Adm 84.02(29)(29)“Minority” means a person who is a citizen or lawfully admitted permanent resident of the United States and who is a member of one of the following groups:
Adm 84.02(29)(a)(a) “American Indian” - a person who is enrolled as a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band or who possesses documentation of at least one-fourth American Indian ancestry or documentation of tribal recognition as an American Indian.
Adm 84.02(29)(b)(b) “Asian-Indian” - a person with ancestry originating in India, Pakistan or Bangladesh.
Adm 84.02(29)(c)(c) “Asian-Pacific origin” - a person with ancestry originating in Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific or the Northern Marianas.
Adm 84.02(29)(d)(d) “Black” - a person with ancestry originating in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Adm 84.02(29)(e)(e) “Eskimo” or “Aleut” - a person with ancestry in any of the original peoples of Alaska, Northern Canada, Greenland and Eastern Siberia.
Adm 84.02(29)(f)(f) “Hispanic” - a person with ancestry originating in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central America or South America or whose culture or origin is Spanish.
Adm 84.02(29)(g)(g) “Native Hawaiian” - a person with ancestry in the original peoples of Hawaii.
Adm 84.02(30)(30)“Minority business” means a business as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (e), Stats.
Adm 84.02(31)(31)“Minority business directory” means the listing, published by the department, of minority business enterprises certified to operate in Wisconsin.
Adm 84.02(32)(32)“Minority business enterprise” or “MBE” means a business that has been certified under s. Adm 84.14, 84.21, or 84.23.
Adm 84.02(33)(33)“Minority business procurement program” means a program which establishes goals, set-asides, or preferences in the purchase, lease or rental of goods and services from, or in the letting of contracts to, minority business enterprises.
Adm 84.02(34)(34)“Non-profit organization” means an organization as defined in s. 108.02 (19), Stats.
Adm 84.02(35)(35)“Non-Wisconsin business” means a business which is not incorporated under ch. 180, Stats., or which does not have its principal place of business in Wisconsin.
Adm 84.02(36)(36)“On-site visit” means a visit to the site of business of an applicant or minority business enterprise.
Adm 84.02(37)(37)“Outstanding shares” means the shares of a corporation which have been issued and are in the hands of shareholders. They do not include treasury shares.
Adm 84.02(38)(38)“Parent company” means a company which has at least a majority direct voting control over another company.
Adm 84.02(39)(39)“Partnership” means an association of 2 or more persons to carry on, as co-owners, a business for profit.
Adm 84.02(40)(40)“Partnership agreement” means a written agreement signed by each partner specifying the terms and conditions of the partnership.
Adm 84.02(41)(41)“Partnership interest” means a partner’s share of the profits and losses of the partnership and the right to receive distributions of partnership assets.
Adm 84.02(42)(42)“Principal place of business” means the physical location at which or from which a business performs, is maintained, or operates the majority of its business.
Adm 84.02(42m)(42m)“Program” means the minority business certification program in the department.
Adm 84.02(43)(43)“Secretary” means the secretary of the department.
Adm 84.02(44)(44)“Securities” means stocks, bonds, notes, convertible debentures, warrants or other documents that represent a share in a business or a debt owed by a business.
Adm 84.02(45)(45)“Shares” means the units into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided.
Adm 84.02(46)(46)“Shareholder agreement” means any agreement among shareholders which spells out the rights or future interest in the corporation among the shareholders.
Adm 84.02(47)(47)“Sole proprietorship” means a business in which one person owns all the assets of the business and is solely liable for all the debts of the business.
Adm 84.02(48)(48)“Stock affirmation form” means a form provided by the department and affirmed by the business stating that the stock ownership of the corporation is as presented in the application and in which the applicant agrees to notify the department in the event that additional stock is sold.
Adm 84.02(49)(49)“Stock certificate” means a certificate issued by a corporation certifying that the named person is the owner of a designated number of shares of stock.