities of the individual, which mental impairment may 138
184	184	include, but is not limited to, having one or more mental disorders, as 139
185	185	defined in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric 140
186	186	Association's "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", 141
187	187	or (B) having a record of such an impairment. 142
188	188	(9) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation 143
189	189	incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes 144
190	190	thereto. 145
191	191	(10) "Municipality" means any town, city, borough, consolidated 146
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198	198	(11) "Quasi-public agency" has the same meaning as provided in 148
199	199	section 1-120. 149
200	200	(12) "Awarding agency" means a state agency or political subdivision 150
201	201	of the state other than a municipality. 151
202	202	(13) "Public works contract" has the same meaning as provided in 152
203	203	section 46a-68b. 153
204	204	(14) "Municipal public works contract" means that portion of an 154
205	205	agreement entered into on or after October 1, 2015, between any 155
206	206	individual, firm or corporation and a municipality for the construction, 156
207	207	rehabilitation, conversion, extension, demolition or repair of a public 157
208	208	building, highway or other changes or improvements in real property, 158
209	209	which is financed in whole or in part by the state, including, but not 159
210	210	limited to, matching expenditures, grants, loans, insurance or 160
211	211	guarantees but excluding any project of an alliance district, as defined 161
212	212	in section 10-262u, financed by state funding in an amount equal to fifty 162
213	213	thousand dollars or less. 163
214	214	(15) "Quasi-public agency project" means the construction, 164
215	215	rehabilitation, conversion, extension, demolition or repair of a building 165
216	216	or other changes or improvements in real property pursuant to a 166
217	217	contract entered into on or after October 1, 2015, which is financed in 167
218	218	whole or in part by a quasi-public agency using state funds, including, 168
219	219	but not limited to, matching expenditures, grants, loans, insurance or 169
220	220	guarantees. 170
221	221	(16) "Veteran-owned micro business" has the same meaning as 171
222	222	provided in section 4a-59, as amended by this act. 172
223	223	(b) (1) It is found and determined that there is a serious need to help 173
224	224	small contractors, minority business enterprises, veteran-owned micro 174
225	225	businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals with disabilities to 175
226	226	be considered for and awarded state contracts for the purchase of goods 176
227	227	and services, public works contracts, municipal public works contracts 177
228	228	and contracts for quasi-public agency projects. Accordingly, the 178 Raised Bill No. 5400
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234	234	necessity of awarding such contracts in compliance with the provisions 179
235	235	of this section, sections 4a-60h to 4a-60j, inclusive, as amended by this 180
236	236	act, and sections 32-9i to 32-9p, inclusive, for advancement of the public 181
237	237	benefit and good, is declared as a matter of legislative determination. 182
238	238	(2) Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes, and 183
239	239	except as set forth in this section, the head of each awarding agency shall 184
240	240	set aside in each fiscal year, for award to small contractors, on the basis 185
241	241	of competitive bidding procedures, contracts or portions of contracts for 186
242	242	the construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of public buildings, the 187
243	243	construction and maintenance of highways and the purchase of goods 188
244	244	and services. The total value of such contracts or portions thereof to be 189
245	245	set aside by each such agency shall be at least twenty-five per cent of the 190
246	246	total value of all contracts let by the head of such agency in each fiscal 191
247	247	year, provided a contract for any goods or services which have been 192
248	248	determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services to be not 193
249	249	customarily available from or supplied by small contractors shall not be 194
250	250	included. Contracts or portions thereof having a value of not less than 195
251	251	twenty-five per cent of the total value of all contracts or portions thereof 196
252	252	to be set aside shall be reserved for awards to minority business 197
253	253	enterprises. Contracts or portions thereof having a value of not less than 198
254	254	five per cent of the total value of all contracts or portions thereof to be 199
255	255	set aside shall be reserved for awards to veteran-owned micro 200
256	256	businesses. 201
257	257	(3) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, and except 202
258	258	as provided in this section, on and after October 1, 2015, each 203
259	259	municipality when awarding a municipal public works contract shall 204
260	260	state in its notice of solicitation for competitive bids or request for 205
261	261	proposals or qualifications for such contract that the general or trade 206
262	262	contractor shall be required to comply with the provisions of this section 207
263	263	and the requirements concerning nondiscrimination and affirmative 208
264	264	action under sections 4a-60 and 4a-60a. Any such contractor awarded a 209
265	265	municipal public works contract shall, on the basis of competitive 210
266	266	bidding procedures, (A) set aside at least twenty-five per cent of the total 211
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273	273	subcontractors who are small contractors, and (B) of that portion to be 213
274	274	set aside in accordance with subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, 214
275	275	reserve a portion equivalent to (i) twenty-five per cent of the total value 215
276	276	of the contract or portion thereof to be set aside for awards to 216
277	277	subcontractors who are minority business enterprises, and (ii) five per 217
278	278	cent of the total value of the contract or portion thereof to be set aside 218
279	279	for awards to subcontractors who are veteran-owned micro businesses. 219
280	280	The provisions of this section shall not apply to any municipality that 220
281	281	has established a set-aside program pursuant to section 7-148u, as 221
282	282	amended by this act, where the percentage of contracts set aside for 222
283	283	minority business enterprises [is] and veteran-owned micro businesses 223
284	284	are equivalent to or exceeds the percentage set forth in this subsection. 224
285	285	(4) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, and except 225
286	286	as provided in this section, on and after October 1, 2015, any individual, 226
287	287	firm or corporation that enters into a contract for a quasi-public agency 227
288	288	project shall, prior to awarding such contract, notify the contractor to be 228
289	289	awarded such project of the requirements of this section and the 229
290	290	requirements concerning nondiscrimination and affirmative action 230
291	291	under sections 4a-60 and 4a-60a. Any such contractor awarded a 231
292	292	contract for a quasi-public agency project shall, on the basis of 232
293	293	competitive bidding procedures, (A) set aside at least twenty-five per 233
294	294	cent of the total value of the state's financial assistance for such contract 234
295	295	for award to subcontractors who are small contractors, and (B) of that 235
296	296	portion to be set aside in accordance with subparagraph (A) of this 236
297	297	subdivision, reserve a portion equivalent to (i) twenty-five per cent of 237
298	298	the total value of the contract or portions thereof to be set aside for 238
299	299	awards to subcontractors who are minority business enterprises, and (ii) 239
300	300	five per cent of the total value of the contract or portions thereof to be 240
301	301	set aside for awards to subcontractors who are veteran-owned micro 241
302	302	businesses. 242
303	303	(5) Eligibility of nonprofit corporations under the provisions of this 243
304	304	section shall be limited to predevelopment contracts awarded by the 244
305	305	Commissioner of Housing for housing projects. 245 Raised Bill No. 5400
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311	311	(6) In calculating the percentage of contracts to be set aside under 246
312	312	subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, the awarding agency 247
313	313	or contractor shall exclude any contract that may not be set aside due to 248
314	314	a conflict with a federal law or regulation. 249
315	315	(c) The head of any awarding agency may, in lieu of setting aside any 250
316	316	contract or portions thereof, require any general or trade contractor or 251
317	317	any other entity authorized by such agency to award contracts, to set 252
318	318	aside a portion of any contract for subcontractors who are eligible for 253
319	319	set-aside contracts under this section. Nothing in this subsection shall 254
320	320	be construed to diminish the total value of contracts which are required 255
321	321	to be set aside by any awarding agency pursuant to this section. 256
322	322	(d) The head of each awarding agency shall notify the Commissioner 257
323	323	of Administrative Services of all contracts to be set aside pursuant to 258
324	324	subdivision (2) of subsection (b) or subsection (c) of this section at the 259
325	325	time that bid documents for such contracts are made available to 260
326	326	potential contractors. 261
327	327	(e) The awarding authority shall require that a contractor or 262
328	328	subcontractor awarded a contract or a portion of a contract under this 263
329	329	section perform not less than thirty per cent of the work with the 264
330	330	workforces of such contractor or subcontractor and shall require that not 265
331	331	less than fifty per cent of the work be performed by contractors or 266
332	332	subcontractors eligible for awards under this section. A contractor 267
333	333	awarded a contract or a portion of a contract under this section shall not 268
334	334	subcontract with any person with whom the contractor is affiliated. No 269
335	335	person who is affiliated with another person shall be eligible for awards 270
336	336	under this section if both affiliated persons considered together would 271
337	337	not qualify as a small contractor, [or] a minority business enterprise or 272
338	338	a veteran-owned micro business under subsection (a) of this section. The 273
339	339	awarding authority shall require that a contractor awarded a contract 274
340	340	pursuant to this section submit, in writing, an explanation of any 275
341	341	subcontract to such contract that is entered into with any person that is 276
342	342	not eligible for the award of a contract pursuant to this section, prior to 277
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349	349	(f) The awarding authority may require that a contractor or 279
350	350	subcontractor awarded a contract or a portion of a contract under this 280
351	351	section furnish the following documentation: (1) A copy of the certificate 281
352	352	of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, partnership 282
353	353	agreement or other organizational documents of the contractor or 283
354	354	subcontractor; (2) a copy of federal income tax returns filed by the 284
355	355	contractor or subcontractor for the previous year; and (3) evidence of 285
356	356	payment of fair market value for the purchase or lease by the contractor 286
357	357	or subcontractor of property or equipment from another contractor who 287
358	358	is not eligible for set-aside contracts under this section. 288
359	359	(g) The awarding authority or the Commissioner of Administrative 289
360	360	Services or the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities may 290
361	361	conduct an audit of the financial, corporate and business records and 291
362	362	conduct an investigation of any small contractor, [or] minority business 292
363	363	enterprise [which] or veteran-owned micro business that applies for or 293
364	364	is awarded a set-aside contract for the purpose of determining eligibility 294
365	365	for awards or compliance with the requirements established under this 295
366	366	section. 296
367	367	(h) The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) any awarding 297
368	368	agency for which the total value of all contracts or portions of contracts 298
369	369	of the types enumerated in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this 299
370	370	section is anticipated to be equal to ten thousand dollars or less, or (2) 300
371	371	any municipal public works contract or contract for a quasi-public 301
372	372	agency project for which the total value of the contract is anticipated to 302
373	373	be equal to fifty thousand dollars or less. 303
374	374	(i) In lieu of a performance, bid, labor and materials or other required 304
375	375	bond, a contractor or subcontractor awarded a contract under this 305
376	376	section may provide to the awarding authority, and the awarding 306
377	377	authority shall accept a letter of credit. Any such letter of credit shall be 307
378	378	in an amount equal to ten per cent of the contract for any contract that 308
379	379	is less than one hundred thousand dollars and in an amount equal to 309
380	380	twenty-five per cent of the contract for any contract that exceeds one 310
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387	387	(j) (1) Whenever the awarding agency has reason to believe that any 312
388	388	contractor or subcontractor awarded a state set-aside contract has 313
389	389	wilfully violated any provision of this section, the awarding agency 314
390	390	shall send a notice to such contractor or subcontractor by certified mail, 315
391	391	return receipt requested. Such notice shall include: (A) A reference to 316
392	392	the provision alleged to be violated; (B) a short and plain statement of 317
393	393	the matter asserted; (C) the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed 318
394	394	for such violation; and (D) the time and place for the hearing. Such 319
395	395	hearing shall be fixed for a date not earlier than fourteen days after the 320
396	396	notice is mailed. The awarding agency shall send a copy of such notice 321
397	397	to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. 322
398	398	(2) The awarding agency shall hold a hearing on the violation 323
399	399	asserted unless such contractor or subcontractor fails to appear. The 324
400	400	hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. If, 325
401	401	after the hearing, the awarding agency finds that the contractor or 326
402	402	subcontractor has wilfully violated any provision of this section, the 327
403	403	awarding agency shall suspend all set-aside contract payments to the 328
404	404	contractor or subcontractor and may, in its discretion, order that a civil 329
405	405	penalty not exceeding ten thousand dollars per violation be imposed on 330
406	406	the contractor or subcontractor. If such contractor or subcontractor fails 331
407	407	to appear for the hearing, the awarding agency may, as the facts require, 332
408	408	order that a civil penalty not exceeding ten thousand dollars per 333
409	409	violation be imposed on the contractor or subcontractor. The awarding 334
410	410	agency shall send a copy of any order issued pursuant to this subsection 335
411	411	by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the contractor or 336
412	412	subcontractor named in such order. The awarding agency may cause 337
413	413	proceedings to be instituted by the Attorney General for the 338
414	414	enforcement of any order imposing a civil penalty issued under this 339
415	415	subsection. 340
416	416	(k) (1) (A) On or before January 1, 2000, the Commissioner of 341
417	417	Administrative Services shall establish a process for certification of 342
418	418	small contractors and minority business enterprises as eligible for set-343
419	419	aside contracts. (B) On or before January 1, 2021, the Commissioner of 344
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427	427	Each certification shall be valid for a period not to exceed two years, 347
428	428	unless the Commissioner of Administrative Services determines that an 348
429	429	extension of such certification is warranted, provided any such 349
430	430	extension shall not exceed a period of six months from such 350
431	431	certification's original expiration date. Any paper application for 351
432	432	certification shall be no longer than six pages. (D) The Department of 352
433	433	Administrative Services shall maintain on its web site an updated 353
434	434	directory of small contractors, [and] minority business enterprises and 354
435	435	veteran-owned micro businesses certified under this section. 355
436	436	(2) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may deny an 356
437	437	application for the initial issuance or renewal of such certification after 357
438	438	issuing a written decision to the applicant setting forth the basis for such 358
439	439	denial. The commissioner may revoke such certification for cause after 359
440	440	notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the 360
441	441	provisions of chapter 54. Any person aggrieved by the commissioner's 361
442	442	decision to deny the issuance or renewal of or to revoke such 362
443	443	certification may appeal such decision to the Superior Court, in 363
444	444	accordance with the provisions of section 4-183. 364
445	445	(3) Whenever the Commissioner of Administrative Services has 365
446	446	reason to believe that a small contractor, [or] minority business 366
447	447	enterprise [who] or veteran-owned micro business that has applied for 367
448	448	or received certification under this section has included a materially 368
449	449	false statement in [his or her] its application, the commissioner may 369
450	450	impose a penalty not exceeding ten thousand dollars after notice and a 370
451	451	hearing held in accordance with chapter 54. Such notice shall include 371
452	452	(A) a reference to the statement or statements contained in the 372
453	453	application alleged to be false, (B) the maximum civil penalty that may 373
454	454	be imposed for such misrepresentation, and (C) the time and place of 374
455	455	the hearing. Such hearing shall be fixed for a date not later than fourteen 375
456	456	days from the date such notice is sent. The commissioner shall send a 376
457	457	copy of such notice to the Commission on Human Rights and 377
458	458	Opportunities. 378 Raised Bill No. 5400
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464	464	(4) The commissioner shall hold a hearing prior to such revocation or 379
465	465	denial or the imposition of a penalty, unless such contractor or 380
466	466	subcontractor fails to appear. If, after the hearing, the commissioner 381
467	467	finds that the contractor or subcontractor has wilfully included a 382
468	468	materially false statement in his or her application for certification under 383
469	469	this subsection, the commissioner shall revoke or deny the certification 384
470	470	and may order that a civil penalty not exceeding ten thousand dollars 385
471	471	be imposed on the contractor or subcontractor. If such contractor or 386
472	472	subcontractor fails to appear for the hearing, the commissioner may, as 387
473	473	the facts require, revoke or deny the certification and order that a civil 388
474	474	penalty not exceeding ten thousand dollars be imposed on the 389
475	475	contractor or subcontractor. The commissioner shall send a copy of any 390
476	476	order issued pursuant to this subsection to the contractor or 391
477	477	subcontractor named in such order. The commissioner may cause 392
478	478	proceedings to be instituted by the Attorney General for the 393
479	479	enforcement of any order imposing a civil penalty issued under this 394
480	480	subsection. 395
481	481	(l) On or before August thirtieth of each year, each awarding agency 396
482	482	setting aside contracts or portions of contracts under subdivision (2) of 397
483	483	subsection (b) of this section shall prepare a report establishing small 398
484	484	[and] contractor, minority business enterprise and veteran-owned micro 399
485	485	business state set-aside program goals for the twelve-month period 400
486	486	beginning July first in the same year. Each such report shall be 401
487	487	submitted to the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the 402
488	488	Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and the 403
489	489	cochairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees 404
490	490	of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 405
491	491	planning and development and government administration. 406
492	492	(m) On or before November first of each year and on a quarterly basis 407
493	493	thereafter, each awarding agency setting aside contracts or portions of 408
494	494	contracts under subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall 409
495	495	prepare a status report on the implementation and results of its small 410
496	496	business, [and] minority business enterprise and veteran-owned micro 411
497	497	business state set-aside program goals during the three-month period 412 Raised Bill No. 5400
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503	503	ending one month before the due date for the report. Each report shall 413
504	504	be submitted to the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the 414
505	505	Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Any awarding 415
506	506	agency that achieves less than fifty per cent of its small contractor, [and] 416
507	507	minority business enterprise and veteran-owned micro business state 417
508	508	set-aside program goals by the end of the second reporting period in 418
509	509	any twelve-month period beginning on July first shall provide a written 419
510	510	explanation to the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the 420
511	511	Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities detailing how the 421
512	512	awarding agency will achieve its goals in the final reporting period. The 422
513	513	Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities shall: (1) Monitor the 423
514	514	achievement of the annual goals established by each awarding agency; 424
515	515	and (2) prepare a quarterly report concerning such goal achievement. 425
516	516	The report shall be submitted to each awarding agency that submitted 426
517	517	a report, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 427
518	518	the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the cochairpersons 428
519	519	and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General 429
520	520	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning and 430
521	521	development and government administration. Failure by any awarding 431
522	522	agency to submit any reports required by this section shall be a violation 432
523	523	of section 46a-77. 433
524	524	(n) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to the janitorial 434
525	525	or service contracts awarded pursuant to subsections (b) to (d), 435
526	526	inclusive, of section 4a-82. 436
527	527	(o) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may adopt 437
528	528	regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to 438
529	529	implement the provisions of this section. 439
530	530	Sec. 3. Section 4a-60h of the general statutes is repealed and the 440
531	531	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 441
532	532	(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be responsible 442
533	533	for the administration of the set-aside program for public works 443
534	534	contracts and state contracts for goods and services, as described in 444 Raised Bill No. 5400
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540	540	subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 4a-60g, as amended by this 445
541	541	act. The commissioner shall conduct regular training sessions, as often 446
542	542	as the commissioner deems necessary, for state agencies to explain the 447
543	543	state set-aside program and to specify the factors that must be addressed 448
544	544	in calculating awarding agency goals under the program. The 449
545	545	commissioner shall conduct informational workshops to inform 450
546	546	businesses of state set-aside opportunities and responsibilities. 451
547	547	(b) The Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities shall be 452
548	548	responsible for the administration of the set-aside program for 453
549	549	municipal public works contracts and contracts for quasi-public agency 454
550	550	projects, as described in subdivisions (3) and (4) of subsection (b) of 455
551	551	section 4a-60g, as amended by this act. The commission shall conduct 456
552	552	regular training sessions, as often as the commission deems necessary, 457
553	553	for municipalities, quasi-public agencies and contractors to explain the 458
554	554	municipal and quasi-public agency project set-aside program. The 459
555	555	commission may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of 460
556	556	chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of sections 4a-60g to 4a-60j, 461
557	557	inclusive, as amended by this act, in regard to the municipal and quasi-462
558	558	public agency project set-aside program. 463
559	559	(c) In any case where an individual contract is both a public works 464
560	560	contract of an awarding agency and a quasi-public agency project 465
561	561	contract, the provisions of this chapter governing awarding agency 466
562	562	public works contracts shall apply to such contract. 467
563	563	(d) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall adopt 468
564	564	regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out 469
565	565	the purposes of sections 4a-60g to 4a-60j, inclusive, as amended by this 470
566	566	act, in regard to the state set-aside program. Such regulations shall 471
567	567	include (1) provisions concerning the application of the program to 472
568	568	individuals with a disability; (2) guidelines for a legally acceptable 473
569	569	format for, and content of, letters of credit authorized under subsection 474
570	570	(j) of section 4a-60g, as amended by this act; (3) procedures for random 475
571	571	site visits to the place of business of an applicant for certification at the 476
572	572	time of application and at subsequent times, as necessary, to ensure the 477 Raised Bill No. 5400
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578	578	integrity of the application process; and (4) time limits for approval or 478
579	579	disapproval of applications. 479
580	580	(e) (1) On or before January 1, 1994, the Commissioner of 480
581	581	Administrative Services shall, by regulations adopted in accordance 481
582	582	with chapter 54, establish a process to ensure that small contractors, 482
583	583	small businesses and minority business enterprises have fair access to 483
584	584	all competitive state contracts outside of the state set-aside program. 484
585	585	(2) On or before July 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Administrative 485
586	586	Services shall, by regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54, 486
587	587	establish a process to ensure that veteran-owned micro businesses have 487
588	588	fair access to all competitive state contracts outside of the state set-aside 488
589	589	program. 489
590	590	Sec. 4. Section 4a-60j of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes is 490
591	591	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 491
592	592	1, 2020): 492
593	593	A small contractor, minority business enterprise and veteran-owned 493
594	594	micro business shall receive payment on a contract awarded to [him or 494
595	595	her] such contractor, enterprise or business under the provisions of 495
596	596	sections 4a-60g to 4a-60i, inclusive, as amended by this act, no later than 496
597	597	twenty-five days from the due date of any such payment on such 497
598	598	contract. 498
599	599	Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 4a-57 of the general statutes is 499
600	600	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 500
601	601	1, 2020): 501
602	602	(a) All purchases of, and contracts for, supplies, materials, equipment 502
603	603	and contractual services, except purchases and contracts made pursuant 503
604	604	to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and public utility 504
605	605	services as provided in subsection (e) of this section shall be based, when 505
606	606	possible, on competitive bids or competitive negotiation. The 506
607	607	commissioner shall solicit competitive bids or proposals by providing 507
608	608	notice of the planned purchase in a form and manner that the 508 Raised Bill No. 5400
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610	610
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614	614	commissioner determines will maximize public participation in the 509
615	615	competitive bidding or competitive negotiation process, including 510
616	616	participation by small contractors, minority business enterprises and 511
617	617	veteran-owned micro businesses, as defined in section 4a-60g, as 512
618	618	amended by this act, and promote competition. In the case of an 513
619	619	expenditure that is estimated to exceed fifty thousand dollars, such 514
620	620	notice shall be posted, not less than five calendar days before the final 515
621	621	date of submitting bids or proposals, on the State Contracting Portal. 516
622	622	Each notice of a planned purchase under this subsection shall indicate 517
623	623	the type of goods and services to be purchased and the estimated value 518
624	624	of the contract award. The notice shall also contain a notice of state 519
625	625	contract requirements concerning nondiscrimination and affirmative 520
626	626	action pursuant to section 4a-60 and, when applicable, requirements 521
627	627	concerning the awarding of contracts to small contractors, minority 522
628	628	business enterprises, veteran-owned micro businesses, individuals with 523
629	629	a disability and nonprofit corporations pursuant to section 4a-60g, as 524
630	630	amended by this act. Each bid and proposal shall be kept sealed or 525
631	631	secured until opened publicly at the time stated in the notice soliciting 526
632	632	such bid or proposal. 527
633	633	Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 4b-91 of the general statutes is 528
634	634	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 529
635	635	1, 2020): 530
636	636	(a) (1) As used in this section, "prequalification classification" means 531
637	637	the prequalification classifications established by the Commissioner of 532
638	638	Administrative Services pursuant to section 4a-100, "public agency" has 533
639	639	the same meaning as provided in section 1-200, "awarding authority" 534
640	640	means the Department of Administrative Services, except "awarding 535
641	641	authority" means (A) the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, 536
642	642	in the case of a contract for the construction of or work on a building or 537
643	643	other public work under the supervision and control of the joint 538
644	644	committee, (B) a constituent unit of the state system of higher education, 539
645	645	in the case of a contract for the construction of or work on a building or 540
646	646	other public work under the supervision and control of such constituent 541
647	647	unit, or (C) the Military Department, in the case of a contract for the 542 Raised Bill No. 5400
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653	653	construction of or work on a building or other public work under the 543
654	654	supervision and control of said department and "community court 544
655	655	project", "downtown Hartford higher education center project", 545
656	656	"correctional facility project", "juvenile detention center project" and 546
657	657	"priority higher education facility project" have the same meanings as 547
658	658	provided in section 4b-55. 548
659	659	(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, every 549
660	660	contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, 550
661	661	repair or demolition of any public building or any other public work by 551
662	662	the state that is estimated to cost more than five hundred thousand 552
663	663	dollars shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and qualified general 553
664	664	bidder who is prequalified pursuant to section 4a-100 on the basis of 554
665	665	competitive bids in accordance with the procedures set forth in this 555
666	666	chapter, after the awarding authority has invited such bids by posting 556
667	667	notice on the State Contracting Portal. The awarding authority shall 557
668	668	indicate the prequalification classification required for the contract in 558
669	669	such notice. 559
670	670	(3) The requirements set forth in subdivision (2) of this subsection 560
671	671	shall not apply to (A) a public highway or bridge project or any other 561
672	672	construction project administered by the Department of Transportation, 562
673	673	or (B) a contract awarded by the Commissioner of Administrative 563
674	674	Services for (i) any public building or other public works project 564
675	675	administered by the Department of Administrative Services that is 565
676	676	estimated to cost one million five hundred thousand dollars or less, (ii) 566
677	677	a community court project, (iii) the downtown Hartford higher 567
678	678	education center project, (iv) a correctional facility project, (v) a juvenile 568
679	679	detention center project, or (vi) a student residential facility for the 569
680	680	Connecticut State University System that is a priority higher education 570
681	681	facility project. 571
682	682	(4) Every contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, 572
683	683	remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building or any other 573
684	684	public work by a public agency that is paid for, in whole or in part, with 574
685	685	state funds and that is estimated to cost more than five hundred 575 Raised Bill No. 5400
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691	691	thousand dollars shall be awarded to a bidder that is prequalified 576
692	692	pursuant to section 4a-100 after the public agency has invited such bids 577
693	693	by posting notice on the State Contracting Portal, except for (A) a public 578
694	694	highway or bridge project or any other construction p roject 579
695	695	administered by the Department of Transportation, or (B) any public 580
696	696	building or other public works project administered by the Department 581
697	697	of Administrative Services that is estimated to cost one million five 582
698	698	hundred thousand dollars or less. The awarding authority or public 583
699	699	agency, as the case may be, shall indicate the prequalification 584
700	700	classification required for the contract in such notice. 585
701	701	(5) (A) The Commissioner of Administrative Services may select 586
702	702	contractors to be on lists established for the purpose of providing 587
703	703	contractor services for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, 588
704	704	remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building or other public 589
705	705	works project administered by the Department of Administrative 590
706	706	Services involving an expense to the state of one million five hundred 591
707	707	thousand dollars or less. The commissioner shall use the 592
708	708	prequalification classifications established pursuant to section 4a-100 to 593
709	709	determine the specific categories of services that contractors may 594
710	710	perform after being selected in accordance with this subparagraph and 595
711	711	subparagraph (B) of this subdivision and awarded a contract in 596
712	712	accordance with subparagraph (C) of this subdivision. The 597
713	713	commissioner may establish a separate list for projects involving an 598
714	714	expense to the state of less than five hundred thousand dollars for the 599
715	715	purpose of selecting and utilizing the services of small contractors, [and] 600
716	716	minority business enterprises and veteran-owned micro businesses, as 601
717	717	such terms are defined in section 4a-60g, as amended by this act. 602
718	718	(B) The commissioner shall invite contractors to submit qualifications 603
719	719	for each specific category of services sought by the department by 604
720	720	posting notice of such invitation on the State Contracting Portal. The 605
721	721	notice shall be in the form determined by the commissioner, and shall 606
722	722	set forth the information that a contractor is required to submit to be 607
723	723	considered for selection. Upon receipt of the submittal from the 608
724	724	contractor, the commissioner shall select, for each specified category, 609 Raised Bill No. 5400
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730	730	those contractors who (i) are determined to be the most responsible and 610
731	731	qualified, as such terms are defined in section 4b-92, to perform the 611
732	732	work required under the specified category, (ii) have demonstrated the 612
733	733	skill, ability and integrity to fulfill contract obligations considering their 613
734	734	past performance, financial responsibility and experience with projects 614
735	735	of the size, scope and complexity required by the state under the 615
736	736	specified category, and (iii) for projects with a cost exceeding five 616
737	737	hundred thousand dollars, have the ability to obtain the requisite 617
738	738	bonding. The commissioner shall establish the duration that each list 618
739	739	remains in effect, which in no event may exceed three years. 619
740	740	(C) For any public building or public works project involving an 620
741	741	expense to the state of one million five hundred thousand dollars or less, 621
742	742	the commissioner shall invite bids from only those contractors selected 622
743	743	pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision for the 623
744	744	specific category of services required for the particular project. The 624
745	745	commissioner shall determine the form of bid invitation, the manner of, 625
746	746	and time for, submission of bids, and the conditions and requirements 626
747	747	of such bids. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible 627
748	748	and qualified bidder, subject to the provisions of sections 4b-92 and 4b-628
749	749	94. In the event that fewer than three bids are received in response to an 629
750	750	invitation to bid under this subdivision, or that all the bids are in excess 630
751	751	of the amount of available funds for the project, the commissioner may 631
752	752	negotiate a contract with any of the contractors submitting a bid, or 632
753	753	reject the bids received and rebid the project in accordance with this 633
754	754	section. 634
755	755	Sec. 7. Section 4-261 of the general statutes is repealed and the 635
756	756	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 636
757	757	(a) Each public-private partnership project shall either be subject to 637
758	758	the prevailing wage requirements pursuant to section 31-53 or the rate 638
759	759	established by the use of a project labor agreement. The agency shall 639
760	760	provide notice of which requirement applies prior to soliciting bids or 640
761	761	proposals for such public-private partnership. 641 Raised Bill No. 5400
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767	767	(b) Each public-private partnership project shall comply with: (1) The 642
768	768	state's environmental policy requirements as set forth in sections 22a-1 643
769	769	and 22a-1a, (2) the requirements of the set-aside program for small 644
770	770	contractors, minority business enterprises and veteran-owned micro 645
771	771	businesses, as set forth in section 4a-60g, as amended by this act, and (3) 646
772	772	any applicable permitting or inspection requirements for projects of a 647
773	773	similar type, scope and size as set forth in the general statutes or the 648
774	774	local ordinances of the municipality where the project is to be located. 649
775	775	(c) Any agency that is subject to section 4e-16 shall comply with the 650
776	776	provisions of section 4e-16, provided, notwithstanding the provisions of 651
777	777	subsection (a) of section 4e-16, any agency that enters into a partnership 652
778	778	agreement concerning the operations or maintenance of a state facility 653
779	779	that meets the definition of a privatization contract, as defined in section 654
780	780	4e-1, as amended by this act, shall be subject to the requirements of 655
781	781	section 4e-16 regardless of whether such services are currently 656
782	782	privatized. 657
783	783	Sec. 8. Section 4e-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the 658
784	784	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 659
785	785	For the purposes of sections 4e-1 to 4e-47, inclusive: 660
786	786	(1) "Best value selection" means a contract selection process in which 661
787	787	the award of a contract is based on a combination of quality, timeliness 662
788	788	and cost factors; 663
789	789	(2) "Bid" means an offer, submitted in response to an invitation to bid, 664
790	790	to furnish supplies, materials, equipment, construction or contractual 665
791	791	services to a state contracting agency under prescribed conditions at a 666
792	792	stated price; 667
793	793	(3) "Bidder" means a business submitting a bid in response to an 668
794	794	invitation to bid by a state contracting agency; 669
795	795	(4) "Business" means any individual or sole proprietorship, 670
796	796	partnership, firm, corporation, trust, limited liability company, limited 671 Raised Bill No. 5400
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802	802	liability partnership, joint stock company, joint venture, association or 672
803	803	other legal entity through which business for profit or not-for-profit is 673
804	804	conducted; 674
805	805	(5) "Competitive bidding" means the submission of prices by a 675
806	806	business competing for a contract to provide supplies, materials, 676
807	807	equipment or contractual services to a state contracting agency, under a 677
808	808	procedure in which the contracting authority does not negotiate prices, 678
809	809	as set forth in statutes and regulations concerning procurement; 679
810	810	(6) "Consultant" means (A) any architect, professional engineer, 680
811	811	landscape architect, land surveyor, accountant, interior designer, 681
812	812	environmental professional or construction administrator, who is 682
813	813	registered or licensed to practice such person's profession in accordance 683
814	814	with the applicable provisions of the general statutes, (B) any planner or 684
815	815	any environmental, management or financial specialist, or (C) any 685
816	816	person who performs professional work in areas including, but not 686
817	817	limited to, educational services, medical services, information 687
818	818	technology and real estate appraisal; 688
819	819	(7) "Consultant services" means those professional services rendered 689
820	820	by a consultant and any incidental services that a consultant and those 690
821	821	in the consultant's employ are authorized to perform; 691
822	822	(8) "Contract" or "state contract" means an agreement or a 692
823	823	combination or series of agreements between a state contracting agency 693
824	824	or quasi-public agency and a business for: 694
825	825	(A) A project for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, 695
826	826	remodeling, repair or demolition of any public building, public work, 696
827	827	mass transit, rail station, parking garage, rail track or airport; 697
828	828	(B) Services, including, but not limited to, consultant and professional 698
829	829	services; 699
830	830	(C) The acquisition or disposition of personal property; 700
831	831	(D) The provision of goods and services, including, but not limited 701 Raised Bill No. 5400
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837	837	to, the use of purchase of services contracts and personal service 702
838	838	agreements; 703
839	839	(E) The provision of information technology, state agency 704
840	840	information system or telecommunication system facilities, equipment 705
841	841	or services; 706
842	842	(F) A lease; or 707
843	843	(G) A licensing agreement; 708
844	844	"Contract" or "state contract" does not include a contract between a state 709
845	845	agency or a quasi-public agency and a political subdivision of the state; 710
846	846	(9) "Term contract" means the agreement reached when the state 711
847	847	accepts a bid or proposal to furnish supplies, materials, equipment or 712
848	848	contractual services at a stated price for a specific period of time in 713
849	849	response to an invitation to bid; 714
850	850	(10) "Contract risk assessment" means (A) the identification and 715
851	851	evaluation of loss exposures and risks, including, but not limited to, 716
852	852	business and legal risks associated with the contracting process and the 717
853	853	contracted goods and services, and (B) the identification, evaluation and 718
854	854	implementation of measures available to minimize potential loss 719
855	855	exposures and risks; 720
856	856	(11) "Contractor" means any business that is awarded, or is a 721
857	857	subcontractor under, a contract or an amendment to a contract with a 722
858	858	state contracting agency under statutes and regulations concerning 723
859	859	procurement, including, but not limited to, a small contractor, minority 724
860	860	business enterprise or veteran-owned micro business as defined in 725
861	861	section 4a-60g, as amended by this act, an individual with a disability, 726
862	862	as defined in section 4a-60, or an organization providing products and 727
863	863	services by persons with disabilities; 728
864	864	(12) "Contractual services" means the furnishing of labor by a 729
865	865	contractor, not involving the delivery of a specific end product other 730
866	866	than reports, which are merely incidental to the required performance 731 Raised Bill No. 5400
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872	872	and includes any and all laundry and cleaning service, pest control 732
873	873	service, janitorial service, security service, the rental and repair, or 733
874	874	maintenance, of equipment, machinery and other state-owned personal 734
875	875	property, advertising and photostating, mimeographing, human 735
876	876	services and other service arrangements where the services are 736
877	877	provided by persons other than state employees. "Contractual services" 737
878	878	includes the design, development and implementation of technology, 738
879	879	communications or telecommunications systems or the infrastructure 739
880	880	pertaining thereto, including hardware and software and services for 740
881	881	which a contractor is conferred a benefit by the state, whether or not 741
882	882	compensated by the state. "Contractual services" does not include 742
883	883	employment agreements or collective bargaining agreements; 743
884	884	(13) "Data" means recorded information, regardless of form or 744
885	885	characteristic; 745
886	886	(14) "Vote of two-thirds of the members of the board present and 746
887	887	voting" means a vote by the State Contracting Standards Board that is 747
888	888	agreed upon by two-thirds of the members of the State Contracting 748
889	889	Standards Board present and voting for a particular purpose and that 749
890	890	includes the vote of one member of the board appointed by a legislative 750
891	891	leader; 751
892	892	(15) "Electronic" means electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, 752
893	893	electromagnetic, or any other similar technology; 753
894	894	(16) "Emergency procurement" means procurement by a state 754
895	895	contracting agency, quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, 755
896	896	judicial department or constituent unit of higher education that is made 756
897	897	necessary by a sudden, unexpected occurrence that poses a clear and 757
898	898	imminent danger to public safety or requires immediate action to 758
899	899	prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of life, health, property or 759
900	900	essential public services or in response to a court order, settlement 760
901	901	agreement or other similar legal judgment; 761
902	902	(17) "Equipment" means personal property of a durable nature that 762
903	903	retains its identity throughout its useful life; 763 Raised Bill No. 5400
904	904
905	905
906	906
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908	908
909	909	(18) "Materials" means items required to perform a function or used 764
910	910	in a manufacturing process, particularly those incorporated into an end 765
911	911	product or consumed in its manufacture; 766
912	912	(19) "Nonprofit agency" means any organization that is not a for-767
913	913	profit business under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 768
914	914	1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the 769
915	915	United States, as from time to time amended, makes no distribution to 770
916	916	its members, directors or officers and provides services contracted for 771
917	917	by (A) the state, or (B) a nonstate entity; 772
918	918	(20) "Professional services" means any type of service to the public 773
919	919	that requires that members of a profession rendering such service obtain 774
920	920	a license or other legal authorization as a condition precedent to the 775
921	921	rendition thereof, including, but not limited to, the professional services 776
922	922	of architects, professional engineers, or jointly by architects and 777
923	923	professional engineers, landscape architects, certified public 778
924	924	accountants and public accountants, land surveyors, attorneys-at-law, 779
925	925	psychologists, licensed marital and family therapists, licensed 780
926	926	professional counselors and licensed clinical social workers as well as 781
927	927	such other professional services described in section 33-182a; 782
928	928	(21) "Privatization contract" means an agreement or series of 783
929	929	agreements between a state contracting agency and a person or entity in 784
930	930	which such person or entity agrees to provide services that are 785
931	931	substantially similar to and in lieu of services provided, in whole or in 786
932	932	part, by state employees, other than contracts with a nonprofit agency, 787
933	933	which are in effect as of January 1, 2009, and which through a renewal, 788
934	934	modification, extension or rebidding of contracts continue to be 789
935	935	provided by a nonprofit agency; 790
936	936	(22) "Procurement" means contracting for, buying, purchasing, 791
937	937	renting, leasing or otherwise acquiring or disposing of, any supplies, 792
938	938	services, including but not limited to, contracts for purchase of services 793
939	939	and personal service agreements, interest in real property, or 794
940	940	construction, and includes all government functions that relate to such 795 Raised Bill No. 5400
941	941
942	942
943	943
944	944	LCO No. 2239 26 of 35
945	945
946	946	activities, including best value selection and qualification based 796
947	947	selection; 797
948	948	(23) "Proposer" means a business submitting a proposal to a state 798
949	949	contracting agency in response to a request for proposals or other 799
950	950	competitive sealed proposal; 800
951	951	(24) "Public record" means a public record, as defined in section 1-801
952	952	200; 802
953	953	(25) "Qualification based selection" means a contract selection process 803
954	954	in which the award of a contract is primarily based on an assessment of 804
955	955	contractor qualifications and on the negotiation of a fair and reasonable 805
956	956	price; 806
957	957	(26) "Regulation" means regulation, as defined in section 4-166; 807
958	958	(27) "Request for proposals" means all documents, whether attached 808
959	959	or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting proposals; 809
960	960	(28) "State contracting agency" means any executive branch agency, 810
961	961	board, commission, department, office, institution or council. "State 811
962	962	contracting agency" does not include the judicial branch, the legislative 812
963	963	branch, the offices of the Secretary of the State, the State Comptroller, 813
964	964	the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, with respect to their 814
965	965	constitutional functions, any state agency with respect to contracts 815
966	966	specific to the constitutional and statutory functions of the office of the 816
967	967	State Treasurer. For the purposes of section 4e-16, "state contracting 817
968	968	agency" includes any constituent unit of the state system of higher 818
969	969	education and for the purposes of section 4e-19, "state contracting 819
970	970	agency" includes the State Education Resource Center, established 820
971	971	under section 10-4q; 821
972	972	(29) "Subcontractor" means a subcontractor of a contractor for work 822
973	973	under a contract or an amendment to a contract; 823
974	974	(30) "Supplies" means any and all articles of personal property, 824
975	975	including, but not limited to, equipment, materials, printing, insurance 825 Raised Bill No. 5400
976	976
977	977
978	978
979	979	LCO No. 2239 27 of 35
980	980
981	981	and leases of real property, excluding land or a permanent interest in 826
982	982	land furnished to or used by any state agency; 827
983	983	(31) "Infrastructure facility" means a building, structure or network 828
984	984	of buildings, structures, pipes, controls and equipment that provide 829
985	985	transportation, utilities, public education or public safety services. 830
986	986	Infrastructure facility includes government office buildings, public 831
987	987	schools, jails, water treatment plants, distribution systems and pumping 832
988	988	stations, wastewater treatment plants, collections systems and pumping 833
989	989	stations, solid waste disposal plants, incinerators, landfills, and related 834
990	990	facilities, public roads and streets, highways, public parking facilities, 835
991	991	public transportation systems, terminals and rolling stock, rail, air and 836
992	992	water port structures, terminals and equipment; and 837
993	993	(32) "State employee" means state employee, as defined in section 5-838
994	994	154 and, for purposes of section 4e-16, state employee includes an 839
995	995	employee of any state contracting agency. 840
996	996	Sec. 9. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 4e-12 of the general statutes 841
997	997	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 842
998	998	October 1, 2020): 843
999	999	(a) [On or before February 1, 2011, the] The judicial branch and the 844
1000	1000	legislative branch shall each prepare a procurement code applicable to 845
1001	1001	contracting expenditures, including, but not limited to, expenditures: (1) 846
1002	1002	Involving contracting and procurement processes for purchasing or 847
1003	1003	leasing of supplies, materials or equipment, consultant or consultant 848
1004	1004	services, personal service agreements or purchase of service 849
1005	1005	agreements; and (2) relating to contracts for the renovation, alteration or 850
1006	1006	repair of any judicial branch or legislative branch facility in accordance 851
1007	1007	with section 4b-1. 852
1008	1008	(b) The procurement codes described in subsection (a) of this section 853
1009	1009	shall be designed to: (1) Establish uniform contracting standards and 854
1010	1010	practices; (2) simplify and clarify contracting standards and 855
1011	1011	procurement policies and practices, including, but not limited to, 856
1012	1012	procedures for competitive sealed bids, competitive sealed proposals, 857 Raised Bill No. 5400
1013	1013
1014	1014
1015	1015
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1017	1017
1018	1018	small purchases, sole source procurements, emergency procurements 858
1019	1019	and special procurements; (3) ensure the fair and equitable treatment of 859
1020	1020	all businesses and persons who deal with the procurement system; (4) 860
1021	1021	include a process to maximize the use of small contractors, [and] 861
1022	1022	minority business enterprises and veteran-owned micro businesses, as 862
1023	1023	defined in section 4a-60g, as amended by this act; (5) provide increased 863
1024	1024	economy in procurement activities and maximize purchasing value to 864
1025	1025	the fullest extent possible; (6) ensure that the procurement of supplies, 865
1026	1026	materials, equipment, services, real property and construction is 866
1027	1027	obtained in a cost-effective and responsive manner; (7) include a process 867
1028	1028	to ensure contractor and judicial branch or legislative branch 868
1029	1029	accountability; and (8) provide a process for competitive sealed bids, 869
1030	1030	competitive sealed proposals, small purchases, sole source 870
1031	1031	procurements, emergency procurements, special procurements, best 871
1032	1032	value selection, qualification based selection and the conditions for their 872
1033	1033	use. 873
1034	1034	Sec. 10. Section 7-148u of the general statutes is repealed and the 874
1035	1035	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 875
1036	1036	(a) As used in this section: 876
1037	1037	(1) "Small contractor" means any contractor, subcontractor, 877
1038	1038	manufacturer or service company (A) which has been doing business 878
1039	1039	and has maintained its principal place of business in the state for a 879
1040	1040	period of at least one year prior to the date of application for certification 880
1041	1041	under this section, (B) which had gross revenues not exceeding ten 881
1042	1042	million dollars in the most recently completed fiscal year prior to such 882
1043	1043	application, and (C) at least fifty-one per cent of the ownership of which 883
1044	1044	is held by a person or persons who are active in the daily affairs of the 884
1045	1045	business and have the power to direct the management and policies of 885
1046	1046	the business. 886
1047	1047	(2) "Minority business enterprise" means any small contractor (A) 887
1048	1048	fifty-one per cent or more of the capital stock, if any, or assets of which 888
1049	1049	are owned by a person or persons (i) who are active in the daily affairs 889 Raised Bill No. 5400
1050	1050
1051	1051
1052	1052
1053	1053	LCO No. 2239 29 of 35
1054	1054
1055	1055	of the enterprise, (ii) who have the power to direct the management and 890
1056	1056	policies of the enterprise, and (iii) who are members of a minority, as 891
1057	1057	such term is defined in subsection (a) of section 32-9n, or (B) who is an 892
1058	1058	individual with a disability. 893
1059	1059	(3) "Individual with a disability" means an individual (A) having a 894
1060	1060	physical impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major 895
1061	1061	life activities of the individual, or (B) having a record of such an 896
1062	1062	impairment. 897
1063	1063	(4) "Veteran-owned micro business" has the same meaning as 898
1064	1064	provided in section 4a-59, as amended by this act. 899
1065	1065	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or of any 900
1066	1066	special act or any municipal charter or home rule ordinance, a 901
1067	1067	municipality may, by ordinance, set aside in each fiscal year, for award 902
1068	1068	to small contractors, minority business enterprises and veteran-owned 903
1069	1069	micro businesses, on the basis of a competitive bidding procedure, 904
1070	1070	municipal contracts or portions of municipal contracts for the 905
1071	1071	construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of public buildings, the 906
1072	1072	construction and maintenance of highways and the purchase of goods 907
1073	1073	and services. The total value of such contracts or portions thereof to be 908
1074	1074	set aside shall be not more than twenty-five per cent of the average of 909
1075	1075	the total value of all such contracts let by the municipality for each of 910
1076	1076	the previous three fiscal years, provided a contract that may not be set 911
1077	1077	aside due to a conflict with a federal law or regulation shall not be 912
1078	1078	included in the calculation of such average. Contracts or portions 913
1079	1079	thereof having a value of not less than twenty-five per cent of the total 914
1080	1080	value of all contracts or portions thereof to be set aside shall be reserved 915
1081	1081	for awards to minority business enterprises. 916
1082	1082	Sec. 11. Subsection (e) of section 8-169jj of the 2020 supplement to the 917
1083	1083	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 918
1084	1084	thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 919
1085	1085	(e) The authority shall have the power to negotiate, and, with the 920
1086	1086	approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, to 921 Raised Bill No. 5400
1087	1087
1088	1088
1089	1089
1090	1090	LCO No. 2239 30 of 35
1091	1091
1092	1092	enter into an agreement with any private developer, owner or lessee of 922
1093	1093	any building or improvement located on land in a development district 923
1094	1094	providing for payments to the authority in lieu of real property taxes. 924
1095	1095	Such an agreement shall be made a condition of any private right of 925
1096	1096	development within the development district, and shall include a 926
1097	1097	requirement that such private developer, owner or lessee make good 927
1098	1098	faith efforts to hire, or cause to be hired, available and qualified minority 928
1099	1099	business enterprises and veteran-owned micro businesses, as defined in 929
1100	1100	section 4a-60g, as amended by this act, to provide construction services 930
1101	1101	and materials for improvements to be constructed within the 931
1102	1102	development district in an effort to achieve (1) a minority business 932
1103	1103	enterprise utilization goal of ten per cent, and (2) a veteran-owned micro 933
1104	1104	business utilization goal of five per cent, of the total costs of construction 934
1105	1105	services and materials for such improvements. Such payments to the 935
1106	1106	authority in lieu of real property taxes shall have the same lien and 936
1107	1107	priority, and may be enforced by the authority in the same manner, as 937
1108	1108	provided for municipal real property taxes. Such payments as received 938
1109	1109	by the authority shall be used to carry out the purposes of the authority 939
1110	1110	set forth in subsection (a) of this section. 940
1111	1111	Sec. 12. Subsection (d) of section 8-169mm of the 2020 supplement to 941
1112	1112	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 942
1113	1113	thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 943
1114	1114	(d) The authority shall designate a contract compliance officer from 944
1115	1115	its staff to monitor compliance of the operations of facilities and parking 945
1116	1116	facilities associated with authority development projects that are under 946
1117	1117	the management or control of the authority, with (1) the provisions of 947
1118	1118	state law applicable to such operations, and (2) applicable requirements 948
1119	1119	of contracts entered into by the authority relating to set-asides for small 949
1120	1120	contractors, [and] minority business enterprises and veteran-owned 950
1121	1121	micro businesses, as defined in section 4a-60g, as amended by this act, 951
1122	1122	and required efforts to hire available and qualified members of 952
1123	1123	minorities, as defined in section 32-9n. Each year during the period of 953
1124	1124	operations of facilities associated with authority development projects, 954
1125	1125	such officer shall file a written report with the authority as to findings 955 Raised Bill No. 5400
1126	1126
1127	1127
1128	1128
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1130	1130
1131	1131	and recommendations regarding such compliance. 956
1132	1132	Sec. 13. Section 13a-95a of the general statutes is repealed and the 957
1133	1133	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 958
1134	1134	The Commissioner of Transportation may, in the performance of his 959
1135	1135	duties under this title and title 13b and notwithstanding the provisions 960
1136	1136	of any general statute to the contrary, award contracts in a total amount 961
1137	1137	not in excess of fifteen million dollars and not in excess of five million 962
1138	1138	dollars per firm for any fiscal year, bidding for which shall be limited to 963
1139	1139	(1) "small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 964
1140	1140	economically disadvantaged individuals" as defined in the federal Small 965
1141	1141	Business Act, 94 Stat. 2321 (1980) 15 USC 637, [and] (2) minority business 966
1142	1142	enterprises, as defined in section 4a-60g, as amended by this act, and (3) 967
1143	1143	veteran-owned micro businesses, as defined in section 4a-60g, as 968
1144	1144	amended by this act. The commissioner may expend an amount not in 969
1145	1145	excess of three hundred thousand dollars in any fiscal year for the 970
1146	1146	purpose of assisting such concerns in bidding on such contracts. Such 971
1147	1147	assistance shall include, but not be limited to, advice concerning 972
1148	1148	bonding, legal requirements of proper bidding, bid documents, 973
1149	1149	accounting requirements and other matters that will enable such 974
1150	1150	concerns to file a proper bid. 975
1151	1151	Sec. 14. Section 22a-263a of the general statutes is repealed and the 976
1152	1152	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2020): 977
1153	1153	The Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority shall make the 978
1154	1154	following information available to the public through the Internet, 979
1155	1155	except for any such information which is not required to be disclosed to 980
1156	1156	the public pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in 981
1157	1157	section 1-200: 982
1158	1158	(1) The schedule of meetings of the board of directors of the authority 983
1159	1159	and each committee established by said board, not later than seven days 984
1160	1160	after such schedule is established; 985
1161	1161	(2) Draft minutes of each meeting of the board of directors of the 986 Raised Bill No. 5400
1162	1162
1163	1163
1164	1164
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1166	1166
1167	1167	authority and each committee established by said board, not later than 987
1168	1168	seven days after each such meeting is held; 988
1169	1169	(3) Each report required under section 4a-60g, as amended by this act, 989
1170	1170	setting forth small [and minority-business] contractor, minority 990
1171	1171	business enterprise and veteran-owned micro business set-aside 991
1172	1172	program goals and addressing the authority's progress in meeting said 992
1173	1173	goals, not later than seven days after each such report is required to be 993
1174	1174	submitted to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities 994
1175	1175	under [said] section 4a-60g, as amended by this act; 995
1176	1176	(4) The annual plan of operations which the authority is required to 996
1177	1177	prepare pursuant to section 22a-264, not later than seven days after the 997
1178	1178	plan is promulgated; 998
1179	1179	(5) Each report that the authority is required to submit to the General 999
1180	1180	Assembly pursuant to the general statutes, not later than seven days 1000
1181	1181	after the report is submitted; 1001
1182	1182	(6) Each audit of the authority conducted by the Auditors of Public 1002
1183	1183	Accounts, each compliance audit of the authority's activities conducted 1003
1184	1184	pursuant to section 1-122 and each audit conducted by an independent 1004
1185	1185	auditing firm, not later than seven days after each such audit is received 1005
1186	1186	by the board of directors of the authority; and 1006
1187	1187	(7) A report on any contract between the authority and a person, 1007
1188	1188	other than a director, officer or employee of the authority, for the 1008
1189	1189	purpose of influencing any legislative or administrative action on behalf 1009
1190	1190	of the authority or providing legal advice to the authority. The report 1010
1191	1191	shall indicate for each such contract (A) the names of the parties to the 1011
1192	1192	contract, (B) the cost of the contract, (C) the term of the contract, (D) a 1012
1193	1193	summary of the services to be provided under the contract, (E) the 1013
1194	1194	method used by the authority to award the contract, and (F) a summary 1014
1195	1195	of the authority's need for the services provided under the contract. 1015
1196	1196	Such report shall be made available through the Internet not later than 1016
1197	1197	fifteen days after the contract is entered into between the authority and 1017
1198	1198	the person. 1018 Raised Bill No. 5400
1199	1199
1200	1200
1201	1201
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1203	1203
1204	1204	Sec. 15. Subsection (a) of section 32-23o of the general statutes is 1019
1205	1205	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1020
1206	1206	1, 2020): 1021
1207	1207	(a) A Small Contractors' Revolving Loan Fund is created. In order to 1022
1208	1208	stimulate and encourage the growth and development of the state 1023
1209	1209	economy through the private enterprise of veteran-owned micro 1024
1210	1210	businesses, as defined in section 4a-60g, as amended by this act, and 1025
1211	1211	small contractors, the state, acting by the Department of Economic and 1026
1212	1212	Community Development, may provide working capital loans or 1027
1213	1213	provide lines of credit to veteran-owned micro businesses and small 1028
1214	1214	contractors from the Small Contractors' Revolving Loan Fund. For the 1029
1215	1215	purposes of this section, "small contractor" means contractors, 1030
1216	1216	subcontractors, minority business enterprises, manufacturers or service 1031
1217	1217	companies who have been doing business and have maintained their 1032
1218	1218	principal office and place of business in the state for a period of at least 1033
1219	1219	one year prior to the date of their application for assistance under this 1034
1220	1220	section, whose gross revenues in their most recently completed fiscal 1035
1221	1221	year did not exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars and 1036
1222	1222	which are considered small in accordance with such size standards as 1037
1223	1223	shall be established by regulations adopted by the department. In 1038
1224	1224	establishing such standards, the department shall consider the number 1039
1225	1225	of employees of the concern, provided any maximum number of 1040
1226	1226	employees which a small contractor may have under such definition 1041
1227	1227	shall vary from business to business to the extent necessary to reflect 1042
1228	1228	different characteristics of such business and to take proper account of 1043
1229	1229	other relevant factors. Not less than twenty-five per cent of the working 1044
1230	1230	capital loans and lines of credit provided under this section shall be 1045
1231	1231	made available to minority business enterprises and to veteran-owned 1046
1232	1232	micro businesses. The department shall charge and collect interest on 1047
1233	1233	each such working capital loan or line of credit at a rate to be determined 1048
1234	1234	in accordance with subsection (t) of section 3-20. In no event shall the 1049
1235	1235	total amount of such working capital loans or lines of credit provided to 1050
1236	1236	any single small contractor in any period of twelve consecutive months 1051
1237	1237	exceed two hundred thousand dollars. Payments made by small 1052 Raised Bill No. 5400
1238	1238
1239	1239
1240	1240
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1242	1242
1243	1243	contractors on all working capital loans and lines of credit paid to the 1053
1244	1244	Treasurer for deposit in the Small Contractors' Revolving Loan Fund 1054
1245	1245	shall be transferred to the Connecticut Growth Fund established under 1055
1246	1246	section 32-23v. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations 1056
1247	1247	in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of this section. 1057
1248	1248	Such rules and regulations shall establish size standards for different 1058
1249	1249	types of small contractors, loan procedures, repayment terms, security 1059
1250	1250	requirements, default and remedy provisions and such other terms and 1060
1251	1251	conditions as the department shall deem appropriate. 1061
1252	1252	Sec. 16. Subsection (c) of section 32-605 of the general statutes is 1062
1253	1253	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1063
1254	1254	1, 2020): 1064
1255	1255	(c) The authority shall designate a contract compliance officer from 1065
1256	1256	the staff of the authority to monitor compliance of the operations of 1066
1257	1257	facilities under the management or control of the authority, the 1067
1258	1258	convention center, convention center hotel and related parking facilities 1068
1259	1259	of the center and the hotel, with the provisions of state law applicable to 1069
1260	1260	such operations, including, but not limited to, this section and sections 1070
1261	1261	32-650 to 32-668, inclusive, and with applicable requirements of 1071
1262	1262	contracts entered into by the authority, relating to set-asides for small 1072
1263	1263	contractors, [and] minority business enterprises and veteran-owned 1073
1264	1264	micro businesses, as defined in section 4a-60g, as amended by this act, 1074
1265	1265	and required efforts to hire available and qualified members of 1075
1266	1266	minorities, as defined in section 32-9n, and available and qualified 1076
1267	1267	residents of the city of Hartford for jobs in such operations. Such officer 1077
1268	1268	shall file, each year during the period of facility operations, a written 1078
1269	1269	report with the authority as to findings and recommendations regarding 1079
1270	1270	such compliance. 1080
1271	1271	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1272	1272	sections:
1273	1273
1274	1274	Section 1 October 1, 2020 4a-59(c)
1275	1275	Sec. 2 October 1, 2020 4a-60g
1276	1276	Sec. 3 October 1, 2020 4a-60h Raised Bill No. 5400
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1280	1280	LCO No. 2239 35 of 35
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1282	1282	Sec. 4 October 1, 2020 4a-60j
1283	1283	Sec. 5 October 1, 2020 4a-57(a)
1284	1284	Sec. 6 October 1, 2020 4b-91(a)
1285	1285	Sec. 7 October 1, 2020 4-261
1286	1286	Sec. 8 October 1, 2020 4e-1
1287	1287	Sec. 9 October 1, 2020 4e-12(a) and (b)
1288	1288	Sec. 10 October 1, 2020 7-148u
1289	1289	Sec. 11 October 1, 2020 8-169jj(e)
1290	1290	Sec. 12 October 1, 2020 8-169mm(d)
1291	1291	Sec. 13 October 1, 2020 13a-95a
1292	1292	Sec. 14 October 1, 2020 22a-263a
1293	1293	Sec. 15 October 1, 2020 32-23o(a)
1294	1294	Sec. 16 October 1, 2020 32-605(c)
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1296	1296	Statement of Purpose:
1297	1297	To provide veteran-owned micro businesses with economic
1298	1298	opportunities.
1299	1299	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
1300	1300	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
1301	1301	underlined.]
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