SB 917 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE CONTRACTING STANDARDS BOARD AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTS.

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917 January Session, 2019 ANLCO ACTNo. CONCERNING THE STATE CONTRACTING STANDARDS BOARD AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTS.

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(GAE) AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE CONTRACTING STANDARDS BOARD AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTS.

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(28) "State contracting agency" means any executive branch agency, LCOboard, \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00917-R01commission, ofdepartment, 8office, SB.docxinstitution Substituteor Billcouncil. No.

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(c) All state agencies in the executive branch, the constituent units of the state system of higher education and quasi-public agencies shall post all bids, requests for proposals and all resulting contracts and agreementsLCO onNo. the State Contracting Portal and shall, with the assistance of the Department of Administrative Services as needed, develop the infrastructure and capability to electronically communicate with the State Contracting Portal.

No4535 privatization2 LCOof {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-0091728 Raised Bill No.917 agreements on the State Contracting Portal and shall, with the assistance of 8the R01-SB.docxDepartment }of SubstituteAdministrative BillServices No.as needed, develop the infrastructure and capability to electronically communicate with the State Contracting Portal.

917No privatization contract shall be valid unless, at least thirty days prior to the execution of such contract, all certifications required by section 4e-16, as amended by this act, have been posted on the State Contracting Portal.

If such contract is not a renewal, the state contracting agency shall also consider and report, in writing, to the secretary on whether the quality of services could be diminished by the privatization contract and any risks associated with LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00913 of 8 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.

9174535 3 of 8 Raised Bill No.917 renewal, the state contracting agency shall also consider and report, in writing, to the secretary on whether the quality of services could be diminished by the privatization contract and any risks associated with the termination or rescission of such contract.

The secretary shall, upon the submission of any proposed budget or budget adjustment by the Governor, report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and government administration, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on whether and to what extent such agency plans are included in such submission and the rationale for determining whether and to what extent to include such plans in the budget or LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00914 of 8 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.

9174535 4 of 8 Raised Bill No.917 section 11-4a, on whether and to what extent such agency plans are included in such submission and the rationale for determining whether and to what extent to include such plans in the budget or budget adjustment.

Prior to entering into any such contract, the agency shall submit to the Attorney General (1) a copy of the proposed contract, (2) any certifications required by this section attached to the contract, and (3) oneeither a certification that the contract is not subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a certification that the following:contract was approved by the State Contracting Standards Board or a copy of the written exemption from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section signed by the Governor pursuant to subsection (o) of this section.

(A) A certification that the contract is not subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, (B) a certification that the contract was approved by the State Contracting Standards Board, or (C) a copy of the written exemption from the requirements of subsection (a) of this section signed by the Governor pursuant to subsection (o) of this section.

Until such regulations are adopted by the State Contracting Standards Board, the provisions of sections 4e-18 to 4e-46, inclusive, shall apply to every expenditure of public funds by any constituentLCO unitNo. of the state system of higher education, regardless of the source of such funds.

LCO4535 {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-009155 of 8 R01-SB.docxRaised }Bill SubstituteNo.917 Billconstituent No.unit of the state system of higher education, irrespective of the source of such funds.

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(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) Not later than ninety days after the adjournment sine die of each regular session of the General Assembly, the Auditors of Public Accounts shall recommend to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall determine the appropriate staffing levels at the State Contracting Standards Board sufficient for the board to carry out its statutory duties.

In any year during which the secretary determines that the board is staffed at substantially lower levels than isrecommended sufficient,by the secretaryauditors, shall notify the Auditors of Public Accounts of such determination and the auditors may issue the compliance report for each state contracting agency as required under section 4e-6 of the general statutes.

(b) To the extent the State Contracting Standards Board remains below the appropriate staffing level determinedrecommended by the secretary,auditors, each state contracting agency shall designate an employee to serve as a liaison with the State Contracting Standards Board.

(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) The administrative head of each budgeted agency shall include in its estimates of expenditure requirements transmitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4-77 of the general statutes,statutes and the Governor may include in the Governor's recommended appropriations in the budget document transmitted to the General Assembly pursuant to section 4-71 of the general statutes, an estimate of the amount LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00916 of 8 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.

9174535 required6 by such agency for expenditures related to hiring additional employees pursuant to subsection (s) of section8 4e-16Raised ofBill theNo. general statutes, as amended by this act.

917 to section 4-71 of the general statutes, an estimate of the amount required by such agency for expenditures related to hiring additional employees pursuant to subsection (s) of section 4e-16 of the general statutes, as amended by this act.

and (2) a summary of permanent full-time positions by fund, setting forth the number filled and the number vacant as of the end of the last- completed fiscal year, the total number intended to be funded by appropriations without reduction for turnover for the fiscal year in progress, the total number requested and the total number recommended for each fiscal year of the biennium to which the budget relates, including the rationale for determining itsto estimatewhat ofextent additionalto expenditures,fund ifadditional any,positions relatedwithin toa hiringbudgeted additionalagency employeesif reportedrequested under section 9 of this act.

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10 July 1, 2019 4-73(a) Statement of LegislativePurpose: Commissioners:

SectionTo 10(a)redefine was"privatization rewordedcontract" forand statutory"state consistency.contracting agency", modify the quorum requirement of the State Contracting Standards Board, impose additional requirements on proposed privatization contracts and require the Auditors of Public Accounts to issue compliance reports regarding staffing levels of the State Contracting Standards Board.

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