Senator Cecile Bledsoe

ALC-Policy Making — Nov. 13, 2019 (1:05:56)

So in response to the RFP with the full ALC committee having final approval of the contract. And the rest of the motion remains the same. Okay, you mean the ALC council? Well.

ALC-Policy Making — Nov. 13, 2019 (1:05:24)

Okay, gotcha. Thank you. Senator Bledsoe? Yes, Madam Chair, if you would like for me to read the revised motion. I would appreciate it. All right. Motion to authorize the Bureau of Legislative Research to enter negotiations with Sewell and Associates for a consulting services agreement incorporating the terms and conditions of RFP number BLR 19003 ensures proposal

ALC-Policy Making — Nov. 13, 2019 (55:00)

Well, I think the question was, why could we not wait? Well, I just think the better plan would be to get it done and do it as soon as possible because they have been discussing this in education for quite some time. So that is my rationale. I don't know about the others. Thank

ALC-Policy Making — Nov. 13, 2019 (54:48)

I suppose. I defer to Dodson, Representative Dodson. So you don't have

ALC-Policy Making — Nov. 13, 2019 (52:24)

speak to your motion. That is correct, and I think what we have just said about it and your explanation of the motion on the floor is self-explanatory, and I'd appreciate a good vote.

ALC-Policy Making — Nov. 13, 2019 (4:16)

unless approval of both contracts is agreed upon by the House and Senate Education Committees. And that's my motion, Madam Chair. Would you like to speak to it,

ALC-Policy Making — Nov. 13, 2019 (3:44)

of the contract. I move approval of the Consultant Services Agreement with APA Consulting contingent upon approval by the House and Senate Education Committees of use of both Shuls and Associates and APA Consulting to provide education adequacy consulting services to the committees under the RFP. The Bureau of Legislative Research shall not be authorized to enter either of these consultant services contracts

ALC-Policy Making — Nov. 13, 2019 (3:12)

Senator Bledsoe, you're recognized. All right, thank you. I have a motion, and my motion is to authorize the Bureau of Legislative Research to enter negotiations with Sewell and Associates for a consulting service agreement incorporating the terms and conditions of RFP number BLR-190003 and Shul's proposal in response to the RFP with the ALC Executive Subcommittee having final approval

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:59:46)

Motion passes. All right, ladies and gentlemen, without not seeing any new business, we are adjourned. Thank you.

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:59:28)

is by the time we come back in ALC, we'll have no issues. All right. Thank you. You've heard the motion. The motion is to put 14D and F on the agenda for next month. All those in favor say aye. Aye. All those opposed.

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:52:07)

May I ask why? All right. Senator Ballinger, if you would like to respond to that. So we had Act

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:51:48)

D and F. I think you're on

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:51:34)

yes, on the back of three. Okay. Well, I don't have

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:51:26)

Health Insurance? What are we talking about? We're talking about on the page four of your agenda, the number 14,

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:50:56)

be pulled from the report all right ladies and gentlemen of the committee you have heard the request we will pull out 14 d and f and hold those for another time but other than unless there are any other questions or objections uh need a motion to uh adopt those Yes, Senator Chesterfield.

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:50:12)

gentlemen without objection we will back

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:50:44)

let's pull them out and not review

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:50:18)

all right senator ballinger you wanted to pull one

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:50:04)

all those in favor say aye all those opposed all right ladies and

Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) — Nov. 15, 2019 (1:49:40)

we have five reports and the only one that needs a motion is okay one through five did you did you say all right