BILL NUMBER: AB 1575	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 18, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 20, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 20, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 20, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Pan
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Achadjian)

                        JANUARY 30, 2014

   An act to add Section 19139 to the Government Code, relating to
personal services contracts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1575, Pan. Personal services contracts: reports and termination
of contracts.
   The California Constitution establishes that the civil service
includes every officer and employee of the state, except as otherwise
provided in the California Constitution, and requires civil service
appointment to be made under a general system based on merit
ascertained by competitive examination.
   The State Civil Service Act establishes standards for the use of
personal services contracts by state agencies and authorizes personal
services contracts when prescribed conditions are met.
   Existing law sets forth requirements for the acquisition of goods
and services by state agencies and sets forth the various
responsibilities of the Department of General Services and other
state agencies in overseeing and implementing those state contracting
procedures and policies.
   This bill would require personal services contracts to include
specific performance criteria and cost parameters, require reports by
the contractor, and provide for cancellation by the state
contracting agency if the contractor fails to comply with contract
requirements or the law, as specified.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 19139 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   19139.  Any personal services contract shall incorporate specific
performance criteria and cost parameters, and the contractor shall
submit quarterly reports to the state agency's contracting official
on the contractor's compliance with the performance criteria and
actual amounts billed to the state agency. The personal services
contract may be canceled if the contractor fails to comply with the
performance criteria and other requirements set out in the contract
and if annual charges exceed those established by the contract. The
personal services contract may be canceled at any time if the
contractor fails to comply with all applicable local, state, and
federal laws, regulations, and statutes related to the contract.