SB 488
Creating State Council on Competitive Government
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Bill overview
This bill establishes the West Virginia Council on Competitive Government, tasked with encouraging competition, innovation, and creativity in how state services are provided. The council will be comprised of key state officials and will study state agency services to determine if they can be better delivered through competition with other state agencies or private companies. It aims to improve the quality of state services by promoting efficiency and cost-effectiveness, while exempting council contracts from standard state purchasing requirements.
Key provisions
- Creates the West Virginia Council on Competitive Government.
- Requires state agencies to identify services for potential competitive bidding.
- Establishes a council composition including key state officials.
- Allows the council to develop and implement competitive bidding processes.
- Permits the council to award contracts based on the ‘best and most reasonable’ bid, not necessarily the lowest.
- Provides for local government participation in council-awarded contracts.
- Requires cost comparisons to include supervision costs and agency overhead.
- Exempts council contracts and related decisions from standard state purchasing laws.
Who is affected
- State Agencies
- Local Governments
- Private Commercial Sources
- The General Public (through improved services)
- The West Virginia Legislature
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