§ 4-12-13-3 — Performance of contracted services by public employees

(a) In addition to any other requirements that
must be satisfied, a state agency may have the employees of the state
agency directly provide services that are provided by a private
contractor or private vendor under a contract or an agreement described
in section 2(a) of this chapter only if the following requirements are
satisfied:
(1) At least thirty (30) days before the employees of the state
agency begin directly providing the services, the state agency
must conduct at least one (1) public hearing concerning the
provision of the services by the employees of the state agency.
The state agency must allow public comments and testimony at
the public hearing. The public hearing must be held in
compliance with IC 5-14-1.5.
(2) Either of the following occurs:
(A) At least thirty (30) days before employees of the state
agency begin directly providing services, the budget committee
makes a recommendation to the budget agency concerning the
provision of the services by the employees of the state agency.
(B) The budget committee does not make a recommendation
concerning the provision of the services by the employees of
the state agency within thirty (30) days after the chairman of the
budget committee is requested by the budget agency to make a
recommendation.
(b) A state agency is not required to comply with the requirements
of subsection (a) if the director or other administrative head of the state
agency declares that an emergency exists that requires the employees
of the state agency to directly provide the services that were provided
by a private contractor or private vendor.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.234-2007, SEC.224.