Florida Senate - 2010                             CS for SB 1612
       
       
       
       By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
       and Senator Lawson
       
       
       
       585-02360-10                                          20101612c1
    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.; deleting the requirement for
    5         affidavits in certifications of minority business
    6         enterprises; providing that certifications may be
    7         signed electronically; providing an effective date.
    8  
    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, and
   14  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 in
   18  s. 288.703, and as specified in ss. 287.0943 and 287.09431, and
   19  shall recertify such minority businesses at least once every 2
   20  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.