California Assembly Bill AB1578 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1578AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 28, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Pan (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Ting) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Gordon) (Coauthor: Senator Lieu) JANUARY 30, 2014 An act to add  Section 10373 to the Public Contract Code   Section 19137 to the Government Code  , relating to  public contracts   personal services contracts  . LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1578, as amended, Pan.  Public contracts for services: online database: expenditures.   Personal services contracts: online database: expenditures.   The California Constitution establishes that the civil service includes every officer and employee of the state, except as otherwise provided in the California Constitution, and requires civil service appointment to be made under a general system based on merit ascertained by competitive examination.   The State Civil Service Act establishes standards for the use of personal services contracts by state agencies and authorizes personal services contracts when prescribed conditions are met.  Existing law sets forth requirements for the acquisition of goods and services by state agencies and sets forth the various responsibilities of the Department of General Services and other state agencies in overseeing and implementing state contracting procedures and policies. This bill would require the  department   Department of General Services  to  post specific information on its Internet Web site pertaining to California state government contracts for services, and would require the Governor's Budget to identify total expenditures for service contracts.   establish and maintain an online database of personal services contracts, as specified. This bill would require the Department of General Services to compile an   annual Personal Services Contractor Expenditure Budget to accompany the Governor's Budget, detailing total expenditures for personal services contracts for California state government.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 19137 is added to the   Government Code   , to read:   19137. (a) The Department of General Services shall establish and maintain an online database of personal services contracts that is accessible to the public, searchable, sortable, and downloadable. The database shall include all of the following: (1) Description of the personal services contract and services being purchased. (2) Name of the department, agency, or division contracting for the service. (3) Name of the contractor and any and all subcontractors. (4) Effective and expiration dates of the contract. (5) Annual amount paid to the contractor in past fiscal years and the current fiscal year under the contract, by funding source. (6) Annual amount proposed to be paid to the contractor in the fiscal years beyond the approved budget. (7) Total projected cost of the contract for all fiscal years, by funding source. (b) The Department of General Services shall compile the information listed in subdivision (a) in an annual Personal Services Contractor Expenditure Budget accompanying the Governor's Budget, detailing total spending on total personal services contracts for California state government.   SECTION 1.   Section 10373 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read: 10373. (a) The Department of General Services shall establish and maintain an online database of service contracts that is accessible, searchable, sortable, and downloadable. The database shall include all of the following: (1) Description of the contract and services being purchased. (2) Name of the department, agency, or division contracting for the service. (3) Name of the contractor and any and all subcontractors. (4) Effective and expiration dates of the contract. (5) Annual amount paid to the contractor in past fiscal years and the current fiscal year under the contract, by funding source. (6) Annual amount proposed to be paid to the contractor in the fiscal years beyond the approved budget. (7) Total projected cost of the contract for all fiscal years, by funding source. (8) A list of private contractor employees for each contract, reflected as full-time equivalent positions, their hourly wage rates, and the number of private contractor employees and consultants for the current and previous fiscal years. (b) The information listed in subdivision (a) shall be compiled in an annual Service Contractor Expenditure Budget accompanying the Governor's Budget, detailing total spending on total service contracts for California state government.