Connecticut General Statutes 4a-62 – Minority Business Enterprise Review Committee
(a) There is established a Minority Business Enterprise Review Committee. The committee shall consist of two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House, two members of the House appointed by the minority leader of the House, two members of the Senate appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, and two members of the Senate appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. The committee shall conduct an ongoing study of contract awards, loans and bonds made or guaranteed by awarding agencies and of municipal public works contracts and contracts for quasi-public agency projects for the purpose of determining the extent of compliance with the provisions of the general statutes concerning contract awards, loans and bonds for minority business enterprises, including the set-aside program for such business enterprises.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 4a-62
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
(b) The committee may request (1) any awarding agency authorized to award public works contracts or to enter into purchase of goods or services contracts, or (2) in the case of a municipal public works contract or contract for a quasi-public agency project, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, to submit such information on compliance with sections 4a-60 and 4a-60g, and at such times as the committee may require. The committee shall consult with the Departments of Administrative Services, Transportation and Economic and Community Development and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities concerning compliance with the state programs for minority business enterprises. The committee shall report annually on or before February first to the Joint Committee on Legislative Management on the results of its ongoing study and include its recommendations, if any, for legislation.