It is the intent of the Legislature to facilitate the participation of small businesses, particularly small disadvantaged or minority business enterprises, women business enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises, in business contracting with the University of California. The Legislature intends that the Regents of the University of California adopt policies and procedures to ensure that a fair proportion of university contracts be placed with small business enterprises, particularly small disadvantaged, women, and disabled veteran business enterprises, in areas of commodity purchases, services, and construction contracts. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the regents adopt, by January 1, 1985, with respect to small business enterprises, particularly small disad
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It is the intent of the Legislature to facilitate the participation of small businesses, particularly small disadvantaged or minority business enterprises, women business enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises, in business contracting with the University of California. The Legislature intends that the Regents of the University of California adopt policies and procedures to ensure that a fair proportion of university contracts be placed with small business enterprises, particularly small disadvantaged, women, and disabled veteran business enterprises, in areas of commodity purchases, services, and construction contracts. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the regents adopt, by January 1, 1985, with respect to small business enterprises, particularly small disadvantaged and women business enterprises, and by January 1, 1992, with respect to disabled veteran business enterprises, policies and procedures that include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a)
Annual targets for utilization of small businesses, particularly disadvantaged business enterprises, women business enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises, including subcontracts for construction.
(b)
Annual statistical reports on the participation of small businesses, particularly disadvantaged business enterprises, women business enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises, as general contractors and subcontractors in each project.
(c)
Outreach programs.
(d)
Directories of disadvantaged business enterprises, women business enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises.
(e)
Monitoring by the regents of progress with respect to the utilization of disadvantaged business enterprises, women business enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises.
It is also the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California report annually to the Legislature, on or before each July 1, on the participation of small disadvantaged business enterprises, women business enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises in university business contracting.