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State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Participation Goals - Performance of Unit Employees

Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a procurement officer and any other employee responsible for the procurement of goods and services on behalf of a unit that is not meeting a certain minority business enterprise goal or making improvements in meeting the goal from receiving a promotion or merit increase under certain circumstances; requiring that, if there is no improvement toward meeting a certain goal in 3 consecutive fiscal years, the employee responsible for procurement shall have their employment terminated or be assigned to a different position; etc.

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Testimony (5)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVIchile-Mckenzie, OngisaSouthern Marylanders for Racial EqualityPosition only
FAVMoore, JacoblobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Ellis, Senator EllislegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFRobertson, EllenMaryland Department of General ServicesWritten (PDF)
FWAFranklin, MelPrince George's County CouncilOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMoore, JacobRegistered for: Town of Upper Marlboro; John Lavoie Representing Maryland Cares for Baseball Coalition; Richard Dipietro - Boonsboro OTB; PB Tech & Advisory, LLC; Allegany County Department of Economic & Community Development; First Pic, Inc.