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§ 19-102. Legislative intent; avoiding private sector commercial discrimination

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Finance and ProcurementEffective: April 14, 2009

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Finance and Procurement
Division II. General Procurement Law [Titles 11-End] (Refs & Annos)
Title 19. Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 14, 2009
MD Code, State Finance and Procurement, § 19-102
§ 19-102. Legislative intent; avoiding private sector commercial discrimination
It is the intent of the State to avoid becoming a passive participant in private sector commercial discrimination by refusing to procure goods and services from business entities that discriminate in the solicitation, selection, hiring, or commercial treatment of vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, or commercial customers on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or on the basis of disability or other unlawful forms of discrimination by providing a procedure for receiving, investigating, and resolving complaints of discrimination filed against business entities that:
(1) have submitted a bid or proposal; or
(2) have been selected to engage in, or are engaged in, providing goods or services to the State.

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Added by Acts 2006, c. 283, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2009, c. 60, § 5, eff. April 14, 2009.
MD Code, State Finance and Procurement, § 19-102, MD STATE FIN & PROC § 19-102
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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