Chapter 332

2009 -- H 5914 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 11/13/09

A N A C T

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT

Introduced By: Representatives Costantino, Dennigan, Carter, Jacquard, and Melo

Date Introduced: February 26, 2009

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 42-90-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-90 entitled "Disclosure

of Names of State Government Consultants" is hereby amended to read as follows:

42-90-1. Public disclosure required. -- (a) All departments, commissions, boards,

councils, and other agencies in the government of the state and public corporations shall prepare

and submit to the secretary of state quarterly a list containing:

      (1) The name of any person who performed legal, medical, accounting, engineering, or

any other professional, technical or consultant service to the department, commission, board,

council, or agency or public corporation on a contractual basis during the previous quarter; and

      (2) The amount of compensation received by each consultant during the previous

quarter.

      (b) All departments, commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies in the

government of the state and public corporations shall prepare and submit to the secretary of state

on an annual basis a contracting report containing:

      (1) Copies of all contracts or agreements by which a nongovernmental person or entity

agrees with the department, commission, board, council, or agency or public corporation to

provide services, valued at one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more, which are

substantially similar to and in lieu of services heretofore provided, in whole or in part, by regular

employees of the department, commission, board, council, or agency or public corporation; and

      (2) A budget analysis of each contract reported pursuant to this subsection containing the

cost of each contract for the prior, current and next year; and the number of private contractor

employees reflected as full-time equivalent positions with their hourly wage rate, and costs of

benefits for each job classification for the current and previous year.

      (c) The secretary of state shall compile, publish, and make available for public inspection

all lists and contracting reports prepared in accordance with this chapter.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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