S.B. 83 Enrolled

DIVISION OF PURCHASING AND GENERAL
SERVICES AMENDMENTS
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: R. Mont Evans
AN ACT RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES;
MODIFYING THE DIVISION'S RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO THE MEANS FOR
PROCURING GOODS AND SERVICES; AND MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
63A-2-103, as last amended by Chapters 85 and 252, Laws of Utah 1997
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 63A-2-103 is amended to read:
63A-2-103. General services provided -- Subscription by state departments, state
agencies, and certain local governmental entities -- Fee schedule.
(1) (a) The director of the Division of Purchasing and General Services shall operate,
manage, and maintain:
(i) a central mailing service; and
(ii) [a central store for all state departments and agencies] an electronic central store
system for procuring goods and services.
(b) The director may establish microfilming, duplicating, printing, addressograph, and
other central services.
(2) (a) Each state department and agency shall subscribe to all of the services described in
Subsection (1), unless the director delegates the director's authority to a department or agency
under Section 63A-2-104.
(b) An institution of higher education, school district, or political subdivision of the state
may subscribe to one or more of the services described in Subsection (1)[, if, and to the extent that,
the president of the institution recommends and the State Board of Regents determines that the
performance of the services by the director of the Division of General Services will result in

substantial cost savings or increased efficiency to the institution].
(3) (a) The director shall prescribe a schedule of fees to be charged for all services provided
by the division to any department or agency after receiving prior approval of the fee schedule from
the:
(i) director of the Division of Finance; and
(ii) Legislature, as required by Section 63-38-3.2.
(b) When practicable, the director of the Division of Purchasing and General Services shall
ensure that the fees are approximately equal to the cost of providing the services.

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