Bill Text: MO HB1715 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Changes the laws regarding contracting between private companies and the state

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-19 - Public Hearing Completed (H) [HB1715 Detail]

Download: Missouri-2014-HB1715-Introduced.html

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1715

97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BARNES.

4457H.03I                                                                                                                                                  D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

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AN ACT

To amend chapter 37, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to state contracting.

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Chapter 37, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 37.852, to read as follows:

            37.852. 1. For any contract between a private company and the state of Missouri, the office of administration shall post on the Missouri accountability portal a copy of each contract and request for proposal for goods and services purchased by the state unless otherwise prohibited by law. Such information will include the agency, department, or division contracting for the goods or services, the name and address of any and all contractors or subcontractors participating in each contract, the effective and expiration dates of each contract, and the total cost of each contract.

            2. In the event that the state issues a request for proposal for a service currently provided by the state, the office of administration shall give notice to the state employees currently providing the service forty-five days before the request for proposal is due. Affected state employees may submit their own bid to continue to provide the service. The state or any of its agencies may enter into a service contract only if the cost of the proposed contract is less than the current costs or any proposal submitted by state employees currently providing the service. For the purposes of this section, when calculating cost, the state must include salaries and fringe benefits as well as the cost of rent, equipment, utilities, materials, and any transitional costs such as unemployment compensation.

            3. If a private company’s request for proposal is approved, the office of administration shall provide notice to affected state employees and post a copy of the contract and all requests for proposals on the Missouri accountability portal forty-five days prior to the effective date of the contract.

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