| An Act to Strengthen the Governmental Ethics Laws |
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §1012, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: |
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| | 1-A.__Associated organization.__"Associated organization" | means any organization in which a Legislator or a Legislator's | spouse is a director, officer or trustee, or owns or controls, | directly or indirectly, and severally or in the aggregate, at | least 10% of the outstanding equity. |
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| | Sec. 2. 1 MRSA §1015, sub-§4 is enacted to read: |
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| | 4. Contract with state governmental agency.__A Legislator or | an associated organization may not enter with a state | governmental agency into any contract that is to be paid in whole | or in part out of governmental funds, when such a contract is | normally awarded through a process of public notice and | competitive bidding, unless the contract has been awarded through | a process of public notice and competitive bidding. |
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| | Sec. 3. 1 MRSA §1016-D is enacted to read: |
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| §1016-D. Disclosure of bids on government contracts |
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| | When a Legislator or associated organization bids on a | contract with a state governmental agency, the Legislator or | associated organization shall file a statement with the |
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