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38 | 47 | | An Act relating to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing |
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39 | 48 | | Act; amending 74 O.S. 2011, Section 85.3, as last |
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40 | 49 | | amended by Section 3, Chapter 98, O.S.L. 2020 (74 |
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41 | 50 | | O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 85.3), which relates to the |
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42 | 51 | | Purchasing Division; allowing certain state entities |
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43 | 52 | | to make certain purchases; requiring certain |
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44 | 53 | | documentation; and providing an effective date. |
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50 | 59 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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51 | 60 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2011, Section 85.3, as |
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52 | 61 | | last amended by Section 3, Chapter 98, O.S.L. 2020 (74 O.S. Supp. |
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53 | 62 | | 2020, Section 85.3), is amended to read as follows: |
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54 | 63 | | Section 85.3 A. There is hereby created and established in the |
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55 | 64 | | Office of Management and Enterprise Services a Purchasing Division, |
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56 | 65 | | the administrative head of which shall be the State Purchasing |
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57 | 66 | | Director. |
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89 | 99 | | 2. Be a graduate of an accredited college or university with at |
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90 | 100 | | least five (5) years' experience in commercial or governmental |
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91 | 101 | | purchasing, or, in lieu of such education, have at least ten (10) |
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92 | 102 | | years' experience in commercial or governmental purchasing. |
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93 | 103 | | C. The State Purchasing Director, with the approval of the |
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94 | 104 | | Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, may |
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95 | 105 | | employ such personnel as may be necessary to exercise authority and |
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96 | 106 | | perform duties under the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act. |
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97 | 107 | | D. All activities of any state agency, department, or |
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98 | 108 | | institution relating to purchasing shall be under the direction of |
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99 | 109 | | the Purchasing Division unless otherwise provided by the Oklahoma |
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100 | 110 | | Central Purchasing Act. |
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101 | 111 | | E. The Purchasing Division shall provide qualified personne l to |
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102 | 112 | | assist the purchasing activities of state agencies, departments, and |
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103 | 113 | | institutions, as required by the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act. |
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104 | 114 | | F. Each state agency, department, and institution shall |
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105 | 115 | | designate personnel to coordinate its purchasing functions with the |
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106 | 116 | | Purchasing Division. |
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138 | 149 | | H. Except as provided in Section 34.36 of Title 62 of the |
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139 | 150 | | Oklahoma Statutes, no state agency subject to the Oklahoma Central |
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140 | 151 | | Purchasing Act shall have or maintain a purchasing section without |
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141 | 152 | | the prior approval in writing of the Purchasing Division unless |
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142 | 153 | | otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act nor shall |
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143 | 154 | | such purchasing section perform purchasing functions for another |
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144 | 155 | | state agency. |
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145 | 156 | | I. The Purchasing Division shall make acquisitions from |
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146 | 157 | | industries operated by the Department of Corrections pursuant to the |
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147 | 158 | | provisions of Section 549.1 of Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |
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148 | 159 | | J. None of the personnel authorized by this section shall: |
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149 | 160 | | 1. Sell to or otherwise provide acquisitions to any state |
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150 | 161 | | agency subject to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act; |
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151 | 162 | | 2. Be employees, partners, associates, officers, or |
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152 | 163 | | stockholders in or with any business entity that sells to or |
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153 | 164 | | otherwise provides acquisitions to any state agency subject to the |
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154 | 165 | | Oklahoma Central Purch asing Act; |
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155 | 166 | | 3. Be employed in any of the positions authorized by this |
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156 | 167 | | section if a spouse or child owns any stock in any business entity |
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188 | 200 | | agency subject to the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act or is |
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189 | 201 | | interested in any business entity which does so, except that such |
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190 | 202 | | relative, excluding a spouse or child, may own Twenty -five Thousand |
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191 | 203 | | Dollars ($25,000.00) worth or less, or one percent (1%) or less, |
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192 | 204 | | whichever amount is the lesser amount, of the stock of a corporation |
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193 | 205 | | or any business entity which sells to or otherwise provides |
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194 | 206 | | acquisitions to any state agency subject to the Oklahoma Central |
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195 | 207 | | Purchasing Act; or |
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196 | 208 | | 5. Violate applicable rules of the Ethics Commission |
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197 | 209 | | promulgated pursuant to Article XXIX of the Oklahoma Const itution |
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198 | 210 | | that relate to accepting gifts from a vendor or a vendor's agent. |
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199 | 211 | | K. Any state agency, department, institution, or satellite |
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200 | 212 | | office thereof that is otherwise subject to the provisions of the |
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201 | 213 | | Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, but is located in a cou nty without |
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202 | 214 | | contracted vendors, may elect to purchase necessary equipment and |
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203 | 215 | | supplies from a local business without first obtaining a waiver from |
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204 | 216 | | or the permission of the Purchasing Division. Any state agency that |
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205 | 217 | | elects to make purchases from local vend ors pursuant to this |
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206 | 218 | | subsection shall maintain a document file for each acquisition the |
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207 | | - | state agency makes which shal l include, at a minimum, justification |
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208 | | - | for the acquisition, supporting documentation, copies of all |
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209 | | - | contracts, if any, pertaining to the acquisition, evaluations, |
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210 | | - | written reports if required by contract and any other information |
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211 | | - | the State Purchasing Direct or requires to be kept. |
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| 246 | + | state agency makes which shall include, at a minimum, justification |
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| 247 | + | for the acquisition, supporting documentation, copies of all |
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| 248 | + | contracts, if any, pertaining to the ac quisition, evaluations, |
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| 249 | + | written reports if required by contract and any other information |
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| 250 | + | the State Purchasing Director requires to be kept. |
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