Section 8286 - Measures considered to include businesses in all phases of contracting(a) In order to facilitate the participation of women, minority, disabled veteran, and LGBT business enterprises and small businesses in contract procurement, any corporation subject to this article may consider the following measures to include those businesses in all phases of their contracting: (1) Timely or progressive payments to those businesses.(2) An amendment of the performance bond requirements so that bond requirements of electrical, gas, and telephone corporations do not prohibitively burden those businesses from procuring the corporation's business.(3) The provision of assistance to those businesses by securing contract payments to those businesses with letters of credit, negotiable securities, or other financing arrangements or measures.(b) This section does not restrict a corporation's ability to require a bond.Ca. Pub. Util. Code § 8286
Amended by Stats 2022 ch 703 (SB 599),s 8, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended by Stats 2014 ch 633 (AB 1678),s 7, eff. 1/1/2015.Amended by Stats 2010 ch 475 (AB 2758),s 5, eff. 1/1/2011.