LCO No. 3818 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 7086 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 3818 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. WINKLER, 56th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE CONTRACTING STANDARDS BOARD AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATIZATION CONTRACTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 4e of the general statutes be amended to expand the 1 requirements for privatizing state services by (1) including quasi-2 public agencies; (2) adding additional requirements for privatizing 3 services that are currently privatized; (3) requiring state and quasi-4 public agencies that enter into certain privatization contracts to submit 5 plans for hiring more state employees; (4) prohibiting certain 6 privatization contracts (A) without the Attorney General's formal 7 approval, and (B) unless certain certifications are posted on the State 8 Contracting Portal at least thirty days before the contract's execution; 9 (5) expanding the State Contracting Standards Board's authority over 10 the constituent units of higher education; and (6) requiring state 11 contracting agencies to assume certain duties if the State Contracting 12 Standards Board is determined to be understaffed. 13 Statement of Purpose: To make state contracting cost effective.