Rep. Michael J. Madigan
Filed: 5/20/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 51




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 51, AS AMENDED, 
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with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 
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1, by replacing line 21 on page 49 through line 11 on page 50 
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with the following:
 
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    "Sec. 10-25.  Executive Procurement Officer. There is 
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hereby created, under the supervision of the Office of the 
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Governor, an Executive Procurement Office, headed by an 
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Executive Procurement Officer, who shall be appointed by the 
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Governor.  The Executive Procurement Officer shall have the 
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following powers and duties:
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        (1) To recommend policies and procedures to ensure 
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    consistency between the chief procurement officers and 
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    their staffs, provided that each chief procurement officer 
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    shall have final and exclusive authority over particular 
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    procurement decisions.
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        (2) To assist chief procurement officers in the 
 


 






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    development of and revision of policies that decisions on 
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    procurement related matters remain free from political or 
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    other inappropriate extrinsic influence.
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        (3) To provide guidance to all chief procurement 
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    officers and their staffs on how to ensure that all State 
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    procurement is conducted in a manner that is appropriately 
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    responsive to and sensitive to the needs of vendors and the 
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    business community in general through the development of 
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    technologically-sophisticated, efficient, and innovative 
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    methodologies for managing procurement processes.
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        (4) Respecting the authority of the chief procurement 
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    officers over procurement in their respective areas, to 
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    assist with the implementation of policies mandated 
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    through statute or executive order that promote diversity 
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    among State contractors, including, but not limited to, the 
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    implementation of the Business Enterprise and 
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    Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.     
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    The Executive"; and
 
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on page 51, in line 20, by inserting "business" after "10"; and
 
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on page 52, in line 20, by inserting "business" after "10".