No. SB 1662
Filed under Education.
Prohibited Preferences; Prohibiting executive agencies from using racial or gender set-asides, preferences, or quotas when making certain decisions; revising factors local governments are authorized to consider in making decisions regarding local bids and contracts for public construction works; revising the criteria each agency uses to evaluate professional services; deleting a provision requiring consideration of minority and gender representation when making appointments to the statewide advisory board for the Florida Small Business Development Center Network; deleting provisions requiring that preferences be given to specified entities seeking to attract minority conventions to Florida, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDState agencies may no longer use racial or gender set-asides, preferences, or quotas when hiring, retaining, or promoting employees. This removes existing legal authority for such practices in state government personnel decisions.
The bill repeals statutory requirements for state agencies to develop affirmative action plans, set annual goals for underrepresented groups, or appoint affirmative action officers. Agencies are no longer mandated to track or report on workforce diversity metrics.
State procurement rules are stripped of minority business enterprise goals, certification requirements, and monitoring duties. Agencies are no longer required to reserve contracts for or spend specific percentages with certified minority businesses.
The Office of Supplier Diversity loses its statutory authority to monitor state procurement, certify minority businesses, or investigate complaints. The legal definitions for minority business enterprises are removed from state law entirely.
AIState agencies are forbidden from using racial or gender set-asides, preferences, or quotas when hiring, retaining, or promoting employees.
AIState agencies are no longer required to develop affirmative action plans, set annual goals for underrepresented groups, or appoint affirmative action officers.
AIState agencies are no longer required to meet minority business enterprise procurement goals or reserve contracts for certified minority business enterprises.
AIThe Office of Supplier Diversity loses its statutory authority to monitor state procurement to ensure opportunities for minority business enterprises.
AIRemoves the statutory mandate for state agencies to spend specific percentages of contract dollars with certified minority business enterprises.
AIEliminates the office's authority to certify minority business enterprises, monitor agency compliance, and investigate complaints of misrepresentation.
AIDeletes the statutory declaration that racial discrimination in procurement is a compelling state interest requiring remedial programs.
AIThe legal definitions for 'minority business enterprise' and 'certified minority business enterprise' are removed from state law.