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SF 2088 Senate Long Description

Relating to education; establishing procedures and standards for +contracting with private entities for services otherwise provided by public +school employees; defining certain terms; regulating privatization contracts+ in excess of a certain amount; requiring school districts to prepare specific +written statements of services to be provided under the proposed contract, +specifying certain statement content requirements; requiring the solicitation of+ services under proposed contracts to be based on the statements; requiring +school district notice to exclusive representatives of employees affected by+ the contract of the intention to enter into the contract; requiring the solicitation of services under the contracts to require certain +disclosures relating to employees from responders including intended performers +and the number of hours under the contract and collective bargaining +agreements or personnel policies covering the employees intending to perform the +services; specifying a minimum wage rate for employees of the private +contractors and limiting the term of the contracts; requiring the contracts to impose+ certain stringent affirmative action standards on contractors and +subcontractors; prohibiting the use of public money paid under the contract for union organization activities; requiring school districts to prepare +comprehensive written estimates relating to performance of the same services by +school employees for contract cost review purposes, specifying certain +estimate content requirements and classifying the data in the estimates; +requiring school district public designation of responders receiving the +contract award, specifying certain consideration and written estimate and +certification requirements; requiring the commissioner of revenue to determine +sales and income tax revenue losses due to performance of services outside the +state; classifying privatization contract data as public, requiring school +district submission of copies of public data to the state auditor (mk)