S.B. 83

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DIVISION OF PURCHASING AND GENERAL
2 SERVICES AMENDMENTS
3 1998 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: R. Mont Evans
6 AN ACT RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES;
7 MODIFYING THE DIVISION'S RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO THE MEANS FOR
8 PROCURING GOODS AND SERVICES; AND MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 63A-2-103, as last amended by Chapters 85 and 252, Laws of Utah 1997
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 63A-2-103 is amended to read:
14 63A-2-103. General services provided -- Subscription by state departments and
15 agencies and certain local governmental entities -- Fee schedule.
16 (1) (a) The director of the Division of Purchasing and General Services shall operate,
17 manage, and maintain:
18 (i) a central mailing service; and
19 (ii) [a central store for all state departments and agencies] an electronic central store
20 system for procuring goods and services.
21 (b) The director may establish microfilming, duplicating, printing, addressograph, and
22 other central services.
23 (2) (a) Each state department and agency shall subscribe to all of the services described in
24 Subsection (1), unless the director delegates the director's authority to a department or agency
25 under Section 63A-2-104.
26 (b) An institution of higher education, school district, or political subdivision of the state
27 may subscribe to one or more of the services described in Subsection (1)[, if, and to the extent that,

1 the president of the institution recommends and the State Board of Regents determines that the
2 performance of the services by the director of the Division of General Services will result in
3 substantial cost savings or increased efficiency to the institution].
4 (3) (a) The director shall prescribe a schedule of fees to be charged for all services
5 provided by the division to any department or agency after receiving prior approval of the fee
6 schedule from the:
7 (i) director of the Division of Finance; and
8 (ii) Legislature, as required by Section 63-38-3.2.
9 (b) When practicable, the director of the Division of Purchasing and General Services shall
10 ensure that the fees are approximately equal to the cost of providing the services.




Legislative Review Note
as of 11-20-97 12:57 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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