The following advisory committees may be established by the board for the purpose of advising the board:

(a) The board may appoint a purchasing policies and procedures advisory committee comprised of state and local government, and public members to discuss the performance of public purchasing in the State and to consider specific methods for improvement.

(b) The board may appoint an information technology and procedures advisory committee comprised of state and local government and public members to discuss the purchasing performance of information technology for government in the State and to consider specific methods for improvement.

(c) The board may appoint a construction, architect-engineer, construction management, and land surveying services advisory committee comprised of state and local government and public members to discuss the purchasing performance of these services in the State and to consider specific methods of improvement. The advisory committee shall be comprised of the following: the State Engineer, a state agency representative, a banker, an attorney, a representative of local government, a registered architect, a registered engineer, a licensed building contractor, and a licensed subcontractor.

HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 148, Section 1; 1997 Act No. 153, Section 1; 2019 Act No. 41 (S.530), Section 9, eff May 13, 2019.

Editor's Note

2019 Act No. 41, Section 80, provides as follows:

"SECTION 80. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to solicitations issued after that date."

Effect of Amendment

2019 Act No. 41, Section 9, in the first undesignated paragraph, substituted "board" for "policy committee"; in (a) and (b), deleted "in accordance with regulations of the board" following "and public members"; and in (c), in the first sentence, substituted "may" for "shall" and deleted "in accordance with regulations of the board" following "public members".