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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="4-125.1" title_number="4" title_name="Local School Administration" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="County Boards of Education">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Certified county–based business participation” has the meaning stated in § 10A–101 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George’s County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Certified county–based minority business participation” has the meaning stated in § 10A–101 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George’s County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“County–based business” has the meaning stated in § 10A–101 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George’s County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“County–based minority business enterprise” has the meaning stated in § 10A–101 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George’s County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>“County–based small business” has the meaning stated in § 10A–101 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Prince George’s County.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>“County board” means the Prince George’s County Board of Education.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Procurement” means the process of buying, leasing, lease–purchasing, or otherwise obtaining supplies, services, or construction.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Procurement” includes all functions that relate to the process of obtaining supplies, services, or construction, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Description of requirements;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Selection and solicitation of sources; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Preparation, award, and execution of a contract.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>“Program” means the Certified County–Based Business Participation Program that may be established under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies only in Prince George’s County.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The county board, after consultation with the County Superintendent, may establish and implement a Certified County–Based Business Participation Program to be used in county board procurement.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If the county board exercises the authority granted in subsection (c) of this section, the county board and the County Superintendent shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Consult with the Prince George’s County Council, or its agencies or agents, on the establishment and implementation of the Program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Establish goals and requirements for the Program that may include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Minimum percentages for certified county–based business participation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Utilization of county–based small businesses;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Minimum goals and incentives for maximizing certified county–based minority business participation; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The goals established under § 4–125(d) of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>To achieve the designated goals of the Program, the county board and the County Superintendent may use incentives and bonuses, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Mandatory set–aside procedures;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Mandatory subcontracting procedures with reasonable waiver provisions;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The application of bonus points;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The application of percentage points;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Restrictive bidding;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Restrictive price quotations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The reduction or waiver of bonding requirements; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Incentives to encourage maximum participation by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Certified county–based small businesses; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A variety of different certified county–based businesses.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>If the county board exercises the authority granted in subsection (c) of this section, the county board and the county council shall enter into a binding memorandum of understanding outlining the county board’s goals and commitment to implementing the Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>On or before December 1, 2015, and each year thereafter, the county board, after consultation with the County Superintendent, shall submit a report to the Prince George’s County delegations to the House of Delegates and Senate of Maryland, the Prince George’s County Council, and the Prince George’s County Executive, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, that specifies:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The respective percentages and dollar amounts of certified county–based business participation, certified county–based minority business participation, and certified county–based small business participation in county board procurement for the previous fiscal year; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The efforts by the county board and the County Superintendent in the previous fiscal year to encourage greater certified county–based business participation, certified county–based minority business participation, and certified county–based small business participation in county board procurement.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
