3/14/07-A bill has died that would have required the state to prove cost savings in any privatization plan in which state employees would lose their jobs.
Sponsored by Rep. Mae Dickinson, D-Indianapolis, HB1045 missed a deadline to advance, effectively killing it for the year.
The bill also would have allowed state employees to offer a competing bid. It would've required the bid to be accepted if it's lower than the current cost of operations.

1/9/07-A bill in the House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee would require the state to prove cost savings in any privatization plan in which state employees would lose their jobs.
Sponsored by Rep. Mae Dickinson, D-Indianapolis, HB1045 also would allow state employees to offer a competing bid. The bid must be accepted if it's lower than the current cost of operations.
For bill status, call (317) 232-9856.