Public contracts: judicial branch entities.

Existing law, the California Judicial Branch Contract Law, requires judicial branch entities to comply with specified provisions of the Public Contract Code that are applicable to state agencies and departments, related to the procurement of goods and services, including information technology goods and services. Existing law, except as specified, requires all contracts with total cost estimated at more than $1,000,000, to be subject to the review and recommendations of the California State Auditor to ensure compliance with that law. Existing law requires all judicial branch entities to notify the California State Auditor, in writing, of the existence of any such contracts within 10 business days of entering the contract. This bill would require all judicial branch entities to also notify the members of the Legislature who serve on specified legislative committees, in writing, of the existence of any such contracts within 10 business days of entering the contract. Existing law also requires all administrative and infrastructure information technology projects of the Judicial Council or the courts with total costs estimated at more than $5,000,000 to be subject to the review and recommendations of the Department of Technology. This bill would instead require all contracts, as described above, with a total cost estimated at more than $1,000,000 to be subject to the review and recommendations of the Department of Technology. The bill would also require the judicial branch entities to notify the California State Auditor and members of the Legislature who serve on specified legislative committees, in writing, of the existence of any such contracts within 10 business days of entering the contract. The bill would require all judicial branch entities, by January 1, 2023, to have developed and instituted sufficient policies and procedures to comply with the above requirements.