§ 922. Bids for the sale of apparel, footwear, or textiles
(a) The Commissioner shall require that a bidder for the sale of apparel, footwear, or
textiles provide certification from each supplier that the supplier at the point of
assembly of the goods:
(1) complies with all applicable wage, health, labor, environmental, and safety laws,
legal guarantees of freedom of association, building and fire codes, and laws relating
to discrimination in hiring, promotion, and compensation on the basis of race, disability,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, and affiliation with any political, nongovernmental,
and civic group except when federal law precludes the State from attaching the procurement
conditions provided in this subchapter; and
(2) complies with all human and labor rights treaty obligations that are shared by the
United States and the country in which the goods are assembled, including obligations
with regard to forced labor, indentured labor, slave labor, child labor, involuntary
prison labor, physical and sexual abuse, and freedom of association.
(b) Prior to the awarding of a contract, a bidder for the sale of apparel, footwear, or
textiles shall submit a list of the names and addresses of suppliers at the point
of assembly of goods subject to the bid process.
(c) If, after complying with the filing requirements of this section, a bidder is awarded
a contract, that contractor shall, during the term of the contract, promptly inform
the Commissioner of any change in the information furnished to the Commissioner pursuant
to this section. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)