California Small Business Association

Small businesses need a level playing field when it comes to competing for state and local procurement. Smaller enterprises should be automatically informed about available government contracts. Here should be one set of small business criteria for all local, state, and national agencies for government contracts. These criteria must provide parity and compliance with the Governor’s Executive Order for all small businesses.

Chair

Jerry Bircher
Phone: 415-978-2788
Email: jerry@icallexpress.com

Legislative Bills

Bill	CSBA POSITION	House of Origin		Second House		Governor
Bill	CSBA POSITION	COMM.	FLOOR	COMM.	FLOOR	Governor
AB 1942 – Ruskin Sm. and disabled veteran businesses	Support
AB 2360 – Levine Healthy lifestyle benefits	Oppose
AB 2376 – Price Sm. Business contract accessibility	Support
AB 2603 – Eng Public contract reports	Oppose
AB 2773 – Price Sm Business Procurement and Contract Act	Support
AB 2778 – Mendoza Manufacturer standards	Watch
AB 2797 – De La Torre Sm Business bidding preference	Support
AB 3020 – Salas State Contract Act	Support
SB 1596 – Yee Univ. of Cal public contracts	Support
SB 1687 – McLeod State contract participation goal	No Position
SB 1698 – Romero Public works: contracts	Watch

KEY:

= PASSED

= UNDER CONSIDERATION

= DIED / FAILED PASSAGE

Updated: April 15, 2008

BILL SUMMARIES

AB 1942 – Ruskin: Public contracts: small businesses and disabled veteran business enterprises: Makes a technical change to law regarding small business gaining access to state agency contracts.

AB 2360 – Levine: Public contracts: state contracts: healthy lifestyle benefits: Requires corporations seeking to do business with the State of California to provide their employees with benefits that promote a healthy lifestyle.

AB 2376 – Price: Small and Emerging Contractors Technical Assistance Program: Would provide training for small business contractors to improve their ability to secure surety bond guarantees which is necessary to qualify for public works construction projects. Would charge a fee to participants in the program.

AB 2603 – Eng: Public contracts: reports: Requires sate agencies to prepare an annual report regarding service and consulting contracts entered into by the agency.

AB 2773 – Price: Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act: Changes the Small Business and Contract Act to instead establish a 2009 cost threshold at $250,000 which would be adjusted every 2 years.

AB 2778 – Mendoza: Small business and procurement: Changes the standards for manufacturers under the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.

AB 2797 – De La Torre: State contracting: small business preference: Increases the bidding preferences afforded by DGS (Dept. of General Services) to small businesses from 5% to 10%.

AB 3020 – Salas: State Contract Act: This bill would expand the definition of "department" for purposes of contracting for a public work to include the Military Department.

SB 1596 – Yee: University of California: public contracts: Limits the term of a contract for services, goods or materials, to the winning bid, to 3 years with limitations on extending the contract for contracts with the University of California schools.

SB 1687 – McLeod: State contracts: participation goals: developmentally disabled business enterprises: Establishes a statewide participation goal of not less than 2% for developmentally disabled business enterprises to participate in all contracts awarded by the state for construction, services, materials, supplies, equipment, alterations, repairs or improvements.

SB 1698 – Romero: Contractors: Public works: Prohibits a contractor from performing work as a contractor or subcontractor on a public works unless he or she has obtained a public works certification from the board.

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