AB 3367 — Public contracts: small business liaisons and advocates and disabled veteran business enterprise advocates.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 3367 do?

The Small Business Procurement and Contract Act requires the Director of General Services and the heads of other state agencies that enter into contracts for the provision of goods, services, and information technology and for the construction of state facilities to establish goals for the participation of small businesses in these contracts, to provide for small business preferences in the award of these contracts, to give special consideration and special assistance to small businesses, and, whenever possible, to make awards to small businesses, as specified. Existing law requires each state agency to consolidate its existing staff functions that relate to contract opportunities for small businesses into a single point of contact for small businesses, and to designate a small business advocate as a liaison to small business suppliers. Existing law requires each state agency that significantly regulates small business or significantly impacts small business to designate at least one individual who shall serve as a small business liaison for the agency. Existing law requires the Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate to, among other duties, seek the assistance and cooperation of all state agencies and departments providing services to, or affecting, small business, including the small business liaison and maintain, publicize, and distribute an annual list of persons serving as small business ombudspersons throughout state government. Existing law also requires the small business advocate to identify potential certified small business and certified disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) subcontractors and potential subcontracting opportunities, as well as establish a California multiple award schedule program, as provided. Under existing law, the administering agency for the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program is the Department of General Services, except in the case of contracts for professional bond services. Existing law requires the Director of General Services to adopt written policies and guidelines establishing a uniform process for state contracting to provide a DVBE participation incentive to bidders, which all state agencies are required to use when awarding contracts. That law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out specified duties relating to the program, including by maintaining complete records of its promotional efforts. That law requires the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to appoint the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate and for that advocate to carry out certain duties. That law requires each awarding department, as defined, to appoint an agency Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate to carry out certain duties, including by meeting regularly with the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate and contract and procurement staffs of their departments to disseminate information about the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program. This bill would change the term "small business advocate" to "small business contracting advocate," and the term "small business liaison" to "small business regulatory liaison." The bill would require the Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate to maintain, publicize, and distribute an annual list of persons serving as small business contracting advocates or small business regulatory liaisons throughout state government. The bill would require the Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate to collaborate with the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate regarding the implementation of the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program, as provided. The bill would also require the small business contracting advocate to instead identify potential certified small business and certified DVBE subcontracting opportunities, as well as assist certified small businesses and certified DVBEs to participate in the California multiple award schedule program. The bill would make conforming changes to that effect. This bill would change the term "Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate" to "Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Contract Advocate." The bill would remove the requirement that the Department of Veterans Affairs carry out specified duties. The bill would change the duties the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate is required to carry out, including by requiring that advocate to establish and promote a system to track the effectiveness of promotional activities undertaken by state agencies. The bill would remove the requirement that the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Contract Advocate meet regularly with the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate and would impose additional duties on the Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Contract Advocate when that advocate meets with the contract and procurement staffs of their departments. The bill would make conforming changes to that effect.

Who sponsors AB 3367?

AB 3367 is sponsored by Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy.

What is the current status of AB 3367?

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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