2011 California Code
Government Code
TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000 - 22980]
ARTICLE 2.6. Small Business Technical Assistance Act of 2008
Section 14137
(a) The department, in consultation with the Office of Small Business Advocate, may establish a Small and Emerging Contractor Technical Assistance Program. The purpose of the program is to provide training and technical assistance to small contractors to improve their ability to secure surety bond guarantees, offered by the federal Small Business Administration. Surety bond guarantees can assist small contractors in obtaining surety bonds that are necessary to qualify for public works construction projects awarded by state and local governments.
(b) For purposes of this article:
(1) Program means the Small and Emerging Contractor Technical Assistance Program.
(2) Small contractor means a small business, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 14837 of the Government Code, that is a contractor doing business in this state and is licensed by the Contractors State License Board pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 7065) of Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 458, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009. Repealed as of January 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 14137.4.)
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