H 4980 General Bill, By Mitchell, Whipper, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, Mack, Allen, Anthony, Breeland, R.L. Brown, Cobb-Hunter, Davenport, Haskins, Parks and F.N. Smith
Summary: Minority business assistance
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 11-35-5010, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN CONNECTION WITH MINORITY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, SO AS TO DEFINE "SECTION 3 RESIDENTS"; AND TO AMEND TITLE 11, CHAPTER 35, ARTICLE 21, SUBARTICLE 3, RELATING TO ASSISTANCE TO MINORITY BUSINESSES, SO AS TO CHANGE REFERENCES FROM "THE STATE" TO "A GOVERNMENTAL BODY", WHICH INCLUDES THE STATE AND ITS AGENCIES AS WELL AS LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL BODIES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A MINORITY BUSINESS UTILIZATION PLAN DEVELOPED BY A GOVERNMENTAL BODY MUST INCLUDE A GOAL OF TEN PERCENT OF EXPENDED MONIES BEING SPENT WITH MINORITY BUSINESSES UNLESS A LESSER GOAL IS JUSTIFIED BY STATED CRITERIA.
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04/06/06	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-48
04/06/06	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-48