Sub. H.B. 694

126th General Assembly

(S. Rules)

Eliminates the requirement that the Attorney General review and approve executive agency contracts for more than $1,000,000, and instead requires the Attorney General to prepare model contracts for use by each executive agency.

Applies the public contractor contribution limits to competitively bid public contracts.

Revises the public contractor contribution limit amounts for combinations of contributors.

Applies the public contractor contribution limits to local boards and commissions, including boards of county commissioners, boards of township trustees, municipal legislative authorities, and boards of education.

Limits the amount of contributions that may be made by a political action committee (PAC) that is affiliated with an organization that is seeking or that has been awarded a public contract and includes those contributions within the combined contribution limit applicable to persons responsible for the contracting organization and their families.

Applies the public contractor contribution limits to labor organizations representing employees who collectively bargain, and specifies that the limits do not apply to individual employment contracts.

Requires public contractors to include in the contract a certification that persons responsible for the contracting organization are in compliance with the public contractor contribution limits, and requires a contract to be rescinded if the organization knowingly files a false certification.

Applies the public contractor contribution limits to contributions made in the future by persons responsible for organizations that currently have public contracts.

Expands the prohibition against public officers soliciting contributions from public contractors to also apply to the campaign committees of those officers and persons acting on behalf of those officers.

Prohibits a public officer with ultimate responsibility for the award of a contract from soliciting or directing contributions from the public contractor to (1) a person the public officer knows or should know has engaged in electioneering communications and (2) a legislative campaign fund in all circumstances.

H0694-126.doc/ar 12/19/2006