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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE | |
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Introduced By: Senators Sheehan, Cote, Raptakis, Lombardo, and Ottiano | |
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Date Introduced: February 28, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 42-90-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-90 entitled "Disclosure |
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of Names of State Government Consultants" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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42-90-1. Public disclosure required. -- (a) All departments, commissions, boards, |
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councils, other agencies in the government of the state and quasi-public corporations shall prepare |
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and submit to the secretary of state and post on their respective websites quarterly, no later than |
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the first of January, April, July, and October, a list containing: |
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(1) The name of any person who performed legal, medical, accounting, engineering, or |
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any other professional, technical or consultant service to the department, commission, board, |
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council, agency or public corporation on a contractual basis during the previous quarter; and |
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(2) The amount of compensation received by each consultant during the previous |
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quarter. |
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(b) All departments, commissions, boards, councils, other agencies in the government of |
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the state and quasi-public corporations shall prepare and submit to the secretary of state and post |
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on their respective websites on an annual basis no later than January 31 of each year a contracting |
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report containing: |
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(1) Copies of all contracts or agreements by which a nongovernmental person or entity |
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agrees with the department, commission, board, council, agency or public corporation to provide |
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services, valued at one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more, which are substantially |
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similar to and in lieu of services heretofore provided, in whole or in part, by regular employees of |
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the department, commission, board, council, agency or public corporation; and |
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(2) A budget analysis of each contract reported pursuant to this subsection containing the |
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cost of each contract for the prior, current and next year; and the number of private contractor |
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employees reflected as full-time equivalent positions with their hourly wage rate, and costs of |
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benefits for each job classification for the current and previous year. |
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(c) The secretary of state shall compile, publish, and make available on its website for |
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public inspection all lists and contracting reports prepared in accordance with this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would make changes to public disclosure requirements for state and quasi-public |
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corporations. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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