BILL NUMBER: SB 159	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Nielsen

                        FEBRUARY 3, 2015

   An act to amend Section 14839 of the Government Code, relating to
state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 159, as introduced, Nielsen. Office of Small Business and
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services.
   Existing law provides for various programs to encourage the
participation of small businesses, as certified by the Department of
General Services, in state agency contracts, and sets forth the
duties of the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business
Enterprise Services in this regard.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
   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 14839 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   14839.  There is hereby established within the department the
Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise
Services. The duties of the office shall include:
   (a) Compiling and maintaining a comprehensive bidders list of
qualified small businesses and disabled veteran business enterprises,
and noting which small businesses also qualify as microbusinesses.
   (b) Coordinating with the Federal Small Business Administration,
the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Office of Small
Business Development of the Department of Economic and Business
Development.
   (c) Providing technical and managerial aids to small businesses,
microbusinesses, and disabled veteran business  enterprises,
  enterprises  by conducting workshops on matters
in connection with government procurement and contracting.
   (d) Assisting small businesses, microbusinesses, and disabled
veteran business  enterprises,   enterprises
 in complying with the procedures for bidding on state
contracts.
   (e) Working with appropriate state, federal, local, and private
organizations and business enterprises in disseminating information
on bidding procedures and opportunities available to small
businesses, microbusinesses, and disabled veteran business
enterprises.
   (f) Making recommendations to the department and other state
agencies for simplification of specifications and terms in order to
increase the opportunities for small business, microbusiness, and
disabled veteran business enterprise participation.
   (g) Developing, by regulation, other programs and practices that
are reasonably necessary to aid and protect the interest of small
businesses, microbusinesses, and disabled veteran business
enterprises in contracting with the state.
   (h) Making efforts to develop, in cooperation with associations
representing counties, cities, and special districts, a core
statewide small business certification application that may be
adopted by all participating entities, with any supplemental
provisions to be added as necessary by the respective entities.
   (i) The information furnished by each contractor requesting a
small business or microbusiness preference shall be under penalty of
perjury.