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This bill establishes the West Virginia Council on Competitive Government, a body tasked with encouraging competition, innovation, and creativity among service providers to improve the quality of state services. The Council will be composed of the Governor, who will also preside over it, the President of the Senate, the State Treasurer, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the Director of the Department of Administration, the Chief Information Officer, and the Director of WorkForce West Virginia. The Council is required to meet as often as necessary and is subject to open government and freedom of information laws. Its powers include adopting rules, holding public hearings, conducting studies, and consulting with private companies. The Council will identify state agency services that could potentially be provided more effectively through competition, either among state agencies or with private commercial sources, and may require these services to undergo competitive bidding processes. The bill also outlines considerations for cost comparisons, including indirect costs and the comparability of employee benefits for contractors, and exempts the Council's contracts and decisions from other state purchasing laws. Local governments may voluntarily participate in contracts awarded by the Council.

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