Government Code section 4533
(a)
Whenever the state prepares a solicitation for a contract for goods in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), except a contract in which the worksite is fixed by the provisions of the contract, the state shall award the following preferences:(1)
A workplace preference of 5 percent to California-based companies who demonstrate and certify under penalty of perjury that of the total labor hours required to manufacture the goods and perform the contract, at least 50 percent of the hours shall be accomplished at an identified worksite or worksites located in a distressed area.(2)
A workforce preference of between 1 percent and 5 percent, as specified in Section 4533.1, to California-based companies that demonstrate and certify under penalty of perjury that the workforce completing those labor hours are persons with a high risk of unemployment, as defined in Section 4532.(b)
The combined cost of preferences granted under this section shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in total, pursuant to Section 4535.2.
Source:
Section 4533, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=4533. (accessed May 12, 2025).