HJR525 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Laura HallRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

State and local agencies urged to use transparency when executing contracts for tornado damage repairs and restoration to public property

Summary

HJR525 urges state and local agencies to be transparent when contracting for tornado damage repairs and restoration to public property, including schools and other facilities.

What This Bill Does

If passed, it directs agencies to apply transparency in contracting for tornado-damage repairs regardless of bidding requirements. It calls for public disclosure of contract execution dates, award recipients, whether awardees are resident, and whether they are minority-owned or woman-owned. It also assigns oversight: the State Superintendent of Education would coordinate school-related contract transparency and report quarterly to the Legislature, while the State Director of Finance would coordinate transparency for non-school public properties and report quarterly, starting June 1, 2011.

Who It Affects

• State and local agencies entering into contracts for tornado damage repairs and restoration; they would be urged to publish contract details and ensure transparency.
• Contractors and businesses (including resident, minority-owned, and woman-owned entities) seeking or awarded these contracts; they would be subject to disclosure of ownership and residency status in contract information.

Key Provisions

• Urges all state and local agencies repairing tornado damage to public property to use transparency in the contracting process, regardless of whether competitive bidding applies.
• Requires transparency to include public posting of contract execution dates, award recipients, residency status of parties, and whether recipients are minority-owned or woman-owned.
• Requests the State Superintendent of Education to coordinate school-related contract transparency and prepare a quarterly report for the Legislature starting June 1, 2011.
• Requests the State Director of Finance to coordinate transparency for non-school public property contracts and prepare a quarterly report for the Legislature starting June 1, 2011.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative