Senate Study Bill 3016 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON BEALL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the encouragement and assistance of 1 businesses owned by disabled veterans. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5683SC (1) 83 tw/rj

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 15.108, subsection 7, paragraph g, 1 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2009, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 Encourage and assist small businesses , including small 4 businesses owned or operated by disabled veterans, to obtain 5 state contracts and subcontracts by cooperating with the 6 directors of purchasing in the department of administrative 7 services, the state board of regents, and the state department 8 of transportation in performing the following functions: 9 EXPLANATION 10 This bill relates to disabled veteran-owned businesses and 11 the department of economic development. 12 The bill requires the department to encourage and assist 13 such businesses in obtaining state contracts. 14 -1- LSB 5683SC (1) 83 tw/rj 1/ 1