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NY A09934
Bill
Status
6/22/2010
Primary Sponsor
William Colton
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AI Summary
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State agencies must conduct a cost-benefit review before entering consultant service contracts exceeding $500,000 in a 12-month period, comparing private consultant costs against potential state employee performance.
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Five exemptions from the review requirement apply: contracts incidental to property purchases/leases, those necessary to avoid conflicts of interest, highly specialized services requiring expertise or equipment the state lacks, urgent services, and short-term non-repeating contracts.
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State agencies must publicly disclose on their websites all consultant contracts exceeding $100,000, including consultant identity, estimated cost, service description, and review rationale, while redacting employee names and protected information.
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Consultant service costs must include all associated expenses such as salaries, benefits of additional employees needed, and contract administration costs when compared against state employee options.
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State agencies cannot contract for inherently governmental or regulatory services better performed by state employees, and must retain all review findings and contract data as public records.
Legislative Description
Relates to contracts by state agencies for consultant services; defines "state agencies" and "consultant services"; provides that no state agency shall enter into a contract for consultant services which is anticipated to cost more than five hundred thousand dollars in a twelve month period unless such state agency has first conducted a review to determine whether state employees can practicably meet the same need by providing services of the same or better quality for equivalent or lower costs; provides exceptions.
Last Action
3RD READING CAL.568
6/23/2010