                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PARTICIPATION OF SMALL, WOMEN-OWNED, AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES (§
15.2-965.1)

A. Any locality may enact an ordinance providing that whenever there exists (i)
a rational basis for small business enhancement, or (ii) a persuasive analysis
that documents a statistically significant disparity between the availability
and utilization of women-owned and minority-owned businesses, the chief
executive of the local governing entity shall be authorized and encouraged to
require implementation of appropriate enhancement and remedial measures
consistent with prevailing law.

B. A small, women-owned, or minority-owned business that is certified by the
Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity pursuant to &#xA7; 2.2-1606
shall not be required by any locality to obtain any additional certification to
participate in any program designed to enhance the participation of such
businesses as vendors or to remedy any documented disparity.

HISTORY: 2004, cc. 865, 891; 2006, cc. 831, 921; 2009, c. 869; 2013, c. 482.