1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2373, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 2, delete lines 16 and 17 and insert:
1.3    "Subd. 3. Exemption This section does not apply to a business if the commissioner
1.4of administration determines that any of the following conditions exists:
1.5(1) a business is the sole supplier of required goods or services that are the subject
1.6of the contract;
1.7(2) the goods or services that are the subject of the contract are needed to respond to
1.8a threat to public health, welfare, or safety that threatens the functioning of government,
1.9the protection of property, or the health or safety of people, and there is no bid or response
1.10from a business that has a certificate of pay equity compliance; or
1.11(3) a business' ineligibility would cause the state undue hardship."