Honorable Kevin Eltife, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB705 by Uresti (Relating to the review of and notifications regarding certain state contracts.), As Introduced
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time because the number of contracts that would be subject to the review required by the bill is unknown.
The bill would require the Contract Advisory Team (CAT) to review certain state agency contract changes, extensions, or renewals that result in a change of 20 percent or more to the value of the contract. The CAT would determine whether the action changing the value of the contract is justified. If the team determines that the action is not justified, the contract must be reported to the state Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA), who must then report to the Legislative Budget Board and the Legislature.
The CPA estimates that there would be a cost to implement the provisions of the bill. However, the number of contracts statewide that would be subject to these new review requirements is unknown and therefore the cost cannot be determined at this time; depending on the volume of contracts in question, costs could be significant.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
302 Office of the Attorney General, 303 Facilities Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 313 Department of Information Resources, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 696 Department of Criminal Justice