Section 59-514 - PUBLICATION OF CONTRACTEE, AMOUNT, AND PURPOSE OF PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS - DEFINITION(1) The state of Idaho shall publish, within fifteen (15) days of entering into any personal service contract, the parties, amount, and a one (1) sentence purpose of all such personal service contracts over thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) annual payment, regardless of whether the moneys for such contract are derived from state taxes, local taxes, federal funds, or a combination of such funds. The publication shall be in a newspaper of general circulation within the geographical area wherein such personal service is to be performed.(2) "Personal service" means performance for remuneration by an individual on a specified contractual basis of specialized professional or consultive expertise germane to administration, maintenance, or conduct of governmental activities that require intellectual or sophisticated and varied services, dependent upon facilities, invention, imagination, or a specific talent that the state itself cannot provide or accomplish.[59-514, added 1982, ch. 241, sec. 1, p. 627; am. 2009, ch. 193, sec. 1, p. 627.]Amended by 2024 Session Laws, ch. 173,sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.