State contracts: California Council on Science and Technology.

Existing law generally requires contracts by the state for the acquisition of goods and services be awarded pursuant to various procedures and requirements. Existing law exempts specified projects and types of contracts from those procedures and requirements. The California Council on Science and Technology is a nonpartisan, impartial, not-for-profit corporation, established in accordance with a 1988 legislative resolution. This bill would, until January 1, 2023, authorize specified state entities to each enter into no more than 2 contracts for specified services per calendar year, each for an amount of no more than $500,000, with the council without competition and would exempt the contract from specified state contracting procedures and requirements. The bill would require the council to provide the Legislature annual reports no later than January 1 of each year and a final report to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2021, as specified.