5319-S3 AMS SHED GORR 014

3SSB 5319 - S AMD 803

By Senators T. Sheldon and Honeyford

ADOPTED 3/4/04

0n page 5, after line 35, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. The office of financial management shall develop a report on the prevalence by which the state of Washington, from fiscal year 2001 through fiscal year 2004, contracted with out of state employers, other business entities or other state governments for the provision of goods or services in this state or to the residents of this state. The report shall include an accounting of the total amount of funds expended and the number of contracts executed between state agencies and businesses where the services or goods contracted for were performed or provided by employees or contractors working outside of the state of Washington. In addition, for each contract, the report shall include a description of the services performed, the agency participating in the contract, the funds expended for each contract, the location where the services were performed, an analysis of whether adequate services were available within the state of Washington to provide the same or similar goods or services, and the degree to which utilization of services within the state would have affected the cost of the contract. The office of financial management shall submit its report to the senate committee on commerce and trade and the house committee on commerce and labor by July 31, 2004."

Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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EFFECT: Directs the office of financial management to report to the legislature on state government out of state contracting.