(a) (1) The State Procurement Director shall track data regarding minority participation in state contracts that exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).(2) The data shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding:(A) The dollar amount for each contract awarded to a minority-owned business;(B) The total dollar amount spent on contracts by each state agency; and(C) The number and percentage of minority-owned businesses awarded contracts by the agency.
(1) The State Procurement Director shall track data regarding minority participation in state contracts that exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(2) The data shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding:(A) The dollar amount for each contract awarded to a minority-owned business;(B) The total dollar amount spent on contracts by each state agency; and(C) The number and percentage of minority-owned businesses awarded contracts by the agency.
(A) The dollar amount for each contract awarded to a minority-owned business;
(B) The total dollar amount spent on contracts by each state agency; and
(C) The number and percentage of minority-owned businesses awarded contracts by the agency.
(b) The director shall report the data required under subsection (a) of this section semiannually to the Governor and to the cochairs of the Legislative Council and to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and the Minority and Women-owned Business Advisory Council.
(c) The director shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this chapter.