Economic Development; Division of Minority and Women's Business Development; create; appointment of director; powers and duties; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to define certain terms; to create the Division of Minority and Women's Business Development; to provide for appointment of a director; to provide for powers and duties of the director; to create the position of minority and women owned business enterprise state-wide advocate; to provide for appointment; to provide for duties; to provide for provisions for state contracts; to provide for a state-wide disparity study; to provide for contents; to provide for the structure of procurement contracts; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.