GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 871*

Short Title:  MWBE Study/Constr./Purchasing.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Michaux, Fitch, Barnhill, Braswell, D. Brown, Burton, Cummings, Cunningham, Gist, Green, H. Hunter, Kennedy, Kinney, McAllister, Oldham, Wainwright, and Wright. 
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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April 12, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO STUDY MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE'S OVERALL PROCUREMENT, CONTRACT, AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS.
Whereas, a recent study has shown a significant disparity in awarding of highway construction and preconstruction contracts to minority and women-owned businesses; and
Whereas, determining whether such a disparity within the North Carolina marketplace and in contracts for other construction and for State purchasing exists is necessary for a legislative determination as to whether remedies need to be fashioned to ensure that all have equal access to the contracting and procurement process; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the General Assembly for fiscal year 1993-94 the sum of one million one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($1,175,000) to study minority and women-owned business contract disparity for:
(1)	Construction contracts awarded by the State Construction Office, the Emergency Prison contracts in the Governor's office, and small (less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)) construction contracts in all State agencies, The University of North Carolina System, and community colleges, with a time frame of the 10 past years for major construction projects and three to five past years for the small construction contracts;
(2)	Purchasing and contracts by State agencies (including The University of North Carolina System, community colleges, and the Real Estate Acquisitions Component of the State Property Office) but not including:
a.	Public schools and local governments;
b.	Purchases made by nonprofit and other public agencies which receive money from the State but which are not State agencies; and
c.	Purchases with non-State funds such as by University foundations.
	The time period for purchasing is the 10 past years.
(3)	Availability data on the North Carolina marketplace shall be included at least at the county level and may be made available by the State to units of local government.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.