CHAPTER 69
HB 1278 – FINAL VERSION
05Mar2008… 0203h
2008 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 1278
AN ACT relative to the purchase of computer services and supplies for state agencies.
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This clarifies the procedure by which the division of plant and property management, in conjunction with the office of information technology, purchases computer services and supplies, including maintenance agreements for such supplies, on behalf of state agencies.
This bill is a request of the office of information technology.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05Mar2008… 0203h
08-2486
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to the purchase of computer services and supplies for state agencies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
69:1 Division of Plant and Property Management; Computer Supplies. Amend RSA 21-I:11, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) “Supplies” shall mean all materials, equipment, printing, furniture, furnishings, and books, of every name and nature, including computer hardware, software, related licenses, media, and documentation, and standard off-site support and maintenance generally offered to the public for such computer hardware or software.
69:2 Approval by Office of Information Technology. Amend RSA 21-I:11, XI to read as follows:
XI. Requiring, prior to an agency's submission of a request for [proposal for state data processing equipment, software, or services] purchase of computer hardware, software, related licenses, media, documentation, and standard off-site support and maintenance generally offered to the public for such computer hardware or software exceeding $500 in total cost, that the agency obtain approval of the proposal by the chief information officer to ensure that the procurement is consistent with the state information technology plan.
69:3 New Section; Approval by Office of Information Technology. Amend RSA 4-D by inserting after section 7 the following new section:
4-D:8 Approval by Office of Information Technology.
I. To ensure that the procurement is consistent with the state information technology plan, no purchase of computer hardware, software, related licenses, media, documentation, support and maintenance services, and other related services, that requires an expenditure of more than $500, shall be made by an agency without the approval of the chief information officer:
(a) Prior to the agency’s issuance of a solicitation for the purchase of computer hardware, software, related licenses, media, documentation, support and maintenance services, and other related services including a request for proposal, request for purchase, or other procurement documentation; and
(b) Prior to the agency’s execution of a contract for the purchase of computer hardware, software, related licenses, media, documentation, support and maintenance services, and other related services.
II. For purposes of this section, “agency” shall have the meaning defined in RSA 21-I:11, I(b), but shall not include those agencies exempt under RSA 21-I:18 from the provisions of RSA 21-I.
69:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 21, 2008
Effective Date: July 20, 2008