{"data":{"id":"us-pa/24-pa.c.s.-8545","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"24 Pa.C.S. § 8545","heading":"Preference.","body":"Preference shall be given to investment managers deemed to meet the objectives, goals and required criteria contained under this subchapter, plus demonstration of at least one of the following characteristics:\n(1) Be an investment management firm headquartered or incorporated within this Commonwealth.\n(2) Be a:\n(i) veteran-owned investment management firm, with proper DD-214 verification and honorable discharge; or\n(ii) service-disabled-veteran-owned investment management firm with a letter from the United States Department of Veteran Affairs.\n(3) Be a minority-owned or women-owned investment management firm approved by the Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprise in accordance with the criteria established by Executive Order No. 1987-18 and 4 Pa. Code § 68.204 (relating to eligibility standards).","path":["Title 24 - EDUCATION","PART IV RETIREMENT FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 85 ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER D PUBLIC MARKETS EMERGING INVESTMENT MANAGER PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=24\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=85\u0026sctn=45\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 24 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:48Z","sha256":"d5d25565c6d0b62cc16fdab87db207d56a31745d24c9fe399695a8d6b334b601","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/24-pa.c.s.-8544","next":"us-pa/24-pa.c.s.-8546"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}