H. B. 2108
(By Delegates Boggs and Stalnaker)
[Introduced February 9, 2005; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend
the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section,
designated §5A-3-5
8, relating to
prohibiting state purchases of information technology
equipment constructed of flammable materials.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §5A-3-5
8
, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3. PURCHASING DIVISION.
§5A-3-58. Division prohibited from purchase of flammable
information technology equipment.
No purchase or agreement to purchase, on behalf of a state
governmental agency or office, of information technology equipment
may be consummated or authorized by the division unless the
equipment meets or exceeds safety standards for fire resistance established by underwriters laboratories, incorporated or the
equivalent international electrotechnical commission.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit state purchases
of information technology equipment constructed of flammable
materials.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.