BILL NUMBER: AB 976	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 25, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 25, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hall

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to add Section 1090.2 to the Government Code, relating to
public contracts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 976, as amended, Hall. Public contracts: consulting services:
community choice aggregators.
   Existing law prohibits a person, firm, or subsidiary thereof,
which has been awarded a consulting services contract from submitting
a bid for, or being awarded a contract for, the provision of
services, procurement of goods or supplies, or any other related
action which is required, suggested, or otherwise deemed appropriate
in the end product of the consulting services contract, except as
specified.
   This bill would also prohibit a person, firm, or subsidiary
thereof, which has been awarded a consulting services contract for
advising a public entity on the feasibility of creating a community
choice aggregator, as defined, from submitting a bid for, or being
awarded a contract for any work including the procurement of electric
supply and renewable energy credits, or any other related action
which is required, suggested, or otherwise deemed appropriate in the
end product of the consulting services contract. 
   The bill would also specify that this provision is declaratory of
existing law. 
   By imposing new restrictions on local government entities with
respect to their contract procedures, the bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 1090.2 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   1090.2.  No person, firm, or subsidiary thereof that has been
awarded a consulting services contract to advise a public entity on
the feasibility of creating a community choice aggregator, as defined
in Sections 331.1 and 366.2 of the Public Utilities Code, may submit
a bid for, or be awarded a contract for, any work including the
procurement of electric supply and renewable energy credits, or any
other related action which is required, suggested, or otherwise
deemed appropriate in the end product of the consulting services
contract. 
  SEC. 2.    Section 1 of this act is declaratory of
existing law. 
   SEC. 3.   SEC. 2.   If the Commission on
State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by
the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for
those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section
17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.