Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Division 200 - CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES
Section 123-200-1210 - Minorities and Women Business Enterprise Certification - Determination of Socially and Economically Disadvantaged
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) It is a rebuttable presumption that minorities and women are socially and economically disadvantaged.
(2) The COBID may also determine on a case-by-case basis other individuals who are socially and economically disadvantaged. These individuals claiming disadvantaged status are required to submit a socially and economically Disadvantaged Questionnaire administered by COBID.
(3) Socially disadvantaged individuals are people subject to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias because of their identity as members of a group without regard to individual qualities.
(4) Social disadvantage does not include factors common to small business.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 285A.070, ORS 285A.075(1)(a) & ORS 200.025(2)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 200.005, ORS 200.055 & Oregon Laws 2023, chapter 497