Bill Text: NJ S2735 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires State Comptroller to review, and make recommendations for improvement of, the procurement process of the State, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-06-13 - Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee [S2735 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2010-S2735-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 2735

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

214th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 22, 2011

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  JEFF VAN DREW

District 1 (Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland)

Senator  STEVEN V. OROHO

District 24 (Sussex, Hunterdon and Morris)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Senators Cunningham, Stack, Madden, Beach, Turner, Rice, Singer, Pennacchio, Beck, Doherty, Cardinale, Kyrillos, Whelan, Greenstein, S.Kean, Ciesla, Connors, Scutari, Gordon, Gill and Addiego

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires State Comptroller to review, and make recommendations for improvement of, the procurement process of the State, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee on June 13, 2011, with amendments.

  

An Act requiring the State Comptroller to review and make recommendations for the improvement of the procurement process of the State, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education, supplementing P.L.2007, c.52 (C.52:15C-1 et seq.).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a. In addition to any other duties and responsibilities prescribed by P.L.2007, c.52 (C.52:15C-1 et seq.), the State Comptroller shall conduct a review of the laws and regulations, practices and procedures governing the procurement process undertaken by the Executive branch of State government and by entities exercising executive branch authority, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education for purposes of making or entering into contracts, purchases, or agreements for the provision of goods or the performance of services.

     b.    The State Comptroller shall make a report regarding the review required to be conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, which report shall, at a minimum, detail the approach utilized by the State Comptroller to review the laws and regulations, practices and procedures governing the procurement process, and enumerate any findings or recommendations that the State Comptroller considers will improve the efficiency, transparency, or accountability of the process undertaken by the Executive branch of State government and by entities exercising executive branch authority, public institutions of higher education, independent State authorities, units of local government, and boards of education.

     c.     The State Comptroller shall file the report required to be made pursuant to subsection b. of this section with the Governor and, in accordance with section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), with the Legislature ¹[on or before the date the Governor's annual budget message is presented to the Legislature, pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1944, c.112 (C.52:27B-20), for State fiscal year 2013] no later than one year following the effective date of this act¹.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.