Amendment #791 to H4100

To increase revenue by collecting monies owed to the Commonwealth

Mr. Winslow of Norfolk moves to amend the bill by inserting at the end thereof the following section:-

“SECTION XX.  No debt, account receivable or monies owed to the commonwealth shall be written off as uncollectable by any officer of the commonwealth  until the Attorney General has engaged legal counsel to collect such debt, receivable or monies owed.  The Attorney General shall designate such counsel as special assistant attorneys general and shall pay such counsel on a contingent fee basis only, up to 40 percent of any recovery on behalf of the commonwealth.  The Attorney General shall procure such counsel by public competitive procurement among qualified counsel.”