An Act relative to equity in public contracting in honor of Bruce C. Bolling

This bill establishes new requirements for state contractors to report how much of their payments go to minority and women-owned businesses and to disclose the racial and gender makeup of their workforce. It mandates that contractors submit these reports within 150 days of receiving a contract, while state agencies must create a standardized form and update their reporting system to collect this data. Additionally, the law sets a goal for the state to align its contracting with the demographic diversity of the population and requires agencies to consider a bidder's past compliance with workforce inclusion commitments. The legislation also defines "low income communities" to ensure that job creation on state construction projects in these areas targets local residents and reflects the community's diversity.