(a) Beginning with the 2018-19 fiscal year, the department shall take all lawful and reasonable steps to raise the disparity indices for contracts awarded under the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (Part 26 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations) to 100 for contracts and procurements subject to federal participation requirements, with particular emphasis on those minorities that exhibit substantial disparities with the indices, consistent with federal laws and regulations and subdivision (e) of § 31 of Article I of the California Constitution.

(b) The department shall implement the recommendations from every disparity study undertaken as part of the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (Part 26 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations), consistent with federal laws and regulations and subdivision (e) of § 31 of Article I of the California Constitution.

Terms Used In California Government Code 14110.4

  • Department: means the Department of Transportation. See California Government Code 14002.5
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 95, Sec. 7. (SB 103) Effective July 21, 2017.)