§ 37-2.3-3 — § 37-2.3-3. Definitions.

Rhode Island § 37-2.3-3

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 37: Public Property and Works
• Ch. 37-2.3: Government Oversight and Fiscal Accountability Review Act

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§ 37-2.3-3. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Agency� includes any executive office, department, division, board, commission, or other office or officer in the executive branch of the government.

(2) "Person� includes an individual, institution, federal, state, or local governmental entity, or any other public or private entity.

(3) "Private contractor employee� includes a worker directly employed by a private contractor, as defined in this section, as well as an employee of a subcontractor or an independent contractor that provides supplies or services to a private contractor.

(4) "Privatization or privatization contract� means an agreement or combination or series of agreements by which a non-governmental person or entity agrees with an agency to provide services expected to result in a fiscal year expenditure of at least one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), which would contract services which are substantially similar to and in replacement of work normally performed by an employee of an agency.

"Privatization� or "privatization contract� excludes:

(i) Contracts resulting from an emergency procurement;

(ii) Contracts with a term of one hundred eighty (180) days or less on a non-recurring basis;

(iii) Contracts to provide highly specialized or technical services not normally provided by state employees;

(iv) Any subsequent contract which renews or rebids a privatization contract that was subject to the provisions of this statute after its enactment; and

(v) An agreement to provide legal services or management consulting services.

(5) "Privatization contractor� is any vendor, contractor, consultant, subcontractor, independent contractor or private business owner that contracts with a state agency to perform services in accordance with the definition of a "privatization contract.�

(6) "Services� includes, with respect to a private contractor, all aspects of the provision of services provided by a private contractor pursuant to a privatization contract, or any services provided by a subcontractor of a private contractor.

Legislative History

P.L. 2006, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 646, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2008, ch. 139, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 363, § 35; P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 9, § 3.