SB 255 — Creates the Division of Supplier Diversity within the Office of Economic Development. (BDR 18-572)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 16, 2021) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

(1) conduct outreach to minority-owned small businesses, women-owned smallbusinesses, businesses and small businesses owned by persons with a disability toand informlocal suchemerging small businesses ofto smallinform businesses,and women-ownedassistance smallto businessesminority-owned andbusinesses, smallwomen-owned businessesbusinesses, businessesing owned bywnedby persons with a disability and local emerging small businesses to assist such businesses in obtaining government contracts;contracts and participating in the state and local governmental procurement process;

(3) develop and implement an online data dashboard to provide information pertaining to the awarding of government contracts;contracts and purchase orders;

(4) submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislativedatabase Counselof Bureauminority-owned relatingbusinesses, towomen-owned thebusinesses, onlinebusinessesablish dataa dashboard;owned by persons with a disability and local emerging small businesses;

(5)(6) establish aannual databasegoals concerning the awarding of contracts to minority-owned smallbusinesses, women-owned businesses, disability;businesses owned by persons with a disability and local emerging small businesses;

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(9)and prepare(10) aprovide reporttransparency regardinginto the policiesstate and programslocal implementedgovernmental procurement process.

Section 1 further requires all state orand local governmental agencies totto cooperate with the Division of Supplier Diversity.

(a) Conduct outreach to minority-owned small businesses, women-ownedwomen- smallowned businessesbusinesses, and small businesses owned by persons with a disability and local emerging small businesses to inform such businesses of both private and public sector contracting and procurement opportunities;

(b) Provide information, educational training and assistance to minority-owned small businesses, women-owned smallbusinesses, businesses and small businesses owned by persons with a disability and local emerging small businesses to assist such businesses in obtaining state and local government contracts.contracts and participating in the state and local governmental procurement process.

The educational training and assistance must include, without limitation, inin-person person or online training to help such businesses:

(1) Register as vendorssuppliers and apply for state and local government purchasing contracts;

(2) The actualtotal dollar amount andof procurementall categorypurchases ofby eachstate contractand awarded;local governmental agencies;

(3) The actualtotal dollar amount andof procurementall categorypurchases ofby eachstate contractand awardedlocal togovernmental minority-ownedagencies smallfrom minority-owned businesses, women-owned- small*SB255_R1* businesses– and3 small– women-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with a disability;disability and local emerging small businesses;

(4) The total dollar amount of all contractspurchases awarded;from minority- owned businesses, women-owned businesses, businesses owned by persons with a disability and local emerging small businesses by demographic;

(5) The total dollar amount of all contractspurchases awardedby toeach minority-ownedstate small businesses, women-owned small businesses and smalllocal businessesgovernmental ownedagency; by persons with a disability;

- *SB255* – 3 – (6) The total dollar amount of all contractspurchases awardedfrom tominority- minority-ownedowned small businesses, women-owned smallbusinesses, businesses and small businesses owned by persons with a disability and local emerging small businesses by demographic;each state and local governmental agency;

(7) The total dollarnumber amount of all contracts or purchase orders awarded by each state and local governmental agency;agencies;

and (8) The total dollarnumber amount of all contracts or purchase orders awarded by state and local governmental agencies to minority-ownedminority- smallowned businesses, women-owned smallbusinesses, businesses and small businesses owned by persons with a disability by each state and local governmentalemerging agency;small businesses;

(9) The total number of contracts awarded;

and (10) The total number of contracts awarded to minority- owned small businesses, women-owned small businesses and small businesses owned by persons with a disability;

(e) Establish a centralized database of minority-owned small businesses, women-owned smallbusinesses, businesses and small businesses owned by persons with a disability,disability and local emerging small businesses which can be shared with state and local governmental agencies;

(f) Establish annual goals concerning the awarding of contracts to minority-owned small businesses, women-owned smallbusinesses, businesses and small businesses owned by persons with a disability;disability and local emerging small businesses;

(i) Prepare, in cooperation with the Regional Business Development Advisory Council for Clark County, a written report regarding the policies and programs implemented by the Division of Supplier Diversity, including, without limitation, any data or information submitted by state and local governmental agencies to - *SB255_R1* – 4 – the Office of Economic Development concerning local or emerging small businesses, minority-owned small businesses, women-owned small businesses or small businesses owned by persons with a disability;

and - *SB255* – 4 – (j) Provide transparency into the state and local governmental procurement process.

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As used in this section, “local emerging small business” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 231.1402.

231.043Governor 1.the Office of Economic Development, consisting of:the (a) A Division of Economic Development;

There is hereby created within the Office of the Governor the Office of Economic Development, consisting of:

(a) A Division of Economic Development;

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The Governor shall propose a budget for the Office.

TEmployeesEmployees of the Office are not in the classified or unclassified service of this State and serve at the pleasure of the Executive Director.

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