HB199 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Hill

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Mac McCutcheonGregory CanfieldMike BallRandy WoodMary Sue McClurkin

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

State agencies, Internet database of state expenditures, Comptroller to include subcontracts and purchase orders, Act 2009-750, 2009 Reg. Sess. am'd.; Sec. 41-4-65 am'd.

Summary

HB199 would expand Alabama's state expenditure database to include subcontracts and purchase orders and tighten disclosure and access rules.

What This Bill Does

The Comptroller would post on the Internet a database of state expenditures, now including subcontracts and purchase orders in addition to contracts and grants. The database will include amount, date, payor, payee, and object-level details with links to supporting documents, and will be searchable and downloadable. Public access is allowed with no public fee; state entities must cooperate and link to the database, and the Department of Finance must prominently link to it on the state homepage. There are confidentiality protections: some information may be kept confidential; vendors can request confidentiality for prices or costs and a hearing-based process determines posting, with court review available.

Who It Affects

• State entities (agencies, boards, commissions, departments, public colleges/universities, etc.) must post expenditures, subcontracts, and purchase orders and provide data to the Comptroller; they must also include a link to the database on their sites and cooperate with implementation.
• The general public (and vendors/contractors) can access, search, and download expenditure data; vendors have a process to request confidentiality of prices or costs, which may involve a hearing and court review.

Key Provisions

• Expands the Internet database of state expenditures to include subcontracts and purchase orders, in addition to contracts and grants.
• Database contents include amount, date, payor, payee, and object-level information with links to warrants or check registers, plus potential class/item levels where available.
• Data must be presented in a user-friendly way and is searchable, downloadable, and may use graphical representations; users can search by elements and see total funding to individuals.
• Public access is allowed with no fee; payee addresses may be limited to county locations; confidential information is exempt from disclosure under certain conditions; there is a confidentiality process for prices/costs with hearings and court review.
• State entities must cooperate, provide information, and link to the database; the Department of Finance must prominently link to the database on the state home page.
• The Comptroller will establish procedures and rules to implement and administer the section, and a vendor filing can trigger confidentiality review; the act becomes effective October 1, 2010.

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Subjects

State Agencies