HF 1816

as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state government; requiring that state 
  1.3             agency contracts for services be performed by United 
  1.4             States citizens or by individuals authorized to work 
  1.5             in the United States; proposing coding for new law in 
  1.6             Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  [16C.075] [WORK PERFORMED UNDER SERVICE 
  1.9   CONTRACTS.] 
  1.10     (a) A contract for services entered into by an agency must 
  1.11  specify that services under the contract, or under any 
  1.12  subcontract awarded under the contract, may be performed only by:
  1.13     (1) a citizen of the United States; or 
  1.14     (2) an individual legally authorized to work in the United 
  1.15  States. 
  1.16     (b) This section applies both to a contract for 
  1.17  professional or technical services, as defined in section 
  1.18  16C.08, and to a contract for nonprofessional or technical 
  1.19  services.  
  1.20     (c) For purposes of this section, "agency" includes the 
  1.21  Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and an entity in the 
  1.22  legislative branch, in addition to entities defined in section 
  1.23  16C.02, subdivision 2. 
  1.24     (d) This section does not apply to: 
  1.25     (1) a contract for legal services entered into by the 
  1.26  attorney general; 
  2.1      (2) a contract entered into by the State Board of 
  2.2   Investment; or 
  2.3      (3) a contract relating to the importation of prescription 
  2.4   drugs from another country. 
  2.5      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.6      Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment, 
  2.7   and applies to a contract entered into on or after that date.