A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to direct the Department of health and human services and the department of transportation to conduct disparities studies regarding the letting of contracts and to appropriate funds.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS Secretary) shall perform an internal disparity analysis on procurements and contracting regarding the use of Minority and Women‑Owned Businesses in contracting to test, trace, and track COVID‑19 although its deadly impact has primarily been in the minority communities. The DHHS Secretary shall report any findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than August 1, 2020.
SECTION 1.(b)  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to be used to fund the study required under subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 2.(a)  The Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT Secretary) shall perform an internal disparity analysis on procurements and contracting regarding the use of Minority and Women‑Owned Businesses in contracting highway construction contracts. The DOT Secretary shall report any findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than August 1, 2020.
SECTION 2.(b)  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to be used to fund the study required under subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2020.