SENATE DOCKET, NO. 895        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1694

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kenneth J. Donnelly

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act requiring additional reporting of transportation privatization contracts to promote transparency.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Kenneth J. Donnelly

Fourth Middlesex

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/26/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/27/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

1/27/2017

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/1/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/2/2017

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/2/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/3/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/3/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

3/23/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 895        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1694

By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1694) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Jason M. Lewis, Kenneth I. Gordon, Barbara A. L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation to require additional reporting of transportation privatization contracts to promote transparency.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act requiring additional reporting of transportation privatization contracts to promote transparency.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of section 196 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015 is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- As of January 1, 2017, the report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) the project or service contracted for; (2) the term of the contract; (3) the projected savings and any realized savings; and (4) the basis for any projected or realized savings, including, but not limited to, all direct and indirect costs related to the services provided by the privatization contract, including employee wage and salary rates, retirement, insurance or other employee benefit costs, adjustments to employee scheduling policies and any change in the aggregate number of employees needed to provide the service.

SECTION 2. Subsection (c) of said section 196 of said chapter 46 of the acts of 2015 is hereby amended by striking out clause (iii) and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-

(iii) the expected and actual cost of the contract and the basis for such costs, including, but not limited to, all direct and indirect costs related to the services provided by the privatization contract, including employee wage and salary rates, retirement, insurance or other employee benefit costs, adjustments to employee scheduling policies and any change in the aggregate number of employees needed to provide the service.

SECTION 3. Said section 196 of said chapter 46 of the acts of 2015 is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following subsection:-

(d) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, during any time period that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is not be subject to sections 52 to 55, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws, the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall apply.