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<section number="10A-179" name="Definitions" law="code" slug="sec-10a-179" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_10APU_DIV7ECDE_SD6ANCOCOEVRE_S10A-179DE">
  <level label="a">
    <text>African American Business Enterprise as defined in Section 10A-101(A)(1) mean any business enterprise that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>At least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more African Americans, or, in the case of any publicly-owned corporation, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned by one or more African Americans;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Whose general management and daily business affairs and essential productive operations are controlled by one or more African Americans; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Which has been certified by the Supplier Development and Diversity Division as a minority business enterprise pursuant to Division 6 of this Subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Asian-Pacific American Enterprise as defined in Section 10A-101(A)(1.2) shall mean any business enterprise that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>At least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more Asian-Pacific Americans, or, in the case of any publicly-owned corporation, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned by one or more Asian-Pacific Americans;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Whose general management and daily business affairs and essential productive operations are controlled by one or more Asian-Pacific Americans or Subcontinent Asian Americans; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Which has been certified by the Supplier Development and Diversity Division as a minority business enterprise pursuant to Division 6 of this Subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Code shall mean the Prince George's County Code.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Contractor shall mean any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, or any combination thereof, who enters into a contract with the County, and which contract is executed by an individual that is authorized to bind the County.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>County Based as defined in Section 10-308(3) means a business whose principal place of operation, as determined by the Office of Procurement, is in Prince George's County, Maryland.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Latino Business Enterprise as defined in Section 10A-101(A)(23.2) shall mean any business enterprise that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>At least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more Hispanic Americans, or, in the case of any publicly-owned corporation, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned by one or more Hispanic Americans;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Whose general management and daily business affairs and essential productive operations are controlled by one or more Hispanic Americans; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Which has been certified by the Supplier Development and Diversity Division as a minority business enterprise pursuant to Division 6 of this Subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>Local Worker shall mean an employee of a Contractor or Subcontractor that resides within the County.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>Locally-owned and Operated Business as defined in Section 10A-101(A)(24.1) shall mean any County-based business:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Which is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more County residents, or, in the case of any publicly-owned corporation, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned by one or more County residents;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Whose general management and daily business affairs and essential productive operations are controlled by one or more County residents; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Which has been certified by the Supplier Development and Diversity Division as a County-based business, County-based small business, and/or County-based minority business enterprise pursuant to Division 7 of this Subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>Minority Business Enterprise as defined in Section 10A-101(A)(26) shall mean any business enterprise:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Which is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more minority individuals, or, in the case of any publicly-owned corporation, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned by one or more minority individuals;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Whose general management and daily business affairs and essential productive operations are controlled by one or more minority individuals; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Which has been certified by the Supplier Development and Diversity Division as a minority business enterprise pursuant to Division 6 of this Subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>Minority Individuals as defined in Section 10A-101(A)(27) shall mean those who have been subjected to prejudice or cultural bias because of their identity as a member of a group in terms of race, color, ethnic origin, or gender, without regard to their individual capabilities. Minority individuals are limited to members of the following groups:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>African Americans (Black Americans), which includes persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Asian-Pacific Americans, which includes persons whose origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Burma (Myanmar), Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau), the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Macao, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, Federated States of Micronesia, or Hong Kong;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Female, regardless of race, ethnicity or origin;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Hispanic Americans, which includes persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish or Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Native Americans, which includes persons who are American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Subcontinent Asian Americans, which includes persons whose origins are from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, Nepal or Sri Lanka; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Veterans and Service-Disabled Veterans.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>Native American Business Enterprise as defined in Section 10A-101(A)(27.1) shall mean any business enterprise that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>At least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more Native Americans, in the case of any publicly-owned corporation, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned by one or more Native Americans;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Whose general management and daily business affairs and essential productive operations are controlled by one or more Native Americans; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Which has been certified by the Supplier Development and Diversity Division as a minority business enterprise pursuant to Division 6 of this Subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>Subcontractor shall mean any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, or any combination thereof who enters into a contract with a Contractor to assist the Contractor in the performance of a contract with the County. The term subcontractor does not include vendors or suppliers to the Contractor.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="m">
    <text>Veteran Business Enterprise as defined in Section 10A-101(A)(45) shall mean any business enterprise that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Which is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more Americans who are Veterans and/or service-disabled Veterans, or, in the case of any publicly-owned corporation, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned by one or more Veterans and/or service-disabled Veterans;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Whose general management and daily business affairs and essential productive operations are controlled by one or more Veterans and/or service-disabled Veterans; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Which has been certified by the Supplier Development and Diversity Division as a minority business enterprise pursuant to Division 6 of this Subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="n">
    <text>Women's Business Enterprise as defined in Section 10A-101(A)(46) shall mean any business enterprise that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Which is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned by one or more Female Americans, or, in the case of any publicly-owned corporation, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the stock of which is owned by one or more Female Americans;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Whose general management and daily business affairs and essential productive operations are controlled by one or more Female Americans; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Which has been certified by the Supplier Development and Diversity Division as a minority business enterprise pursuant to Division 6 of this Subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
