093_SB0401
LRB093 09318 JAM 09551 b
1 AN ACT in relation to State procurement.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5 changing Section 50-1 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 500/50-1)
7 Sec. 50-1. Purpose. It is The express duty of all chief
8 procurement officers, State purchasing officers, and their
9 designees is to maximize the value of the expenditure of
10 public moneys in procuring goods, services, and contracts for
11 the State of Illinois and to act in a manner that maintains
12 the integrity and public trust of State government. In
13 discharging this duty, they are charged to use all available
14 information, reasonable efforts, and reasonable actions to
15 protect, safeguard, and maintain the procurement process of
16 the State of Illinois.
17 (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)