California Government Code

§ 14838

GOV § 14838 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 5.5 · Ch. 6.5 · Art. 1

Statute text

In order to facilitate the participation of small business, including microbusiness, in the provision of goods, information technology, and services to the state, and in the construction, including alteration, demolition, repair, or improvement, of state facilities, the directors of the department and other state agencies that enter those contracts, each within their respective areas of responsibility, shall do all of the following:

(a)Establish a minimum goal of 25 percent procurement participation for small businesses, including microbusinesses, in the provision of goods, information technology, and services to the state, and in the construction of state facilities.

(b)Provide for small business preference, or nonsmall business preference for bidders that provide for small business and microbusiness subcontractor participation, in the award of contracts for goods, information technology, services, and construction, as follows:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 730, Sec. 5. (AB 2019) Effective January 1, 2023.