| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Office of Supplier Diversity of the |
| 3 | Department of Management Services; amending s. 287.09451, |
| 4 | F.S.; revising the duties of the Office of Supplier |
| 5 | Diversity with respect to requirements for the |
| 6 | certification and recertification of minority business |
| 7 | enterprises; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Paragraph (m) of subsection (4) of section |
| 12 | 287.09451, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 287.09451 Office of Supplier Diversity; powers, duties, |
| 14 | and functions.- |
| 15 | (4) The Office of Supplier Diversity shall have the |
| 16 | following powers, duties, and functions: |
| 17 | (m) To certify minority business enterprises, as defined |
| 18 | in s. 288.703, and as specified in ss. 287.0943 and 287.09431, |
| 19 | and shall recertify such minority businesses at least once every |
| 20 | 2 years. Minority business enterprises must be recertified at |
| 21 | least once every 2 years by affidavit. Such certifications may |
| 22 | include an electronic signature. |
| 23 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |