2006 Senate Bill 1238

Give preference to state contracts using "unemployed outsourced workers"

Introduced in the Senate

May 2, 2006

Introduced by Sen. Liz Brater (D-18)

To require bidders on state contracts to include an "outsourced worker accountability form" with the bid that includes the percentage of the total bid price that would go to services performed by workers outside of Michigan but inside the U.S., to workers outside the U.S., and the number of "unemployed outsourced workers" who would be hired. The bill would require preference be given to bidders who propose to use more Michigan workers, and more "unemployed outsourced workers." The bill is part of a package comprised of Senate Bills 1235 to 1240.

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Regulatory Reform