Rhode Island General Laws 37-2.6-3. Discrimination in state contracts prohibited
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A public entity shall not enter into a contract with a business to acquire or dispose of supplies, services, information technology, or construction unless the contract includes a representation that the business is not currently engaged in, and an agreement that the business will not during the duration of the contract engage in, the boycott of any person, firm, or entity based in, or doing business with, a jurisdiction with whom the state can enjoy open trade, and/or the boycott of any public agencies, entities, or instrumentalities of the jurisdiction with whom the state can enjoy open trade.
History of Section.
P.L. 2016, ch. 477, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 37-2.6-3
- Boycott: means to blacklist, divest from, sanction, or otherwise refuse to deal with a person, firm, or entity, or a public entity of a foreign state, when the action is based on race, color, religion, gender, or nationality of the targeted person, firm, entity, or public entity of a foreign state. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-2.6-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- jurisdiction with whom the state can enjoy open trade: means states that are members of the World Trade Organization. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-2.6-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Public entity: means the state, or any political subdivisions of the state, including, but not limited to, any of its agencies, departments, institutions, or school districts. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-2.6-2