Public contracts.

(1) Existing law, the State Civil Service Act, permits the use of personal services contracts in order to achieve cost savings and in certain other circumstances, including when the services contracted are not available within civil service. Existing law requires a state agency proposing to execute a personal services contract in those certain other circumstances to notify all organizations that represent state employees who perform the type of work to be contracted, except as specified. This bill would exempt personal services contracts entered into by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training pursuant to its contracting authority, as specified, from that notification requirement. (2) Under existing law, state agencies are generally required to obtain at least 3 competitive bids for each contract. This requirement does not apply under certain circumstances, including, among others, when the contract is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, welfare, or safety, or protection of state property. This bill would add to these exceptions contracts entered into by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training or the Office of Emergency Services when those contracts are solely for the services of instructors for public safety training.