Bill Text: TX SR315 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 15, 2023, as Minority Business Enterprise Public Policy Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-15 - Reported enrolled [SR315 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR315-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| welcome the attendees and participants of Minority Business | ||
| Enterprise Public Policy Day at the State Capitol, which is | ||
| taking place on March 15, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Minority Business Enterprise Public Policy Day has | ||
| been held during Texas legislative sessions since 1997 and is | ||
| coordinated by a coalition of advocacy organizations that | ||
| represent minority-owned and historically underutilized business | ||
| enterprises in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston-Galveston, and | ||
| Austin-San Antonio metropolitan areas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The 868 certified minority business enterprises | ||
| represented by this coalition contribute more than $17 billion in | ||
| revenue to the state's economy, and these businesses create and | ||
| preserve more than 82,000 jobs and provide more than $4.7 billion | ||
| in earned wages to Texans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Coalition delegates and other advocates are | ||
| convening at the State Capitol on March 15 for MBE Public Policy | ||
| Day to promote awareness, engagement, and collaboration among | ||
| policymakers, state departments and agencies, and minority-owned | ||
| business enterprises; participants will meet with elected | ||
| representatives and select committee members to discuss | ||
| legislation and policies that affect minority-owned and | ||
| historically underutilized businesses; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among the coalition's objectives, the group seeks | ||
| to demonstrate the significant contributions made by MBEs and | ||
| HUBs to the state's economy, and delegates will underscore the | ||
| importance of accountability in developing more inclusive | ||
| sourcing processes in state contracting and procurement; members | ||
| of the coalition will also affirm their support of policymaking | ||
| focused on closing the gaps in engagement and inclusion that | ||
| affect minority-owned businesses in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, MBE Public Policy Day offers a valuable | ||
| opportunity for MBE and HUB advocates to engage with state | ||
| legislators and to develop collaborative efforts aimed at | ||
| meeting the mutual goals of state agencies and coalition members; | ||
| progress made in pursuit of these shared goals benefits all | ||
| Texans and empowers Minority Business Enterprises and | ||
| Historically Underutilized Businesses to further enrich the | ||
| state's economy and flourishing business culture and to | ||
| contribute to the continuing growth and prosperity of the Lone | ||
| Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 15, 2023, as Minority | ||
| Business Enterprise Public Policy Day and extend to all | ||
| participating in the day's events best wishes for a productive | ||
| and enjoyable visit to the State Capitol; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this day as an expression of esteem from the Texas | ||
| Senate. | ||
| West, Miles | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 15, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
