GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 716
Committee Substitute Favorable 7/14/93

Short Title:  Study Bid Laws and Reciprocity.	(Public)
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April 1, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF THE STATE PERFORMING MORE PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES IN-HOUSE AND TO STUDY THE NEED FOR AND FEASIBILITY OF USING RECIPROCAL LAWS AGAINST VENDORS AND BUSINESSES WHOSE HOME STATES DISCRIMINATE AGAINST NORTH CAROLINA COMPANIES.
Whereas, the State spends an enormous amount of funds to contract for professional services needed by the State;
Whereas, the State may be able to perform the professional services with its own employees at less expense to the public;
Whereas, other states impose conditions, requirements, taxes, fees, preferences or penalties on companies operating within their borders that are more stringent than those imposed by North Carolina; and
Whereas, businesses from such states should be subject to these same requirements when they seek to do business in North Carolina; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Legislative Research Commission is authorized to study the following issues:
(1)	The use of more in-house personnel for the performance of professional services needed by the State; and the use of negotiated professional service contracts;
(2)	The use of reciprocal bid preference laws against bidders who are extended preferential bid treatment over North Carolina vendors; and
(3)	The use of reciprocal laws and regulations against businesses from other states doing business in North Carolina if those businesses are from states whose laws, regulations, licenses, fees, taxes, etc., are more stringent than those imposed by the State of North Carolina.
Sec. 2.  The Legislative Research Commission may issue an interim report to the 1993 General Assembly (1994 Regular Session) and shall make a final report to the 1995 General Assembly.
Sec. 3.  From funds appropriated to the General Assembly, there is allocated the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to the Legislative Research Commission for the completion of the study.
Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.