1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; forbidding the state from accepting bids or proposals 
1.3 	from businesses with permits to pay subminimum wages to workers with 
1.4 	disabilities;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [16C.054] CERTAIN BIDS AND PROPOSALS PROHIBITED.
1.7 	A state agency may not accept a bid or proposal from a business unless the business 
1.8 	certifies that it does not hold a current permit from the United States Department of Labor 
1.9 	or the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry that allows the business to pay 
1.10 	subminimum wage rates to workers with disabilities.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
1.12 	and applies to bids and proposals solicited on or after that date.