Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-321

GOV 321

Government Consultant Transparency

Messrs. Ross, O'Connor, Tarr and Fattman moved that the proposed new text be amended By inserting, after section __, the following new sections:-

“Section __. Section 14C of chapter 7, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:-

“(8) the names and salaries of all experts, technical consultants and other assistants, as defined in section 7 of chapter 6a, employed by executive offices”

Section __. Section 7 of chapter 6A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following section:-

The salaries of experts, technical consultants and other assistants shall not be paid out of the executive office’s operating budget. All expenses must be funded by a separate line-item, as defined in section 1 of chapter 29.”