Indiana § 5-22-15-26 Businesses providing specialized employee services

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-22-15-26 — Businesses providing specialized employee services

Indiana § 5-22-15-26

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 22PUBLIC PURCHASING

Ch. 15Purchasing Preferences

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Ind. Code § 5-22-15-26 (2026).

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(a)This section applies only to a contract awarded by a state agency.

(b)As used in this section, "business providing specialized employee services" refers to a business that satisfies all of the following:

(1)Not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the employees of the business are Indiana residents who meet at least one (1) of the following criteria:

(A)The employee is incarcerated or was formerly incarcerated.

(B)The employee is on probationary status.

(C)The employee is receiving government funded public assistance.

(D)The employee is a military veteran.

(2)The business pays a minimum wage of not less than thirteen dollars and fifty cents ($13.50) per hour.

(3)The business maintains a company representative to assist employees with at least one (1) of the following:

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(a) This section applies only to a contract
awarded by a state agency.
(b) As used in this section, "business providing specialized
employee services" refers to a business that satisfies all of the
following:
(1) Not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the employees of
the business are Indiana residents who meet at least one (1) of the
following criteria:
(A) The employee is incarcerated or was formerly incarcerated.
(B) The employee is on probationary status.
(C) The employee is receiving government funded public
assistance.
(D) The employee is a military veteran.
(2) The business pays a minimum wage of not less than thirteen
dollars and fifty cents ($13.50) per hour.
(3) The business maintains a company representative to assist
employees with at least one (1) of the following:
(A) Transitional services out of incarceration or probation.
(B) Job skills based training programs.
(C) Social skills training and assistance relating to personal
finance and basic legal assistance.
(4) The business provides employees with health insurance,
vision insurance, dental insurance, and access to retirement
savings options.
(c) The Indiana department of administration shall determine
whether a particular business meets the requirements of this section.
(d) There is a price preference of fifteen percent (15%) for supplies
or services purchased from a business providing specialized employee
services.
(e) A business that wants to claim a preference provided under this
section must do all of the following:
(1) State in the business's offer that the business claims the
preference provided by this section.
(2) Provide information to the Indiana department of
administration necessary to demonstrate that the business is a
business providing specialized employee services.