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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-4119" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="41" subtitle_name="Department of Social and Economic Mobility">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies to the following minority business enterprises:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a publicly owned business if 1 or more minority persons own at least 51% of the stock of the business; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>any other business if 1 or more minority persons own at least 50% of the business.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <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>carry out each State or federal program that is created to promote the growth of or participation in minority business enterprises;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>promote and coordinate training regarding the requirements of the Minority Business Enterprise Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>promote, coordinate, and participate in the plans, programs, and operations of the State government that promote or otherwise affect the establishment, preservation, and strengthening of minority business enterprises;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>promote activities and the use of the resources of the State government, local governments, and private entities for the growth of minority business enterprises;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>coordinate the effort of private entities and public agencies to develop minority business enterprises;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>establish a system to develop, collect, summarize, and give out information that would help a person to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>establish a minority business enterprise;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>operate a minority business enterprise successfully; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>promote the establishment and successful operation of minority business enterprises;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>establish a mentoring program:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>in which larger and more established minority businesses can mentor start–up and small minority businesses; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>that incentivizes mentor participation by providing benefits to mentors, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>special recognition on the Office website, and in the Office newsletter and participation updates;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>a certificate of participation awarded by the Office;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>the opportunity to present highlights of mentor and protege relationships at an annual appreciation event sponsored by the Office; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>increased networking and educational opportunities;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>conduct a feasibility study for creating a technical assistance program in the Office that provides one–on–one assistance to minority businesses in submitting competitive and successful bids and proposals for procurement contracts;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>provide training and educational opportunities for nonminority prime contractors regarding the duties and responsibilities of a prime contractor with respect to minority businesses; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>subject to the limitations of law and the availability of funds:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>provide technical and managerial assistance to minority business enterprises;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>provide the managerial and organizational framework for private entities and units of the State government to plan and carry out joint undertakings that relate to minority business enterprises;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>pay, wholly or partly, the costs of a pilot or demonstration project that is intended to overcome the special problems of minority business enterprises; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>establish an annual awards program to recognize localities that demonstrate the highest excellence in minority business enterprise support.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
