WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 305

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Finance and Procurement

14-305.

(a)     (1) Within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, each designated unit shall
report to the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs.

(2)     A report under this subsection shall for the preceding fiscal year:

(i) state the total number and value of procurement contracts
between the designated unit and certified minority business enterprises, BY SPECIFIC
CATEGORY OF MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE;

(ii) indicate the percentage that those procurement contracts
represent, BY SPECIFIC CATEGORY OF MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE, of the total
number and value of procurement contracts; and

(iii) contain other such information as required by the Governor's
Office of Minority Affairs and approved by the Board.

(3)     A report under this subsection shall be in a form prescribed by the
Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and approved by the Board.

(b)     Within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, each unit that is not required
to report under subsection (a) of this section shall send to the Governor's Office of
Minority Affairs:

(1)     to the extent available, the information required under subsection (a)(2)
of this section; and

(2)     a statement of the steps that the unit has taken to carry out the
requirements of § 14-302(a) of this subtitle.

(c)     On or before December 31 of each year, the Governor's Office of Minority
Affairs shall submit to the Board of Public Works and the Legislative Policy Committee a
report summarizing the information the Office receives under subsections (a) and (b) of
this section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article - State Finance and Procurement

14-305.

(a) (1) Within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, each designated unit shall
report to the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs.

(2) A report under this subsection shall state for the preceding fiscal year:

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