SB 1764 - Transparency in Government Spending Summary

• Requires Executive Office of the Governor to establish a single website providing access to other transparency websites, designed for usability, consistent visual design, ADA compliance, and compatibility with all major web browsers.

• Mandates Executive Office of the Governor maintain a website displaying approved operating budget information including disbursement data, appropriations adjustments, spending authority status, position information, allotments, trust fund balances, and 10-year appropriation history, all searchable and downloadable.

• Requires Executive Office of the Governor establish a fiscal planning website containing long-range financial outlooks, legislative budget requests, capital improvement plans, long-range program plans, and Governor's budget recommendations, searchable by fiscal year and agency.

• Directs Department of Management Services maintain a website with current employee and officer information from state agencies, universities, and State Board of Administration, including names, salaries, position details, and employing agency, searchable by agency and salary range.

• Requires Chief Financial Officer establish a state contract tracking system accessible through a website where agencies must post contract information within 30 days, with procedures for redacting exempt or confidential information and addressing improperly redacted documents.

• Creates User Experience Task Force to develop recommendations for consolidating state-managed websites into a single integrated website by March 1, 2014, with task force expiring June 30, 2014.

• Appropriates $326,775 in recurring funds and $386,292 in nonrecurring funds for fiscal year 2013-2014 to implement the state contract tracking system.