CHAPTER 149
HB 36 – FINAL VERSION
2009 SESSION
05/01
HOUSE BILL 36
AN ACT relative to the purchase of information technology by state agencies.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pilotte, Hills 16; Rep. D. Petterson, Rock 10; Rep. Flurey, Hills 16
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill requires the department of information technology to approve information technology purchases over $500 made by state agencies.
This bill is a request of the department of information technology.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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09-0019
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to the purchase of information technology by state agencies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
149:1 New Section; Purchasing Policy; Approval by Department of Information Technology. Amend RSA 21-R by inserting after section 8 the following new section:
21-R:8-a Purchasing Policy; Approval by Department 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.
149:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 8, 2009
Effective Date: September 6, 2009