as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to state contracts; providing for a preference for vendors with certain
mental health benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16C.06,
subdivision 7.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16C.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Acquisition of goods and
services must be awarded according to the provisions of this chapter except thatnew text begin :new text end
new text begin (1) new text end a resident vendor shall be allowed a preference over a nonresident vendor from a
state that gives or requires a preference to vendors from that state. The preference shall be
equal to the preference given or required by the state of the nonresident vendornew text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (2) a vendor that provides mental health insurance coverage or related services to
its employees shall be allowed a preference over a vendor that does not provide such
coverage or servicesnew text end .