Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity
Board
Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity
chapter
Regulations to Govern the Certification of Small, Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses [7 VAC 13 ‑ 20]
Action is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Action:
Regulations to Govern the Certification of Small, Women-Owned, and Minority-Owned Businesses
Action 4843
 
General Information
Action Summary This regulatory action amends 7VAC13-20-80, 7VAC13-20-140, 7VAC13-20-150, 7VAC13-20-160 and 7VAC13-20-200, and adds 7VAC13-20-150.1. These amendments to 7VAC13-20 were necessitated by legislation enacted during the 2017 Session of the General Assembly. Pursuant to Chapter 836 of the Appropriations Act, 7VAC13-20-140, 7VAC13-20-150, and 7VAC13-20-160 are amended to extend the SWaM certification from three years to five years. This change from a three year to a five year effective period for SWaM certification is effective as of July 1, 2017. Any company that was approved prior to July 1, 2017 will retain the three-year certification period. The proposed new subsection, 7VAC13-20-150.1 also includes this change. In addition, this regulatory action amends 7VAC13-20-80 and 7VAC13-20-200 to comply with Senate Bill 1192, effective July 1, 2017, which provides that any out-of-state business applying for certification in Virginia as a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business must possess the equivalent certification in its home state as a prerequisite for approval in Virginia. An out-of-state business with a state of origin that does not have a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business certification program shall be exempt from the requirements of this provision. This regulatory action also amends the title of subsection 7VAC13-20-140 and adds a new section, 7VAC13-20-150.1, to comply with the requirements of House Bill 1858, which directs DSBSD to mandate certification with no additional paperwork for any small, women-owned, or minority-owned business that has obtained certification under any federal certification program.
Chapters Affected Only affects this chapter.
Executive Branch Review This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act. The normal executive branch review process is not required. As such, it can be submitted directly for publication and is effective upon publication.
Exempt Citation: The current regulatory action is exempt under ยง 2.2-4006 because it is necessary to conform to changes in Virginia statutory law and the appropriation act, and because no agency discretion is involved.
RIS Project Yes  [005184]
New Periodic Review This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.
 
Stages
Stages associated with this regulatory action.
Stage ID Stage Type Status
7962 Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 10/04/2017.
 
Contact Information
Name / Title: Verniece Love  / Gen Admin Manager III
Address: Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity
101 N. 14th Street, 11th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Email Address: Verniece.Love@sbsd.virginia.gov
Phone: (804)786-3100    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this agency.