Small Business & Supplier Diversity, Dept. of; powers & duties, employment services organizations.
What changed between versions
Added 'employment services organizations' to the list of business types eligible for procurement assistance and regulatory review under the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity.
Created a new Section 2.2-1610 requiring the Director to submit annual reports to the Governor and General Assembly identifying state agencies that fail to report on procurement from small, women-owned, minority-owned, and employment services organizations.
Mandated the development of a systematic data collection process to track state expenditures specifically to employment services organizations.
Updated the Department's duties to include implementing remediation measures for employment services organizations and reviewing SWA M plans with a focus on these new entities.
Added authority for the Department to request procurement records from institutions to ensure compliance with reporting and certification criteria for employment services organizations.
