HB2592 H GO AMT 2-11

Webb 3289

            The Committee on Government Organization moves to amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

            “A BILL to amend and reenact §5A-3-4, §5A-3-10a, §5A-3-15 and §5A-3-60 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated §5A-3-14 and §5A-3-14a, all relating to improving accountability in the state purchasing system; requiring the director to develop forms to officially document activities to monitor spending unit compliance; requiring vendors to provide the director with a statement of good standing for state taxes; requiring the director to conduct an ongoing review of spending unit activity; defining “change order”; requiring that all change orders be approved by the director and the Attorney General and the funds encumbered before performance pursuant to the change order begins; permitting the director to debar vendors for repeated noncompliance; permitting emergency purchase of services; defining “purchasing staff”; and requiring ten hours of training annually on purchasing procedures and purchasing cards for purchasing staff to be reported to the director annually.”