TITLE 42
State Affairs and Government
CHAPTER 42-148
Privatization of State Services
SECTION 42-148-1
§ 42-148-1 Statement of intent.
If it is determined that privatization of certain governmental functions may be
appropriate, the privatization inquiry process should be well defined with
appropriate non-partisan, institutional oversight. The principles that guide a
privatization inquiry shall include the following:
(a) To ensure the potential savings are realized and
maximized build cost controls and containment incentives into contracts
to eliminate excessive and unreasonable overhead costs and profits at the
expense of citizens of the state;
(b) To preserve and promote competition permit
in-house program managers and public employees to bid for the contract on a
level playing field;
(c) To ensure quality and responsiveness develop
reliable measures of service quality, strengthen in-house monitoring capacity
and expertise, and write contracts with periodic performance reporting;
(d) To ensure accountability, control, and avoidance of
conflicts of interest with departmental managers write detailed contract
specifications, and require record-keeping and periodic reports;
(e) To address legal and political barriers involve
affected groups in the decision making process; and
(f) To recognize the impact on service recipients, employees,
and their families enable public employees to have an opportunity to bid
for their work.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 42, § 1.)
