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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of economically disadvantaged person for |
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purposes of certifying a business as a historically underutilized |
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business. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2161.001(3), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(3) "Economically disadvantaged person" means a |
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person who is a member of a racial or ethnic group that comprises |
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less than 50 percent of the state's population [economically
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disadvantaged because of the person's identification as a member of
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a certain group, including Black Americans, Hispanic Americans,
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women, Asian Pacific Americans, and Native Americans, and who has
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suffered the effects of discriminatory practices or other similar
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insidious circumstances over which the person has no control]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the certification of a business as a historically underutilized |
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business under Chapter 2161, Government Code, occurring on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. The certification of a business as |
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a historically underutilized business occurring before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at the |
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time the certification occurred, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |