HB4601ham003 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

Filed: 3/23/2012

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4601

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4601, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 1, on page 16, by replacing lines 8 through 11 with the following:

"the Comptroller within 30 15 days thereafter. Beginning January 1, 2013, the Comptroller may require that contracts and grants required to be filed with the Comptroller under this Section shall be filed electronically, unless the agency is incapable of filing the contract or grant electronically because it does not possess the necessary technology or equipment. Any agency that is incapable of electronically filing its contracts or grants shall submit a written statement to the Governor and to the Comptroller attesting to the reasons for its inability to comply. This statement shall include a discussion of what the agency needs in order to effectively comply with this Section. Prior to requiring electronic filing, the Comptroller shall consult with the Governor as to the feasibility of establishing mutually agreeable technical standards for the electronic document imaging, storage, and transfer of contracts and grants, taking into consideration the technology available to that agency, best practices, and the technological capabilities of State agencies. Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall be construed to impede the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. For each State contract for goods, supplies, or".