It is the intent of the Legislature that any awarding department shall accept for purposes of public contract work any state or local agency certification for minority, women, and disadvantaged business enterprises if that certification meets the certification criteria contained in Part 23 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. It is also the intent of the Legislature that definitions for minority and women business enterprises, as specified in subdivisions (e) and (f) of Section 10115.1, shall constitute a clarification of, rather than a change in, existing law.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1329, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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Terms Used In California Public Contract Code 2050

  • Awarding department: means any state agency, department, governmental entity, including the California State University, or officer or entity empowered by law to enter into contracts on behalf of the State of California. See California Public Contract Code 2051
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Local agency: means a county or city, whether general law or chartered, city and county, school district, or other district. See California Public Contract Code 2051