Amendment #72, as changed to H4461

Minority- and Women-Business-Enterprise Participation in Public Contracting

Representatives Carvalho of Boston, Holmes of Boston, Tosado of Springfield, Devers of Lawrence, Gonzalez of Springfield, Moran of Lawrence, Swan of Springfield and Vega of Holyoke move to amend the bill by inserting at the end the following 2 sections:

SECTION XX. Said chapter 7 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after Section 23B the following section:-

Section 23B ½ Contracting diversity goals

For the purposes of this chapter, it shall be the official goal of the Commonwealth to achieve minority business enterprise and women business enterprise contracting goals within state procurement that are reflective of the diverse racial, ethnic, and gender make-up of the Commonwealth’s population.

SECTION XX. Section 44A½ of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the last paragraph the following paragraphs:-

(d) It shall be the goal of the Commonwealth to achieve minority business enterprise and women business enterprise contracting goals and workforce participation goals on the totality of state-funded design and construction contracts that are reflective of the diverse racial, ethnic, and gender make-up of the Commonwealth’s population.