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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-4117" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="41" subtitle_name="Department of Social and Economic Mobility">
  <text>Subject to the limitations of any law that governs the activities of other units of the Executive Branch of the State government, the Special Secretary shall:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>advise the Governor on:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>the activities of the State government that are intended to promote:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>the employment of minority persons in the State; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>State contracting opportunities available to and the accessibility of those contracting opportunities to companies owned by minority persons, small businesses, and veteran–owned small businesses; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>each other matter that affects the rights and interests of minority persons, small businesses, and veteran–owned small businesses and the communities in which they live, work, and provide employment opportunities to others; and</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>as authorized by the Governor:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>provide help to minority persons, small businesses, and veteran–owned small businesses and the communities in which they live, work, and employ others;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>represent the Governor in any matter that relates to minority persons, small businesses, and veteran–owned small businesses or generally to the promotion of equality among the people of the State; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>perform any other responsibility that the Governor assigns.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
