1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to metropolitan government; modifying 
  1.3             requirement for affirmative action plans by certain 
  1.4             contractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 
  1.5             473.144. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 473.144, is 
  1.8   amended to read: 
  1.9      473.144 [CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE FOR CONTRACTS.] 
  1.10     (a) For all contracts for goods and services in excess of 
  1.11  $100,000, neither the council nor an agency listed in section 
  1.12  473.143, subdivision 1, ~~may~~ shall accept any bid or proposal for 
  1.13  a contract ~~or execute a contract for goods or services in excess~~ 
  1.14  ~~of $50,000 with~~ or agreement from any business having more 
  1.15  than ~~20~~ 40 full-time employees within this state on a single 
  1.16  working day during the previous 12 months, unless the firm or 
  1.17  business has an affirmative action plan for the employment of 
  1.18  minority persons, women, and ~~the~~ qualified disabled ~~that~~ 
  1.19  individuals submitted to the commissioner of human rights for 
  1.20  approval.  Neither the council nor an agency listed in section 
  1.21  473.143, subdivision 1, shall execute the contract or agreement 
  1.22  until the affirmative action plan has been approved by the 
  1.23  commissioner of human rights.  Receipt of a certificate of 
  1.24  compliance from the commissioner of human rights signifies that 
  1.25  a business has an approved affirmative action plan.  A 
  2.1   certificate is valid for two years.  Section 363.073 governs 
  2.2   revocation of certificates.  The rules adopted by the 
  2.3   commissioner of human rights under section 363.074 apply to this 
  2.4   section. 
  2.5      (b) This paragraph applies to a contract for goods or 
  2.6   services in excess of $100,000 to be entered into between the 
  2.7   council or an agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, 
  2.8   and a business that is not subject to paragraph (a), but that 
  2.9   has more than 40 full-time employees on a single working day 
  2.10  during the previous 12 months in the state where the business 
  2.11  has its primary place of business.  The council or the agency 
  2.12  may not execute a contract or agreement with a business covered 
  2.13  by this paragraph unless the business has a certificate of 
  2.14  compliance issued by the commissioner under paragraph (a) or the 
  2.15  business certifies to the contracting agency that it is in 
  2.16  compliance with federal affirmative action requirements. 
  2.17     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.] 
  2.18     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment 
  2.19  and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, 
  2.20  Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.