Virginia Code 15.2-965.2: Enhancement of micro-business participation in local procurement.
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A. Any locality may enact an ordinance to enhance micro-business participation in local government procurement practices. Such measures may include special designation of local micro-businesses, providing technical support to micro-businesses, setting target goals for micro-business participation in the local procurement process, and other reasonable measures intended to promote micro-business participation in the locality.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-965.2
- local government: shall be construed to mean a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
- Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
- Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
B. For purposes of this section, “micro-business” means a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business with no more than 25 employees.
2020, c. 1123.