CA SB1179

Requires awarding departments to give prime contractors a reasonable opportunity to cure failures to provide required certifications about disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) subcontractor payments before reporting to the Department of General Services.

Mandates suspension of prime contractors for a minimum of 5 years from state contracting for a first violation of certification requirements, with contractors required to continue meeting obligations on existing contracts.

Requires permanent suspension from the DVBE program for a second violation, with contractors still obligated to complete existing contracts.

Subjects suspensions issued under these provisions to the Department of General Services' monitoring, central listing, and verification requirements that apply to other DVBE violations.

Makes civil penalties for knowingly providing false certification information subject to fines between $2,500 and $25,000 per violation.