Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 42-148 - Privatization of State Services

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Cost comparison: means an analysis of the comparative costs of providing the service in-house or by privatization. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-148-2
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
• In-house bid: shall mean the cost of the proposal proffered by in-house state programs and employees and their representatives pursuant to § 42-148-3(b)(3) of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-148-2
• In-house costs: means a detailed budget breakdown of the current costs of providing the service or program proposed for privatization. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-148-2
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Statement of work and performance standards: means a clear statement of the nature and extent of the work to be performed with measurable performance standards as set forth in § 42-148-3(b)(2) of this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-148-2
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Transition costs: means the cost of contracting including monitoring vendors for accountability, costs associated with unemployment compensation, payment of accrued leave credits, bumping, and retention factors for those with statutory status. See Rhode Island General Laws 42-148-2
• United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8