Iowa Code 73.14 – Minority-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and female-owned businesses — bond issuance services
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1. The state, board of regents institutions, counties, townships, school districts, community colleges, cities, and other public entities, and every person acting as contracting agent for any such entity, shall, when issuing bonds or other obligations, make a good-faith effort to utilize minority-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and female-owned businesses for attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, banks, underwriters, insurers, and other occupations necessary to carry out the issuance of bonds or other obligations by the entity.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 73.14
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. For purposes of this section:
a. “Female-owned business” means a business that is fifty-one percent or more owned, operated, and actively managed by one or more women.
b. “Minority-owned business” means a business that is fifty-one percent or more owned, operated, and actively managed by one or more minority persons.
c. “Service-disabled veteran-owned business” means a business that is fifty-one percent or more owned, operated, and actively managed by one or more service-disabled veterans, as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 632.