Senate File 2063

                                   SENATE FILE       
                                   BY  BEALL, COURTNEY, RAGAN,
                                       STEWART, HATCH, BOLKCOM,
                                       SENG, KIBBIE, BLACK,
                                       CONNOLLY, DVORSKY, DEARDEN,
                                       HORN, HOLVECK, DOTZLER,
                                       WARNSTADT, KREIMAN, and FRAISE


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act prohibiting a state agency from awarding a state contract
  2    to, or transacting business with, a nonresident alien and
  3    providing for related matters.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5476XS 80
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  73.31  OUTSOURCING BY STATE
  1  2 AGENCIES PROHIBITED.
  1  3    A state department, institution, or agency, or any board
  1  4 member, commissioner, director, manager, or other person
  1  5 connected with any such department, institution, or agency,
  1  6 shall not award a contract to a nonresident alien as defined
  1  7 in section 9H.1, or to a person for a contract or subcontract
  1  8 for services to be performed outside of the boundaries of the
  1  9 United States, unless the desired services cannot be obtained
  1 10 in the United States.  Any contract entered into by a state
  1 11 department, director, manager, or other person connected with
  1 12 any such department, institution, or agency shall stipulate
  1 13 that the service provided under the contract shall be
  1 14 performed within the boundaries of the United States, unless
  1 15 the desired service cannot be obtained in the United States.
  1 16                           EXPLANATION
  1 17    This bill prohibits state entities from awarding a contract
  1 18 to a nonresident alien or to a person for a contract or
  1 19 subcontract for services to be performed outside the United
  1 20 States.  The bill also requires that any contract entered into
  1 21 by a state agency stipulate that the contracted service shall
  1 22 be performed within U.S. boundaries, unless the desired
  1 23 service cannot be obtained in this country.
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