63G-6a-202. Creation of Utah State Procurement Policy Board.

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Effective 5/1/2024

(1)There is created the Utah State Procurement Policy Board.

(2)The board consists of up to 15 members as follows:

(a)two representatives of state institutions of higher education, whom the commissioner of higher education, under the direction of the Utah Board of Higher Education, appoints;

(b)a representative of the Department of Human Services, whom the executive director of that department appoints;

(c)a representative of the Department of Transportation, whom the executive director of that department appoints;

(d)two representatives of school districts, whom the State Board of Education appoints;

(e)a representative of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, whom the director of that division appoints;

(f)one representative of a county, whom the Utah Association of Counties appoints;

(g)one representative of a city or town, whom the Utah League of Cities and Towns appoints;

(h)two representatives of special districts or special service districts, whom the Utah Association of Special Districts appoints;

(i)the director of the Division of Technology Services or the executive director's designee;

(j)the chief procurement officer or the chief procurement officer's designee; and

(k)two representatives of state agencies, other than a state agency already represented on the board, whom the executive director of the Department of Government Operations, with the approval of the executive director of the state agency that employs the employee, appoints.

(3)Members of the board shall be knowledgeable and experienced in, and have supervisory responsibility for, procurement in their official positions.

(4)A board member may serve as long as the member meets the description in Subsection

(2)unless removed by the person or entity with the authority to appoint the board member.

(a)The board shall:

(i)adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business; and

(ii)elect a chair to serve for one year.

(b)The chair of the board shall be selected by a majority of the members of the board and may be elected to succeeding terms.

(c)The chief procurement officer shall designate an employee of the division to serve as the nonvoting secretary to the policy board.

(6)A member of the board may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:

(a)Section 63A-3-106 ;

(b)Section 63A-3-107 ; and

(c)rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .

Amended by Chapter 378 , 2024 General Session