HB1887: In veteran-owned small businesses, further providing for definitions, for regulations, for participation goal, for duties of Department of General Services and for bonding and progress payments, providing for request for a full or partial waiver and good-faith efforts, further providing for reports and providing for disparity study; in small and disadvantaged businesses, further providing for heading of chapter, for policy and for definitions, providing for Small and Diverse Business Program and for nonapplicability, further providing for regulations and for duties of department, providing for request for a full or partial waiver and good-faith efforts, further providing for bonding and progress payments and for report to General Assembly, providing for aspirational target, for disparity study and for program review and expiration; and providing for Program for Construction and Design Professional Services.

Legislative Summary

An Act amending Titles 51 (Military Affairs) and 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in veteran-owned small businesses, further providing for definitions, for regulations, for participation goal, for duties of Department of General Services and for bonding and progress payments, providing for request for a full or partial waiver and good-faith efforts, further providing for reports and providing for disparity study; in small and disadvantaged businesses, further providing for heading of chapter, for policy and for definitions, providing for Small and Diverse Business Program and for nonapplicability, further providing for regulations and for duties of department, providing for request for a full or partial waiver and good-faith efforts, further providing for bonding and progress payments and for report to General Assembly, providing for aspirational target, for disparity study and for program review and expiration; and providing for Program for Construction and Design Professional Services.