Bill Text: NJ A1802 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires State Treasurer to post information about State contracts for $17,500 or more on special website.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State Government Committee [A1802 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A1802-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman CAROLINE CASAGRANDE
District 12 (Mercer and Monmouth)
SYNOPSIS
Requires State Treasurer to post information about State contracts for $17,500 or more on special website.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act requiring the State Treasurer to publish notice of certain State contracts on a website and supplementing Chapter 34 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The State Treasurer shall publish, on a website with its own address and with a link from the official website of the Department of the Treasury, notice of all purchases, contracts or agreements, the cost or contract price of which is equal to or more than $17,500 and is to be paid with or out of State funds, pursuant to various provisions of State law. The notice shall include (1) the name and address of the entity contracting with the State; (2) the names of the principal officers and directors of the entity; (3) if the contracting entity is a subsidiary of another entity, the name and address of the parent entity and the names of its principal officers and directors; (4) the specific goods and services provided; (5) the cost or price; and (6) the beginning and termination dates.
2. This act shall take effect on the 30th day after enactment and shall apply to any State purchase, contract or agreement existent on or after the effective date of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the State Treasurer to publish, on a website with its own address and with a link from the official website of the Department of the Treasury, notice of all purchases, contracts or agreements with a value equal to or more than $17,500. The notice will include (1) the name and address of the entity contracting with the State; (2) the names of the principal officers and directors of the entity; (3) if the contracting entity is a subsidiary of another entity, the name and address of the parent entity and the names of its principal officers and directors; (4) the specific goods and services provided; (5) the cost or price; and (6) the beginning and termination dates.
This bill would take effect immediately and apply to any State purchase, contract or agreement executed on or after its effective date.
The purpose of the bill is to provide the public with easily accessible information on State contracts and their parties to facilitate identification of possible "pay-to-play" relationships.
