SF 2284 (LSB 5683SV (1) 83)

SENATE FILE 2284

BY  COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3016)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the encouragement and assistance of businesses owned by disabled veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 15.108, subsection 7, paragraph g, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   Encourage and assist small businesses, including small businesses owned or operated by disabled veterans, to obtain state contracts and subcontracts by cooperating with the directors of purchasing in the department of administrative services, the state board of regents, and the state department of transportation in performing the following functions:
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to disabled veteran-owned businesses and the department of economic development.
   The bill requires the department to encourage and assist such businesses in obtaining state contracts.