An Act relative to the open meeting law

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An Act relative to the open meeting law

An Act relative to the open meeting law By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

• An Act relative to the open meeting law By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
• 3283) of James Arciero and Thomas E.
• Ellis, Jr., for legislation to assure for bidder privacy in certain interviews for public construction contracts.
• State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the open meeting law
By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3283) of James Arciero and Thomas E. Ellis, Jr., for legislation to assure for bidder privacy in certain interviews for public construction contracts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.3283

Subsection (c) of section 44A ½ of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-

Notwithstanding sections 18 to 25, inclusive, of chapter 30A or any other general or special law to the contrary, when conducting interviews as part of the selection process, a public agency: (i) shall develop a process to ensure that a bidder or a representative of that bidder may not witness or attend, whether in-person or remotely, the interview of another bidder for the same contract; and (ii) shall not publicly disseminate or post written testimony or video from an interview until the interviews of all bidders for that contract are completed.

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