Or. Admin. R. 123-200-1210 – Minorities and Women Business Enterprise Certification — Determination of Socially and Economically Disadvantaged

(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.
1. (a) The social disadvantage must stem from the individual’s color, national origin, gender, physical handicap, long-term residence in an environment isolated from the mainstream of American society, or other similar cause beyond the individual’s control.
2. (b) The minority and women applicants must demonstrate:
  1. (A) He or she personally suffered the social and economic disadvantage because of discriminatory treatment in the United States; and
  2. (B) The social and economic disadvantage was chronic, long-standing, and substantial, and was not fleeting or insignificant.
(4) Social disadvantage does not include factors common to small business.

ORS 285A.070, ORS 285A.075(1)(a) & ORS 200.025(2)

ORS 200.005, ORS 200.055 & Oregon Laws 2023, chapter 497