CHAPTER 623
H.P. 1621 - L.D. 2268
An Act to Ensure that Reports Commissioned by the State are Submitted in Writing or Other Reproducible Format
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1825-J is enacted to read:
When a state agency enters into a contract with a nongovernmental entity, and the contract includes a report to the agency, the contract must require that the report be in writing or in another reproducible nontransitory medium and be submitted to the agency. The report must express all of the substantive conclusions disclosed to the agency and either summarize the information and data or identify the source of the information and data on which those conclusions are based. Once the report is submitted, the agency shall retain at least one copy of the report in its custody. This section applies to contracts with a total cost of $10,000 or more.
Effective August 11, 2000, unless otherwise indicated.
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