S.B. 80

127th General Assembly

(As Introduced)

Sens. Spada, Amstutz, Goodman, D. Miller

BILL SUMMARY

· Requires the Department of Development to establish two new foreign trade offices in both India and China.

· Makes an appropriation.

CONTENT AND OPERATION

Under the bill, the Director of Budget and Management is required to transfer $2 million from the Budget Stabilization Fund to the GRF. The money is to be used by the Department of Development in fiscal year 2007 to establish two new foreign trade offices in both India and the People's Republic of China at locations determined by the Director of Development. The bill permits the Director of Development to enter into contracts with foreign nationals to staff these new trade offices. These contracts are exempt from the cumulative purchase limitation of current law. (Under current law, once an agency's purchases from a particular supplier reach a specified dollar threshold, any additional purchase from that supplier must be made by competitive selection or approved by the Controlling Board.)

HISTORY

ACTION	DATE
Introduced	02-22-07

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