HB819:

Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; collecting and reporting local tax data.

Bill Summary:

Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity;
collecting and reporting local tax data. Directs the Department
of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD) to establish a pilot
program to use the administration of the business, professional,
and occupational license tax (the BPOL tax) to collect data from
businesses regarding their eligibility for certification as women-owned
or minority-owned businesses. The bill requires the Department to
aggregate and anonymize such data and report annually to the Governor
and General Assembly on the results.