| 13 | | - | Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than ninety days after |
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| 14 | | - | the effective date of this section, the Commission on Human Rights and |
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| 15 | | - | Opportunities shall, in consultation with the Department of |
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| 16 | | - | Administrative Services, develop and issue a request for proposals for |
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| 17 | | - | the conducting of a disparity study. The commission shall, in |
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| 18 | | - | consultation with such department, develop criteria for evaluating |
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| 19 | | - | proposals relating to conducting a disparity study, including, but not |
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| 20 | | - | limited to: (1) The anticipated cost of completing such a study, (2) the |
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| 21 | | - | anticipated timeline for completing such a study, and (3) the proposing |
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| 22 | | - | firm's experience in conducting and completing such a study. The |
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| 23 | | - | deadline for responding to the request for proposals shall be not later |
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| 24 | | - | than sixty days from the issuing of the request by the commission. |
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| 25 | | - | (b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the commission, in consultation |
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| 26 | | - | with the department, shall evaluate the proposals submitted under |
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| 27 | | - | subsection (a) of this section and select the firm which shall conduct the |
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| 28 | | - | study. |
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| 29 | | - | (c) The study shall provide an analysis of existing statistical data |
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| 30 | | - | concerning the state's set-aside program, established under section 4a- Substitute House Bill No. 6476 |
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| 16 | + | Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than ninety days after 1 |
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| 17 | + | the effective date of this section, the Commission on Human Rights and 2 |
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| 18 | + | Opportunities shall, in consultation with the Department of 3 |
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| 19 | + | Administrative Services, develop and issue a request for proposals for 4 |
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| 20 | + | the conducting of a disparity study. The commission shall, in 5 |
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| 21 | + | consultation with such department, develop criteria for evaluating 6 |
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| 22 | + | proposals relating to conducting a disparity study, including, but not 7 |
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| 23 | + | limited to: (1) The anticipated cost of completing such a study, (2) the 8 |
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| 24 | + | anticipated timeline for completing such a study, and (3) the proposing 9 |
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| 25 | + | firm's experience in conducting and completing such a study. The 10 |
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| 26 | + | deadline for responding to the request for proposals shall be not later 11 |
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| 27 | + | than sixty days from the issuing of the request by the commission. 12 |
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| 28 | + | (b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the commission, in consultation 13 |
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| 29 | + | with the department, shall evaluate the proposals submitted under 14 |
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| 30 | + | subsection (a) of this section and select the firm which shall conduct the 15 |
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| 31 | + | study. 16 |
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| 32 | + | (c) The study shall provide an analysis of existing statistical data 17 |
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| 33 | + | concerning the state's set-aside program, established under section 4a-18 |
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| 34 | + | 60g of the general statutes, to determine whether its current form 19 |
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| 35 | + | achieves the goal of facilitating the participation in state contracts of 20 Substitute Bill No. 6476 |
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| 34 | | - | 60g of the general statutes, to determine whether its current form |
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| 35 | | - | achieves the goal of facilitating the participation in state contracts of |
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| 36 | | - | small contractors and minority business enterprises. The study shall |
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| 37 | | - | include, but shall not be limited to, a review of the state's current set- |
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| 38 | | - | aside program practices and the best practices of other states or |
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| 39 | | - | governmental entities. The study shall examine: |
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| 40 | | - | (1) Whether, based on available data and analysis, there is significant |
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| 41 | | - | statistical evidence of past or continuing discrimination in the awarding |
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| 42 | | - | of state contracts; |
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| 43 | | - | (2) The number of small contractors or minority business enterprises, |
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| 44 | | - | based on available data and analysis, that are qualified for eligibility for |
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| 45 | | - | state contracts under the set-aside program established under section |
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| 46 | | - | 4a-60g of the general statutes, and a determination of whether such |
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| 47 | | - | businesses are legitimate small contractors or legitimately owned by |
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| 48 | | - | members of a minority; and |
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| 49 | | - | (3) The state's contracting processes, to determine if there are any |
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| 50 | | - | contracting practices or unintentional but existing barriers in the process |
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| 51 | | - | that prevent small contractors and minority business enterprises from |
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| 52 | | - | fully participating in such contracting process. |
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| 53 | | - | (d) The executive director of the Commission on Human Rights and |
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| 54 | | - | Opportunities shall submit the findings of such study and any |
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| 55 | | - | recommendations for legislative action concerning such study, in |
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| 56 | | - | accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, |
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| 57 | | - | to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having |
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| 58 | | - | cognizance of matters relating to government administration and labor. |
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| 42 | + | small contractors and minority business enterprises. The study shall 21 |
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| 43 | + | include, but shall not be limited to, a review of the state's current set-22 |
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| 44 | + | aside program practices and the best practices of other states or 23 |
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| 45 | + | governmental entities. The study shall examine: 24 |
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| 46 | + | (1) Whether, based on available data and analysis, there is significant 25 |
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| 47 | + | statistical evidence of past or continuing discrimination in the awarding 26 |
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| 48 | + | of state contracts; 27 |
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| 49 | + | (2) The number of small contractors or minority business enterprises, 28 |
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| 50 | + | based on available data and analysis, that are qualified for eligibility for 29 |
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| 51 | + | state contracts under the set-aside program established under section 30 |
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| 52 | + | 4a-60g of the general statutes, and a determination of whether such 31 |
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| 53 | + | businesses are legitimate small contractors or legitimately owned by 32 |
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| 54 | + | members of a minority; and 33 |
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| 55 | + | (3) The state's contracting processes, to determine if there are any 34 |
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| 56 | + | contracting practices or unintentional but existing barriers in the process 35 |
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| 57 | + | that prevent small contractors and minority business enterprises from 36 |
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| 58 | + | fully participating in such contracting process. 37 |
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| 59 | + | (d) The executive director of the Commission on Human Rights and 38 |
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| 60 | + | Opportunities shall submit the findings of such study and any 39 |
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| 61 | + | recommendations for legislative action concerning such study, in 40 |
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| 62 | + | accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 41 |
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| 63 | + | to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 42 |
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| 64 | + | cognizance of matters relating to government administration and labor. 43 |
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| 65 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 72 | + | GAE Joint Favorable Substitute Bill No. 6476 |
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