State Procurement Policy Board

• This board is made up of 15 members, from designated categories of procurement agencies i.e. higher education, Department of Human Services, Department of Transportation, city or town, and county…

• UASD has two members: Mark Anderson and Richard Bay

State Procurement Policy Board

What they do: • Promulgate Rules

• Interpret Provisions &Procurement Appeals

State Procurement Policy Board

• The Board has rule making authority consistent with the Procurement Code and will decide matters of policy relative to the Code

• The Board has no authority over the award or administration of any contract or dispute

Promulgate Rules

• Districts have independent procurement authority….• Which means the State Procurement Officer does not

have authority over districts• Districts are authorized to create their own purchasing

policies. But if they fail, the Board will do it for them• The state purchasing policies apply to all districts that

do not create their own complete set of policies• District policies may be submitted to the Utah State

Procurement Policy Board for approval as complying with the revised Procurement Code

UASD

• Districts may use state rules or create their own for all types of procurement and purchasing

• There are many sections that include mandatory or optional rulemaking obligations or authority for districts

• The Association will prepare templates for purchasing policies

• We plan to go over the template at our convention in November 2013

Timing

Effective date: May 1, 2013

Rule making proceedings must be initiated by May 13, 2014