HB1560 amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act to allow waivers for individual contracts and classes.

HB1560 amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act to allow the Business Enterprise Council to grant waivers for individual contracts and classes of contracts. The Council may permit an individual contract or class of contracts to be exempt from State contracting goals for businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. The Council must consider specific criteria when determining whether to grant a waiver, including the number of eligible businesses and the cost difference between contract proposals.

HB1560 amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act to allow waivers for individual contracts and classes.

HB1560 amends the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act to allow the Business Enterprise Council to grant waivers for individual contracts and classes of contracts. The Council may permit an individual contract or class of contracts to be exempt from State contracting goals for businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. The Council must consider specific criteria when determining whether to grant a waiver, including the number of eligible businesses and the cost difference between contract proposals.