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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6476
January Session, 2021
AN ACT CONCERNING A DISPARITY STUDY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than ninety days after 1
the effective date of this section, the Commission on Human Rights and 2
Opportunities shall, in consultation with the Department of 3
Administrative Services, develop and issue a request for proposals for 4
the conducting of a disparity study. The commission shall, in 5
consultation with such department, develop criteria for evaluating 6
proposals relating to conducting a disparity study, including, but not 7
limited to: (1) The anticipated cost of completing such a study, (2) the 8
anticipated timeline for completing such a study, and (3) the proposing 9
firm's experience in conducting and completing such a study. The 10
deadline for responding to the request for proposals shall be not later 11
than sixty days from the issuing of the request by the commission. 12
(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the commission, in consultation 13
with the department, shall evaluate the proposals submitted under 14
subsection (a) of this section and select the firm which shall conduct the 15
study. 16
(c) The study shall provide an analysis of existing statistical data 17
concerning the state's set-aside program, established under section 4a-18
60g of the general statutes, to determine whether its current form 19
achieves the goal of facilitating the participation in state contracts of 20 Substitute Bill No. 6476
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small contractors and minority business enterprises. The study shall 21
include, but shall not be limited to, a review of the state's current set-22
aside program practices and the best practices of other states or 23
governmental entities. The study shall examine: 24
(1) Whether, based on available data and analysis, there is significant 25
statistical evidence of past or continuing discrimination in the awarding 26
of state contracts; 27
(2) The number of small contractors or minority business enterprises, 28
based on available data and analysis, that are qualified for eligibility for 29
state contracts under the set-aside program established under section 30
4a-60g of the general statutes, and a determination of whether such 31
businesses are legitimate small contractors or legitimately owned by 32
members of a minority; and 33
(3) The state's contracting processes, to determine if there are any 34
contracting practices or unintentional but existing barriers in the process 35
that prevent small contractors and minority business enterprises from 36
fully participating in such contracting process. 37
(d) The executive director of the Commission on Human Rights and 38
Opportunities shall submit the findings of such study and any 39
recommendations for legislative action concerning such study, in 40
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 41
to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 42
cognizance of matters relating to government administration and labor. 43
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
LAB Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
GAE Joint Favorable Substitute Bill No. 6476
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