Bill Summary for H 1036 (2013-2014)

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Jun 18 2014

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 1036 (Public) Filed Wednesday, May 14, 2014
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE STATE FROM CONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS WHO UTILIZE FORMER STATE EMPLOYEES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF STATE CONTRACTS WITHIN A SIX-MONTH WAITING PERIOD AFTER A STATE EMPLOYEE HAS TERMINATED EMPLOYMENT WITH THE STATE.
Intro. by Howard, Hurley, Moffitt, Lucas.

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House committee susbtitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition:

Changes the short and long titles.

Deletes all of the provisions from the previous edition in their entirety.

Enacts new GS 143-59.5, Contracts with vendors that hire former State employees, providing that the Secretary of Administration as well as all other entities subject to the Article cannot contract for goods or services with a vendor that employs or contracts with a former State employee if that former employee is involved with the administration of a contract with North Carolina.

Directs the Secretary of Administration to require each vendor that is submitting a bid or contract to certify that it will not use a former state employee in the administration of a contract with the state. Anyone submitting the required certifiation, knowing it to be false, will be guilty of a Class I felony. Also provides that any violation of these provisions will void the contract. Sets out definitions for use in the proposed section of administration of a contract and former state employee.

Effective October 1, 2014, applying to contracts entered into on or after that date.