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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  5 MRSA §1816-B  is enacted to read:
§ 1816-B. Criteria for state contracts
 
1.  State contracts.     In addition to any other requirement under this Part, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall ensure that a request for proposal or solicitation of a bid by the State, including by any state agency as defined in section 1552, subsection 6, for a contract to provide property, products or services from a person, including a nonprofit corporation under Title 13-B, includes the following information:
 
A.  Description of the property, products or services;
 
B.  Estimated duration of the contract; and
 
C.  A list of any interim or final reports required.
 
2.  Posting of information.     The information required under subsection 1 must be posted on the publicly accessible portion of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services website. The department shall also post details of the final contract or agreement entered into pursuant to a request for proposal or solicitation of a bid under this section, including the information provided by the successful bidder in response to the request for proposal or solicitation of a bid under subsection 1.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Purchases - Division of 0007
 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Management Analyst I position, related general operating expenses and annual information technology costs. Also includes funding for a one-time information technology development cost of $70,000 in fiscal year 2011-12.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	1.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$56,250	$75,000	
All Other	$115,250	$33,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$171,500	$108,000	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, clarifies that the posting of information on the website of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services relates to contracts for purchases and not to contracts in a budget. It also moves the provision from the chapter on general provisions of finance to the chapter on purchases. It removes the language relating to posting information on the estimated cost of providing the products or services and the estimated number of employees required to fulfill the contract.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)