MADAM PRESIDENT:
The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 564, has had the same
under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that
said bill be AMENDED as follows:
case of a corporation, have at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the
corporation's stock owned by one (1) or more veterans who have
been residents of Indiana for at least one (1) year before making an
offer; and".
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insert:
" (b) The Indiana economic development corporation may assist
the Indiana department of administration in doing any of the
following:
(1) Compiling and maintaining a comprehensive list of
veteran owned small businesses.
(2) Assisting veteran owned small businesses in complying
with the procedures for bidding on state contracts.
(3) Examining requests from the Indiana department of
administration for the purchase of supplies or services to help
determine which purchases may be consistent with the goal
described in section 11(a) of this chapter.
(4) Simplifying specifications and contract terms to increase
the opportunities for veteran owned small businesses to
participate in state contracts.
(c) The Indiana economic development corporation, in
consultation with the Indiana department of administration, may
develop programs to encourage cities, counties, towns, townships,
and private businesses to adopt the goal for contracts with veteran
owned small businesses described in section 11(a) of this chapter.
supplies and services to address immediate and serious government
needs at a time of emergency, including a threat to the public
health, welfare, or safety that may arise by reason of floods,
epidemics, riots, acts of terrorism, major power failures, a threat
proclaimed by the President of the United States or the governor,
or a threat declared by the commissioner of the Indiana
department of administration.
(b) The Indiana department of administration shall annually
evaluate its progress in meeting the goal described in this section
for the previous state fiscal year. Beginning in 2014, after June 30
and before November 1 of each year, the Indiana department of
administration shall submit a report to the governor, the Indiana
department of veterans' affairs, the commission on military and
veterans affairs, and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, the
legislative council. The report must include:
(1) the percentage goal obtained by the Indiana department
of administration during the previous state fiscal year; and
(2) a summary of why the Indiana department of
administration failed to meet the goal and what actions are
being taken by the Indiana department of administration to
meet the goal in the current state fiscal year.
(c) The Indiana department of administration shall post the
report described in subsection (b) on the department's Internet
web site not later than thirty (30) days after the report is
submitted. The Indiana department of veterans' affairs shall post
the report described in subsection (b) on the department's Internet
web site not later than thirty (30) days after the report is submitted
by the Indiana department of administration.".
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(Reference is to SB 564 as printed February 12, 2013.)
and when so amended that said bill do pass .
Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0.