California Public Utilities Code ARTICLE 5 - Women, Minority, Disabled Veteran, and LGBT Business Enterprises

• Section 8281.
  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the essence of the American economic system of private enterprise is free, open, and transparent competition. Only through...
• Section 8282.
  For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) “Control” means exercising the power to make policy decisions.(b) “Disabled veteran business enterprise” has the same meaning...
• Section 8283.
  (a) The commission shall require each electrical, gas, water, wireless telecommunications service provider, and telephone corporation with gross annual revenues exceeding twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) and...
• Section 8284.
  (a) (1) The commission shall, by rule or order, adopt criteria for verifying and determining the eligibility of women, minority, and LGBT business enterprises for procurement contracts.(2) The...
• Section 8285.
  (a) Any person or corporation, through its directors, officers, or agents, which falsely represents a business as a women, minority, or LGBT business enterprise in the...
• Section 8286.
  (a) In order to facilitate the participation of women-owned businesses, minority-owned businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, and LGBT-owned businesses and small businesses in contract procurement, any corporation...

Last modified: October 22, 2018