Senate Bill 2796

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-1-57, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE AND THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A COPY OF ITS STUDY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT STATISTICAL DISPARITY IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF QUALIFIED MINORITY CONTRACTORS OF GOODS AND SERVICES DOING BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF SUCH MINORITY CONTRACTORS WITH WHOM THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, OR WITH WHOM A PRIME CONTRACTOR WITH THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, HAS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE GOODS AND SERVICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 57-1-57, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

57-1-57. (1) The Mississippi Development Authority shall conduct and prepare, or shall contract for the preparation of, a study to determine if there is a significant statistical disparity in the total number of qualified minority contractors of goods and services doing business in the State of Mississippi and the actual number of such minority contractors with whom the State of Mississippi, or with whom a prime contractor with the State of Mississippi, has contracted to provide goods and services.

(2) The Mississippi Development Authority shall file a copy of its study with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives by not later than December 31, 2024.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.