(a) The department will, to the extent feasible, use services offered by financial institutions that are owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
(b) The department encourages contractors to use services offered by financial institutions that are owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.207 adopted to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 5320