Florida Senate - 2010 SB 1612 By Senator Lawson 6-01696-10 20101612__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Office of Supplier Diversity of 3 the Department of Management Services; amending s. 4 287.09451, F.S.; providing for the affidavit for 5 certification of a minority business enterprise to be 6 signed electronically; providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 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, and 18 shall recertify such minority businesses at least once every 2 19 years. Minority business enterprises must be recertified at 20 least once every 2 years by affidavit, which may include an 21 electronic signature. 22 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.