Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 50. STATE GOVERNMENT · Chapter 5. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES · Article 3. STATE PURCHASING · Part 4. [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024] MINORITY, WOMEN, AND VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

50-5-130. Purpose.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Effective January 1, 2024. See note.In force today: Effective January 1, 2024. See note.

The General Assembly recognizes that the preservation and expansion of the American economic system of private enterprise is through free competition, but it also recognizes that the security and well-being brought about by such competition cannot be realized unless the actual and potential capacity of minority business enterprises, women owned businesses, and veteran owned businesses is encouraged and developed. Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the state define a “minority business enterprise,” “women owned business,” and “veteran owned business” for purposes of representation in the area of procurement of state contracts for construction, services, equipment, and goods.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 50-5-130, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1380, § 3; Ga. L. 2023, p. 43, § 4/HB 128, effective January 1, 2024.

Delayed effective date

Code Section 50-5-130 is set out twice in this Code. This version is effective January 1, 2024. For version effective until January 1, 2024, see the preceding version. The 2023 amendment, effective January 1, 2024, inserted “, women owned businesses, and veteran owned businesses” in the first sentence and substituted “‘minority business enterprise,’ ‘women owned business,’ and ‘veteran owned business’ for purposes” for “‘minority business enterprise’ for purposes” in the second sentence.

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Effective until January 1, 2024. See note.No longer in force as printed (Effective until January 1, 2024. See note.)

The General Assembly recognizes that the preservation and expansion of the American economic system of private enterprise is through free competition, but it also recognizes that the security and well-being brought about by such competition cannot be realized unless the actual and potential capacity of minority business enterprises is encouraged and developed. Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the state define a “minority business enterprise” for purposes of representation in the area of procurement of state contracts for construction, services, equipment, and goods.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 50-5-130, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1380, § 3.

Delayed effective date

Code Section 50-5-130 is set out twice in this Code. This version is effective until January 1, 2024. For version effective January 1, 2024, see the following version.

Read the official page (the state's PDF, opened at the page this text was read from).

Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t49-t50-ch1-12-(v38)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V38, 2023 edition, page 595; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 b1a50b0e3917.

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