AB 740 holds agencies accountable for illegal private vendor contractsAB 740, the Local 1000-sponsored outsourcing bill went into effect Jan. 1, and stands to be a powerful tool in our fight to prevent wasteful spending on private contractors.
After a strong push by Local 1000--which included members lobbying legislators and nearly 5,000 emails sent to lawmakers--the bill passed in both houses of the legislature and was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 9.
AB 740 requires state agencies to be accountable and change their business practices after the State Personnel Board (SPB) rules that a private vendor contract is illegal.
"Future contract challenges will be more effective because of AB 740," said Local 1000 President Yvonne R. Walker. "We will be more successful at protecting state jobs while preventing needless spending of tax dollars."
By Jon Ortiz
