13-29-102 - Legislative findings. - Tennessee Statutes

13-29-102. Legislative findings.

The general assembly finds the following:

     (1)  Minority business councils have been created to serve, support and promote minority business interests and minority-owned business entities in Tennessee urban communities;

     (2)  Such councils have enhanced the ability of minority business to procure employment opportunities in each council's respective community; and

     (3)  At present, each council has independent and often duplicative certification procedures and no reciprocity provisions exist between the various councils.

[Acts 1997, ch. 404, § 2.]