83R10105 CJC-D
By: Springer H.B. No. 2522
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of economically disadvantaged person for
purposes of certifying a business as a historically underutilized
business.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2161.001(3), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(3) "Economically disadvantaged person" means a
person who is a member of a racial or ethnic group that comprises
less than 50 percent of the state's population [economically
disadvantaged because of the person's identification as a member of
a certain group, including Black Americans, Hispanic Americans,
women, Asian Pacific Americans, and Native Americans, and who has
suffered the effects of discriminatory practices or other similar
insidious circumstances over which the person has no control].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to the certification of a business as a historically underutilized
business under Chapter 2161, Government Code, occurring on or after
the effective date of this Act. The certification of a business as
a historically underutilized business occurring before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at the
time the certification occurred, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.