Public contracts: state acquisition of new vehicles.

Existing law imposes various requirements and prohibitions on state agency contracts for goods. Among these requirements is a requirement that the contractor certify that it has not provided goods under the contract that were produced under specified prohibited labor conditions, and that the contractor has complied with specified provisions of law. This bill would prohibit the Department of General Services from approving a vehicle acquisition request, vehicle purchase order, or new contract for the purchase of new vehicles that would result in the expenditure of funds unless the secretary or director of an agency or a department, respectively, that has requested the acquisition of the new vehicles makes a certification, as specified, verifying that the purchase is vital and mission critical for the agency or department.