Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2781Introduced by Assembly Member IrwinFebruary 15, 2024An act to add Section 6616 to the Public Contract Code, relating to state grants. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2781, as amended, Irwin. Public contracting: state grants: prohibition.Existing law governs the bidding and awarding of public contracts by public entities, as defined, and imposes additional requirements on state agencies when awarding contracts.This bill would require a state agency, as defined, to include, when awarding a contract for grant administration services, as defined, in the terms of the contract a provision that prohibits the contractor from awarding the grant to any party that has financially contributed to the contractor within the 5 years prior to the grant award. sets forth standards for resolving actual or perceived conflicts of interest for the contractor.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6616 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read:6616. (a) Notwithstanding any law, a state agency, as defined in Section 10335.7, that is subject to this code, when awarding a contract for grant administration services, shall include in the terms of the contract a provision that prohibits the contractor from awarding the grant to any party that has financially contributed to the contractor within the five years prior to the grant award. sets forth standards for resolving actual or perceived conflicts of interest for the contractor.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant.(1)Financially contributed means contributed to the contractor in the form of monetary payments.(2)Grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant. Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2781Introduced by Assembly Member IrwinFebruary 15, 2024An act to add Section 6616 to the Public Contract Code, relating to state grants. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2781, as amended, Irwin. Public contracting: state grants: prohibition.Existing law governs the bidding and awarding of public contracts by public entities, as defined, and imposes additional requirements on state agencies when awarding contracts.This bill would require a state agency, as defined, to include, when awarding a contract for grant administration services, as defined, in the terms of the contract a provision that prohibits the contractor from awarding the grant to any party that has financially contributed to the contractor within the 5 years prior to the grant award. sets forth standards for resolving actual or perceived conflicts of interest for the contractor.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2024 Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2781 Introduced by Assembly Member IrwinFebruary 15, 2024 Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin February 15, 2024 An act to add Section 6616 to the Public Contract Code, relating to state grants. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2781, as amended, Irwin. Public contracting: state grants: prohibition. Existing law governs the bidding and awarding of public contracts by public entities, as defined, and imposes additional requirements on state agencies when awarding contracts.This bill would require a state agency, as defined, to include, when awarding a contract for grant administration services, as defined, in the terms of the contract a provision that prohibits the contractor from awarding the grant to any party that has financially contributed to the contractor within the 5 years prior to the grant award. sets forth standards for resolving actual or perceived conflicts of interest for the contractor. Existing law governs the bidding and awarding of public contracts by public entities, as defined, and imposes additional requirements on state agencies when awarding contracts. This bill would require a state agency, as defined, to include, when awarding a contract for grant administration services, as defined, in the terms of the contract a provision that prohibits the contractor from awarding the grant to any party that has financially contributed to the contractor within the 5 years prior to the grant award. sets forth standards for resolving actual or perceived conflicts of interest for the contractor. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6616 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read:6616. (a) Notwithstanding any law, a state agency, as defined in Section 10335.7, that is subject to this code, when awarding a contract for grant administration services, shall include in the terms of the contract a provision that prohibits the contractor from awarding the grant to any party that has financially contributed to the contractor within the five years prior to the grant award. sets forth standards for resolving actual or perceived conflicts of interest for the contractor.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant.(1)Financially contributed means contributed to the contractor in the form of monetary payments.(2)Grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 6616 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read:6616. (a) Notwithstanding any law, a state agency, as defined in Section 10335.7, that is subject to this code, when awarding a contract for grant administration services, shall include in the terms of the contract a provision that prohibits the contractor from awarding the grant to any party that has financially contributed to the contractor within the five years prior to the grant award. sets forth standards for resolving actual or perceived conflicts of interest for the contractor.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant.(1)Financially contributed means contributed to the contractor in the form of monetary payments.(2)Grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant. SECTION 1. Section 6616 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 6616. (a) Notwithstanding any law, a state agency, as defined in Section 10335.7, that is subject to this code, when awarding a contract for grant administration services, shall include in the terms of the contract a provision that prohibits the contractor from awarding the grant to any party that has financially contributed to the contractor within the five years prior to the grant award. sets forth standards for resolving actual or perceived conflicts of interest for the contractor.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant.(1)Financially contributed means contributed to the contractor in the form of monetary payments.(2)Grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant. 6616. (a) Notwithstanding any law, a state agency, as defined in Section 10335.7, that is subject to this code, when awarding a contract for grant administration services, shall include in the terms of the contract a provision that prohibits the contractor from awarding the grant to any party that has financially contributed to the contractor within the five years prior to the grant award. sets forth standards for resolving actual or perceived conflicts of interest for the contractor.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant.(1)Financially contributed means contributed to the contractor in the form of monetary payments.(2)Grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant. 6616. (a) Notwithstanding any law, a state agency, as defined in Section 10335.7, that is subject to this code, when awarding a contract for grant administration services, shall include in the terms of the contract a provision that prohibits the contractor from awarding the grant to any party that has financially contributed to the contractor within the five years prior to the grant award. sets forth standards for resolving actual or perceived conflicts of interest for the contractor.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant.(1)Financially contributed means contributed to the contractor in the form of monetary payments.(2)Grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant. 6616. (a) Notwithstanding any law, a state agency, as defined in Section 10335.7, that is subject to this code, when awarding a contract for grant administration services, shall include in the terms of the contract a provision that prohibits the contractor from awarding the grant to any party that has financially contributed to the contractor within the five years prior to the grant award. sets forth standards for resolving actual or perceived conflicts of interest for the contractor. (b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant. (1)Financially contributed means contributed to the contractor in the form of monetary payments. (2)Grant administration services means services to administer state moneys in the form of a grant.