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. It is the intent of the Legislature to facilitate the
participation of small businesses, particularly small disadvantaged
or minority business enterprises, women business enterprises, and
disabled veteran business enterprises, in business contracting with
the University of California. The Legislature intends that the
Regents of the University of California adopt policies and procedures
to ensure that a fair proportion of university contracts be placed
with small business enterprises, particularly small disadvantaged,
women, and disabled veteran business enterprises, in areas of
commodity purchases, services, and construction contracts. It is
further the intent of the Legislature that the regents adopt, by
January 1, 1985, with respect to small business enterprises,
particularly small disadvantaged and women business enterprises, and
by January 1, 1992, with respect to disabled veteran business
enterprises, policies and procedures that include, but are not
limited to, all of the following:
(a) Annual targets for utilization of small businesses,
particularly disadvantaged business enterprises, women business
enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises, including
subcontracts for construction.
(b) Annual statistical reports on the participation of small
businesses, particularly disadvantaged business enterprises, women
business enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises, as
general contractors and subcontractors in each project.
(c) Outreach programs.
(d) Directories of disadvantaged business enterprises, women
business enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises.
(e) Monitoring by the regents of progress with respect to the
utilization of disadvantaged business enterprises, women business
enterprises, and disabled veteran business enterprises.
It is also the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the
University of California report annually to the Legislature, on or
before each July 1, on the participation of small disadvantaged
business enterprises, women business enterprises, and disabled
veteran business enterprises in university business contracting.