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995000                                                     
SENATE PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL                       Committee       Amendment
PCB                                                      GG              27


Senator(s): King and Clary
moved the following amendment:

Section:                 EXPLANATION:

On Page: 352             Inserting a new section after section 23, authorizing
                         the Department of Management Services to transfer
Spec App:                appropriated funds from certain agencies in order to
                         implement a Human Resources Contract.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
_________________________________________________________________________________

                                                  Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                      DELETE         INSERT

        In Section     On Page 352

After Section 23 on page 352, INSERT the following language and renumber 
subsequent sections.

The Department of Management Services is authorized to enter into
memoranda of agreement with state agencies reporting solely to the
Governor, as well as any other interested agency, for the purpose of
transferring appropriated funds from the agencies to the Department of
Management Services in order to implement a human resources contract
with one or more private vendors.  The transfer of funds shall be
implemented pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 216, Florida Statutes.
Thirty days prior to the transfer of any appropriated funds, the
department shall provide the Legislative Budget Commission with a report
on the development, implementation schedule and costs of such a
proposal.  At a minimum the report shall include the following elements:

1.  The scope of work to be undertaken; the potential or selected public
    and private contractors who will perform the scope of work; the
    organizational name, location, and programmatic or activity
    identification of the governmental units selected for outsourcing;  
    and the projected time frame for its completion.

2.  The qualifications of the private vendor(s), method of procurement
    chosen, and the vendor's experience with projects of similar scale
    and requiring similar expertise.

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3.  The method of assuring that all deliverables are received on time,
    are within budgeted amounts, are consistent with the plan and scope 
    of work, and adhere to specific performance standards.

4.  Assurance of the proven functionality of the ultimate product or
    service and its reliable and consistent operation in a real time
    operating environment.

5.  A plan for the provision of timely and accurate project and
    operational performance reports useful for management decision  
    making, for auditing of project expenditures and results, and for   
    adherence to generally accepted accounting and auditing principles  
    in information systems development, internal control, and security.

6.  The identification of how outsourced human resource functions and
    activities will be coordinated with those which are operated by  
    state agencies.

7.  An outplacement plan for displaced state employees to provide them,
    at a minimum, with the right of first employment interview by any
    contract vendor.

8.  The comparison of costs to other human resource alternatives, the
    direct and indirect costs of making no changes and upgrading   
    existing systems, and the comparative cost of consolidation and  
    centralization of human resource functions in one or more state  
    service centers.

9.  Provision of a contingency plan and the cost of assuming the 
    operations of a contract vendor in the event of subsequent contract
    termination.

10. The method of assuring the technical interface of proposed human  
    resource information with the state's existing information systems.

The Department shall provide a schedule of phased implementation and
schedule of cash transfer to an appropriate trust fund.  Subject to the
approval of the Legislative Budget Commission, positions, salary rate,
and budget authority not required due to implementation of the
outsourcing plan shall be placed in reserve by the Executive Office of
the Governor consistent with s. 216.181, F.S.  The Executive Office of
the Governor may approve transfer and release of funds from the State
Personnel System Trust Fund within Specific Appropriations 2654 through
2661 for initial implementation costs subject to repayment from funds
transferred from other agencies as functions are outsourced pursuant to
the memoranda of agreement.

Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process. However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items.
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