Florida Senate - 2009                                    SB 1480
       
       
       
       By Senator Lawson
       
       
       
       
       6-00957-09                                            20091480__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to Office of Supplier Diversity within
    3         the Department of Management Services; amending s.
    4         287.09451, F.S.; extending the period for
    5         recertification of a minority business with the
    6         office; providing an effective date.
    7         
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Paragraph (m) of subsection (4) of section
   11  287.09451, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         287.09451 Office of Supplier Diversity; powers, duties, and
   13  functions.—
   14         (4) The Office of Supplier Diversity shall have the
   15  following powers, duties, and functions:
   16         (m) To certify minority business enterprises, as defined in
   17  s. 288.703, and as specified in ss. 287.0943 and 287.09431. The
   18  office, and shall recertify such minority businesses at least
   19  not less than once every 2 years a year. Minority business
   20  enterprises must be recertified annually by affidavit at least
   21  once every 2 years.
   22         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.