H.B. 65*

126th General Assembly

(As Reported by S. Insurance, Commerce, and Labor)

(Excluding appropriations, fund transfers, and similar provisions)

 

Reps.     Schaffer, Beatty, Calvert, Cassell, Chandler, Combs, Daniels, DeBose, Distel, Domenick, C. Evans, D. Evans, Fende, Flowers, Gibbs, Kearns, Mason, McGregor, Miller, Otterman, T. Patton, Seitz, Setzer, Uecker, Willamowski, Williams

BILL SUMMARY

·        Specifies that the Industrial Commission, rather than the Department of Administrative Services, may enter into contracts for, operate, and superintend the telephone, other telecommunication, and computer services for the Commission, but allows the Commission to contract with the Department to do so.

CONTENT AND OPERATION

Telephone, telecommunication, and computer services

Under current law, except as to the Military Department, the General Assembly, the Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC), and institutions administered by boards of trustees, the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) may make contracts for, operate, and superintend the telephone, other telecommunication, and computer services for state agencies.  Nothing in current law precludes BWC from contracting with DAS for DAS to make contracts for, operate, or superintend those systems for BWC.

The bill adds the Industrial Commission to the exceptions above, which allows the Commission to make contracts for, operate, and superintend the telephone, other telecommunication, and computer services for the Commission.  The bill also specifies that the Commission is not precluded from contracting with DAS for DAS to make contracts for, operate, and superintend those services for the Commission.  (Sec. 125.021.)

HISTORY

ACTION

DATE

JOURNAL ENTRY

 

 

 

Introduced

02-15-05

p.         207

Reported, H. Finance &
Appropriations


02-22-05


p.         226

Passed House (96-0)

02-23-05

p.         234

Reported, S. Insurance, Commerce & Labor


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* This analysis was prepared before the report of the Senate Insurance, Commerce, and Labor Committee appeared in the Senate Journal.  Note that the list of co-sponsors and the legislative history may be incomplete.