La. Admin. Code tit. 19 § III-1301

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section III-1301 - Establishment of Annual Goals for Agencies

A. The director of the Office of Minority Business Enterprises, with the concurrence of the commissioner of Administration, shall establish overall annual goals for participation by certified minority businesses in the procurement of all goods and services by each state agency, based upon the estimated expenditures by category in the budget request documents. These goals shall be in the form of overall annual percentages of expenditures which are expected to be awarded to certified minority businesses. The annual period shall be the fiscal year. The overall annual goals will be adopted by OMBE each year not later than June 15, and shall be distributed to the head of each agency and educational institution on or before June 30 of each year.

B. Upon receipt of the annual goal from OMBE, agencies shall have 15 calendar days in which to respond to OMBE with suggested revisions to the established annual target percentage.

C. Within 15 calendar days of date of agency submittal, OMBE shall establish a new annual target percentage or reconfirm the percentage established for the agency.

D. The director of OMBE shall review the overall annual goal for each agency and educational institution at the conclusion of each fiscal year, and with the concurrence of the commissioner of administration shall establish the goal for the upcoming year. In no case shall the goal exceed 10 percent of the estimated annual expenditures for goods and services. Factors to be considered in establishing the new goal shall include the number of certified minority businesses, the success of the agency in attaining the goals over the past year, the population of minorities within the state as a whole, and such other relevant information as may be available.

E. The annual overall goals of each state agency for the period from September 1, 1984 through June 30, 1985, shall be 10 percent minority owned business participation in the procurement of all goods and services.

La. Admin. Code tit. 19, § III-1301

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of Minority Business Enterprises, LR 11:345 (April 1985).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1951-1969 and R.S. 39:1981-1991.