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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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A N A C T

RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE

     Introduced By: Senators Sheehan, Cote, Raptakis, Lombardo, and Ottiano

     Date Introduced: February 28, 2013

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

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

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N A C T

RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE

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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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