House plan adds privatization review
Source: By Mike Smith, Associated Press (IN), Thu, Feb. 15, 2007
Gov. Mitch Daniels would have been barred from signing a $1.16 billion contract to outsource some human services work without legislative approval if a bill now before the full House had been law at the time.
The House Interstate and International Cooperation Committee unanimously endorsed the privatization review legislation Wednesday. The bill largely stems from the Republican governor’s moves to contract out services that have historically been run by the state.
....... Under the bill, any privatization contract worth more than $10 million would have to be reviewed by a panel of 12 lawmakers and three other members appointed by legislative leaders. One of the three would represent labor, one business and the other universities.