Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-049-2007

• Reference No.: CB-049-2007
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Failed
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 11/20/2007
• Introduced Date: 10/23/2007
• Title: An Act amending provisions of the Code allowing issuance of minority business enterprise certifications to entities that exceed the State of Maryland’s minority business enterprise eligibility criteria, revising the composition of the membership of the Minority Business Opportunities Commission and for the purpose of transferring the minority business enterprise certification function to the Minority Business Development Division of the Office of Central Services.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Samuel H. Dean, Ingrid M. Turner, Tony Knotts, David C. Harrington, Marilynn Bland, Eric C. Olson, County Executive
• Code sections: 02-450 - , 02-452 - , 02-454 - Reserved, 02-456 - , 10A-101 - , 10A-136 - , 10A-141 -
• Contact: Tracy M. Benjamin Office of Law

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/20/2007	2	County Council	Public hearing	Neither
11/5/2007	2	County Council	Held in Committee	Neither
10/23/2007	2	County Council	referred	Neither
10/23/2007		County Council	introduced

Title An Act amending provisions of the Code allowing issuance of minority business enterprise certifications to entities that exceed the State of Maryland’s minority business enterprise eligibility criteria, revising the composition of the membership of the Minority Business Opportunities Commission and for the purpose of transferring the minority business enterprise certification function to the Minority Business Development Division of the Office of Central Services. Background The proposed legislation would amend provisions of the County Code relating to certifications of minority business enterprises. The legislation would allow the Purchasing Agent to consider certifications of entities that administer minority business enterprise certification programs based upon eligibility criteria that exceeds or differs from those utilized by the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and that further the County’s minority business enterprise participation goals. The legislation would also transfer the function of certifying, decertifying and hearing complaints regarding minority business enterprises from the Minority Business Opportunities Commission to the Minority Business Development Division of the Office of Central Services to reflect the current practice and procedures of the County. THIS BILL WAS NOT ENACTED.