HOUSE BILL NO. 1306 Offered January 11, 2006 Prefiled January 11, 2006 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 56-559.1 and 56-575.3:2, relating to the Public-Private Transportation Act and the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act; required disclosure by private entity. ---------- Patrons-- Byron, Griffith and McQuigg ---------- Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding sections numbered 56-559.1 and 56-575.3:2 as follows:

§ 56-559.1. Disclosure required by private entity under certain circumstances.

Any private entity that submits a solicited or unsolicited proposal to a responsible public entity that is an agency or department of the Commonwealth shall, with the initial submittal, disclose (i) whether the private entity directly employs or intends to use the services of a legislator or a firm in which the legislator is a member and (ii) whether a legislator has a personal interest in the proposal or the private entity as defined in § 30-101.  If, after the initial submittal of the proposal, the private entity subsequently employs or uses the services of a legislator or a firm in which a legislator is a member, such private entity shall provide disclosure to the responsible public entity within 30 days.   For purposes of this section "legislator" means a member or member elect of the General Assembly.

§ 56-575.3:2. Disclosure required by private entity under certain circumstances.

Any private entity that submits a solicited or unsolicited proposal to a responsible public entity that is an agency or department of the Commonwealth shall, with the initial submittal, disclose (i) whether the private entity directly employs or intends to use the services of a legislator or a firm in which the legislator is a member and (ii) whether a legislator has a personal interest in the proposal or the private entity as defined in § 30-101.  If, after the initial submittal of the proposal, the private entity subsequently employs or uses the services of a legislator or a firm in which a legislator is a member, such private entity shall provide disclosure to the responsible public entity within 30 days.  For purposes of this section "legislator" means a member or member elect of the General Assembly.