Bill Text: IL HB2737 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Code.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2737 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB2737-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning finance.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 50-1 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 500/50-1)
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7 | Sec. 50-1. Purpose. It is the
the express duty of all chief | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | procurement
officers, State purchasing officers, and their | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | designees to maximize the value
of the expenditure of public | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | moneys in procuring goods, services, and contracts
for the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | State of Illinois and to act in a manner that maintains the | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | integrity
and public trust of State government. In discharging | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | this duty, they are
charged to use all available information, | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | reasonable efforts, and reasonable
actions to protect, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | safeguard, and maintain the procurement process of the
State of | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Illinois. | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)
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