2006 Utah Code - 63-56-201 — Creation of procurement policy board.

     63-56-201.   Creation of procurement policy board.
     (1) (a) There is created a state procurement policy board.
     (b) The policy board shall consist of eight members who shall be appointed as follows:
     (i) an employee of a state institution of higher education, appointed by the board of regents;
     (ii) an employee of the Department of Human Services, appointed by the executive director of that department;
     (iii) an employee of the Department of Transportation, appointed by the executive director of that department;
     (iv) an employee of a school district appointed by a cooperative purchasing entity for school districts;
     (v) an employee of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management appointed by the director of that division;
     (vi) an employee of a county, appointed by the Utah Association of Counties;
     (vii) an employee of a city, appointed by the Utah League of Cities and Towns; and
     (viii) an employee of a special district, appointed by the Utah Association of Special Districts.
     (c) Members of the policy board shall be knowledgeable and experienced in, and have supervisory responsibility for, procurement in their official positions.
     (2) Members shall be appointed to four-year staggered terms.
     (3) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
     (4) (a) The policy board shall:
     (i) adopt rules of procedure for conducting its business; and
     (ii) elect a chair to serve for one year.
     (b) The chair may be elected to succeeding terms.
     (c) The chief procurement officer shall serve as the nonvoting secretary to the policy board.
     (5) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees shall receive no compensation or benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
     (b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties from the board at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
     (c) (i) Higher education members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from the entity that they represent for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties from the committee at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) Higher education members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.

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     (d) (i) Local government members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from the entity that they represent for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) Local government members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 25, 2005 General Session