BILL NUMBER: AB 413	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chávez

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2015

   An act to amend Section 999.12 of the Military and Veterans Code,
relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 413, as introduced, Chávez. California Disabled Veteran
Business Enterprise Program
    Existing law requires departments that issue bonds or enter into
contracts on behalf of the state to appoint a Disabled Veteran
Business Enterprise Program Advocate. Existing law requires this
advocate to, among other things, assist certified disabled veteran
business enterprises in participating in that agency's contracting
process and serve as an advocate for the disabled veteran business
enterprises that are utilized as the agency's contractors or
subcontractors.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 999.12 of the Military and Veterans Code is
amended to read:
   999.12.  Each awarding department shall appoint an agency Disabled
Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate. This person shall be
the same individual appointed pursuant to Section 14846 of the
Government Code. The agency Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise
Program Advocate shall do all of the following:
   (a) Assist certified disabled veteran business enterprises in
participating in that agency's contracting process.
   (b) Assist contract officers in seeking disabled veteran business
enterprises to participate in the agency's contract and procurement
activities by performing outreach efforts to recruit disabled veteran
business enterprises to offer their services  ,  as either
a prime contractor or subcontractor  ,  on any contract
proposed by the awarding department that requires disabled veteran
business enterprise participation, and by other feasible means.
   (c)  Meet regularly with the California Disabled Veteran Business
Enterprise Program Advocate and contract and procurement staffs of
their departments to disseminate information about the California
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program.
   (d) Serve as an advocate for the disabled veteran business
enterprises that are utilized as the agency's contractors or
subcontractors.
   (e) Report to the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran
Business Enterprise Services regarding any violation of this article.

   (f) Coordinate and meet, on a regular basis, with the California
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate at the
Department of Veterans  Affairs   Affairs, 
in an effort to meet the statewide 3-percent goal  provided
for in   pursuant to  Section 999.2.