Resolve, To Ensure the Collection and Report of Outsourcing Data Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the ti tIe and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and Legislature do not become effective until adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and resolves of the days after Whereas, the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government has identified the necessity of collecting information on the State's contracting and outsourcing practices beginning July 1, 2005; and Whereas, passage of this resolve as an emergency measure is needed to begin collection on that date; and Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency wi thin the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, be it Page l-LR1647(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0471
Committee Amendment CA_A_H133 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 346, L.D. 471, Bill, "An 
Act 
To Prohibit State Departments, 
Agencies and Bureaus 
from 
Conducting Business with Any Entity That Outsources 
Services 
Outside of the United States of America" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, To Ensure the Collection and Report of Outsourcing Data' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
ti tIe and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts 
and 
Legislature 
do 
not 
become 
effective 
until 
adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
resolves 
of 
the 
days 
after 
Whereas, the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local 
Government has identified the necessity of collecting information 
on the State's contracting and outsourcing practices beginning 
July 1, 2005; and 
Whereas, passage of this resolve as an emergency measure is 
needed to begin collection on that date; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency wi thin the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, be it 
Page l-LR1647(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A 
.. to H.P. 346, L.D. 471 
Sec. 1. Collection of information. Resolved: 
That to better 
understand the nature of the State's contracting practices, the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Division of 
Purchases shall collect information from all contracted providers 
of services to the State regarding the country where services 
will 
be 
performed. 
The 
department 
shall 
require 
service 
providers 
to 
notify the 
department 
of 
any 
changes 
to 
this 
information; and be it further 
Sec. 
2. 
Report. 
Resolved: 
That 
the 
Department 
of 
Administration 
and 
Financial Services, 
Division of 
Purchases 
shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local 
Government 
by 
January 
15, 
2006 
on 
the 
information obtained 
pursuant to section 1. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this resolve takes effect when approved. ' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve directing 
the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Division 
of Purchases to collect information from all contracted providers 
of services to the State regarding the country where the services 
will be performed and to notify the department of any changes to 
this 
information. 
The 
amendment 
requires 
the 
Division 
of 
Purchases 
to 
report this 
information to 
the 
Joint Standing 
Committee on State and Local Government by January 15, 2006. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/28/05 ~ac 
LD471 
LR 1647(02) 
An Act To Prohibit State Departments, Agencies and Bureaus from Conducting Business with Any 
Entity That Outsources Services Outside of the United States of America 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment fi' 
Committee: State and Local Government 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The additional costs associated with collecting information and reporting to the State and Local Government 
Committee will be absorbed by the Division of Purchases utilizing existing budgeted resources. 
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