BILL NUMBER: AB 1773	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Allen

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2014

   An act to amend Section 19209 of the Public Contract Code,
relating to courts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1773, as introduced, Allen. Public contracts: courts.
   Existing law requires the Judicial Council to provide two annual
reports each year to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the
State Auditor that provides information related to the procurement of
contracts for the judicial branch.
   This bill would require the two annual reports to include a list
of all contracts, contract history of amendments, and other specified
information about how and to whom the contract was let. This bill
would also require the reports to be provided in an electronic
format, as specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 19209 of the Public Contract Code is amended to
read:
   19209.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government
Code, beginning in 2012, twice each year, the Judicial Council shall
provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the
State Auditor that provides information related to procurement of
contracts for the judicial branch. One report shall be provided no
later than February 1 of each year, covering the period from July 1
through December 31 of the prior year, and the second report shall be
provided no later than August 1 of each year, covering the period
from January 1 through June 30 of the same year.
   (b) Each of the two annual reports shall include a list of all
vendors or contractors receiving payments from any judicial branch
entities. For each vendor or contractor receiving any payment during
the reporting period, the report shall provide a separate listing for
each distinct contract between that vendor or contractor and a
judicial branch entity. For every vendor or contractor listed in the
report, including for each distinct contract for those contractors or
vendors with more than one payment during the period, the report
shall further identify the amount of payment to the contractor or
vendor, the type of service or good provided, and the judicial branch
entity or entities with which the vendor or contractor was
contracted to provide that service or good.
   (c) Each of the two annual reports shall include a list of all
contract amendments  , and the contract history for each
amendment, including the dates and amounts   of its
amendments,  made during the report period. For each amendment,
the report shall identify the vendor or contractor, the type of
service or good provided under the contract, the nature of the
amendment, the duration of the amendment, and the cost of the
amendment. 
   (d) Each of the two annual reports shall include a list of all
contracts entered into during the report period, including the dates,
amounts, and durations of the contracts.  
   (e) Each of the two annual reports shall include information on
whether each contract was competitively bid, the justification for
contracts that were not competitively bid, and identify whether the
contract was with a disabled veteran business enterprise.  
   (f) Each of the two annual reports shall identify, for an
information technology contract, whether the contract was with a
small business, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 14837 of the
Government Code.  
   (g) Each of the two annual reports shall be provided in an
electronic format in which the date can be readily searched, sorted,
extracted, organized, or filtered.