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15-4-307. Minority and Women-owned Business Advisory Council.

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15-4-307. Minority and Women-owned Business Advisory Council.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-4-307

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Stable record: arkansas_code:legal_authorities:15-4-307
Source file: gov.ar.code.title.15.odt
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15-4-307. Minority and Women-owned Business Advisory Council. (a) The Division of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall be represented by a statewide Minority and Women-owned Business Advisory Council and shall report to that council. (b)(1) The council shall consist of nine (9) members. (2) The council shall: (A) Monitor progress, make recommendations, and develop strategic plans for performance improvement; and (B) Report to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (c)(1) The Governor shall appoint three (3) members of the council with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint two (2) members of the council. (3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint two (2) members of the council. (4) The Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission shall appoint two (2) members of the council. (5) Appointments shall reflect and be representative of the minority and women-owned business communities, resource organizations, entrepreneurs, corporations, and other minority and women-owned business advocates. (d) Except as otherwise provided by law, members of the council shall serve without compensation. (e) The term of office of the council shall: (1) Be at the pleasure of the appointing officer; and (2) Not exceed five (5) years. (f) There is established a formal relationship between the council and the Administrator of the Division of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. (g)(1) The administrator shall be the liaison to the council and shall be responsible for submitting to the council any reports and documents under the provisions of this section. (2) Their duties in relation to this section shall be considered official duty in the conduct of state business. (h) The council's duties and responsibilities shall be to: (1) Review reports and interpret each state agency's achievement of its goals under § 15-4-302(c); (2) Advise the Governor when a state agency has not reached its goals under § 15-4-302(c); (3) Make annual reports to the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, including without limitation: (A) A summary of the state's performance in relation to the goals stated in § 15-4-302(c); and (B) Any recommendations for modifications to the division's or other state agency's plans for improving statewide performance in relation to the goals stated in § 15-4-302(c); (4) Recommend to the state agency, the division, and the Office of State Procurement corrective actions to strengthen minority and women-owned business opportunities in the state; and (5) Conduct public hearings when necessary to obtain public input and support for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter. (i) Each state agency, through its minority and women-owned business officer, shall submit to the division and the office the state agency's plan to reach its goals for the coming fiscal year, which shall: (1) Be submitted to the division by June 30 of each year; (2) Contain the name of the state agency submitting the plan; (3) Contain a policy statement signed by the state agency head expressing a commitment to strengthen minority business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises in all aspects of contracting to the maximum extent feasible; (4) Identify the name of the minority and women-owned business officer in the state agency who is responsible for developing and administering the compliance plan; (5) Establish a timetable for the state agency to reach its goals under the plan and the manner in which the state agency intends to reach its goals; and (6) Contain any other procedures the division deems necessary to comply with the goals and the compliance plan.

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15-4-302. Purpose — Goals — Notice.

15-4-302. Purpose — Goals — Notice. (a) The General Assembly finds that it is the policy of the State of Arkansas to support equal opportunity as well as economic development in every sector. (b) The General Assembly recognizes that it is the purpose of this subchapter to support to the fullest all possible participation of firms owned and controlled by minority persons and women in state-funded and state-directed public construction programs and in the purchase of goods and services for the state. (c) All state agencies shall attempt to ensure that the following percentages of the total amount expended in state-funded and state-directed public construction programs and in the purchase of goods and services for the state each fiscal year are paid to minority business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises: (1)(A) For minority business enterprises, ten percent (10%). (B) The ten-percent goal under subdivision (c)(1)(A) of this section shall be allocated as follows: (i) Two percent (2%) for service-disabled veteran-owned minority business enterprises; and (ii) Eight percent (8%) for all other minority business enterprises; and (2) For women-owned business enterprises, five percent (5%). (d) To facilitate notification of potential respondents to procurement solicitations, a state agency shall publish all state contract solicitations on the website of the Office of State Procurement.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 15-4-302

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