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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Government Code - GOV |
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Title 1. GENERAL |
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Division 5. PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES |
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Chapter 10.5. Target Area Contract Preference Act |
Section 4532.
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As used in this chapter:
(a) "Block group" means the smallest area for which the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census provides data on personal income.
(b) "Urbanized area" means a central city or cities and surrounding closely settled territory, as defined by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census in the Federal Register, Vol. 39, Number 85, for Wednesday, May 1, 1974, at pages 15202–15203 and as periodically updated.
(c) "Cluster of block groups" means one or more contiguous block groups.
(d) "Distressed" means an urbanized area, within the State of California and as identified by the Office of Planning and Research, which contains at least 3,000 people in a cluster of block groups, each of which meet at least five of the following criteria according to the most recent available census information compared to the last statewide census:
(1) The percentage of the block group's population over age 25 with less than a high school education was within the upper quartile of all block groups.
(2) The unemployment rate of the block group was within the upper quartile of all block groups.
(3) The per capita income of the block group was within the lower quartile of all block groups.
(4) The percentage of the block group's households which were female-headed households in poverty with children present was within the upper quartile of all block groups.
(5) The percentage of the block group's population over 65 who were in poverty was within the upper quartile of all block groups.
(6) The percentage of the block group's households with more than 1.01 persons per room was within the upper quartile of all block groups.
(7) The percentage of the block group's population younger than 18 who were in poverty was within the upper quartile of all block groups.
(8) The percentage of the block group's population who were nonwhite or hispanic was within the upper quartile of all block groups.
(e) "Approved special census" means a special census approved by the Population Research Unit of the Department of Finance.
(f) "Person with a high risk of unemployment" means a person who:
(1) As a member of one of the eligible groups defined in Section 321 of Public Law 95-600, qualifies an employer who hires him or her for the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit. These groups are: economically disadvantaged youth, economically disadvantaged Vietnam-era veterans, economically disadvantaged ex-convicts, vocational rehabilitation referrals, youth participating in a qualified cooperative education program, recipients of supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, and general assistance recipients.
(2) Would have qualified an employer hiring him or her for the Work Incentive/Welfare Tax Credit authorized by Section 322 of Public Law 95-600. These persons include applicants and recipients of aid to families with dependent children who would have registered for the Work Incentive Program, and aid to families with dependent children recipients who have been receiving welfare for at least 90 days.
(g) "Poverty" means the poverty level, as defined by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census in the Federal Register, Volume 43, Number 87, for Thursday, May 4, 1978, at pages 19260–19269, and as periodically updated.
(h) "California based company" means either of the following:
(1) A business or corporation whose principal office is located in California, and the owners, or officers if the entity is a corporation, are domiciled in California.
(2) A business or corporation that has a major office or manufacturing facility located in California and that has been licensed by the state on a continuous basis to conduct business within the state and has continuously employed California residents for work within the state during the three years prior to submitting a bid or proposal for a state contract.
(i) "Worksite" means either of the following:
(1) A business located within a distressed area.
(2) A business located in directly adjoining census tract blocks that when attached to the distressed area forms a contiguous boundary. A company that intends to perform the work at a worksite described in this paragraph shall submit a map with the bid or proposal identifying where the worksite is located.