Rhode Island § 37-2.2-1 § 37-2.2-1. Short title and purpose.

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§ 37-2.2-1 — § 37-2.2-1. Short title and purpose.

Rhode Island § 37-2.2-1

Title 37Public Property and Works

Ch. 37-2.2Disability Business Enterprises

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-2.2-1 (2026).

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§ 37-2.2-1. Short title and purpose.
This chapter shall be known as the "Disability Business Enterprises Act.â€� The purpose
            of this chapter is to carry out the state's policy of supporting the fullest possible
            participation of small disadvantaged businesses owned and controlled by persons with
            disabilities in state funded and state directed public construction, public projects,
            and in state purchases of goods and services. This includes assisting disadvantaged
            disability businesses throughout the life of contracts in which they participate.
         

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§ 37-2.2-1. Short title and purpose.

This chapter shall be known as the "Disability Business Enterprises Act.â€� The purpose of this chapter is to carry out the state's policy of supporting the fullest possible participation of small disadvantaged businesses owned and controlled by persons with disabilities in state funded and state directed public construction, public projects, and in state purchases of goods and services. This includes assisting disadvantaged disability businesses throughout the life of contracts in which they participate.

Legislative History

P.L. 1987, ch. 438, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 176, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 150, § 12; P.L. 2004, ch. 257, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 353, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 210, § 1; P.L. 2012, ch. 245, § 1.