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Board debates removing MWBE label from enterprise program; staff to return with adjusted small/micro thresholds
Summary
General counsel warned federal and constitutional limits on race‑based contracting preferences, and the board directed staff to hold a workshop and return proposed threshold changes for micro and small business categories to remain competitive with local agencies.
The Duval County School Board discussed proposed changes to policy 7.72 on enterprise programs, including removal of the minority/women business enterprise (MWBE) preference and a shift to micro and small business categories with revised dollar thresholds.
General counsel told the board that recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and heightened legal scrutiny of race‑based preferences make guaranteed percentage‑based set‑asides legally risky. He recommended eliminating MWBE as a preferred certification category…
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