{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-148-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-148-1","heading":"Statement of intent.","body":"If it is determined that privatization of certain governmental functions may be appropriate, the privatization inquiry process should be well defined with appropriate nonpartisan, institutional oversight. The principles that guide a privatization inquiry shall include the following:\n(1) To ensure the potential savings are realized and maximized — build cost controls and containment incentives into contracts to eliminate excessive and unreasonable overhead costs and profits at the expense of citizens of the state;\n(2) To preserve and promote competition — permit in-house program managers and public employees to bid for the contract on a level playing field;\n(3) To ensure quality and responsiveness — develop reliable measures of service quality, strengthen in-house monitoring capacity and expertise, and write contracts with periodic performance reporting;\n(4) To ensure accountability, control, and avoidance of conflicts of interest with departmental managers — write detailed contract specifications, and require record-keeping and periodic reports;\n(5) To address legal and political barriers — involve affected groups in the decision-making process; and\n(6) To recognize the impact on service recipients, employees, and their families — enable public employees to have an opportunity to bid for their work.","path":["Title 42 State Affairs and Government","Chapter 148 Privatization of State Services"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-148/42-148-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:13Z","sha256":"af6b8862c90d2b81ea862c597fcbcc53d7030eeb00b27a3eae3b0f6f00117899","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-147-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-42-148-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}