General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5397
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1697
*01697_______GAE*
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5397
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 1697
*01697_______GAE*
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR PURCHASES USING THE P-CARD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 4-98 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the Comptroller may allow budgeted agencies to use purchasing cards for purchases. [of ten thousand dollars or less.] No budgeted agency, or any official, employee or agent of a budgeted agency, shall incur any obligation using such a card, except in accordance with procedures established by the Comptroller.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2012 4-98(c)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2012
4-98(c)
Statement of Purpose:
To permit state agencies to use purchasing cards for purchases that exceed ten thousand dollars.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]