Senate 61

A BILL to amend and reenact §12-3-10e of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to modifying the Purchasing Card Advisory Committee membership to revise the names of outdated titles for certain state entities and to reflect the consolidation of the Information Services and Communications Division into the Office of Technology.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 3. APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND DEDUCTIONS.

§12-3-10e. Purchasing Card Advisory Committee created; purpose; membership; expenses.

(a) There is created a Purchasing Card Advisory Committee to enhance the development and implementation of the purchasing card program. The committee shall solicit input from state agencies and make recommendations to improve the performance of the Purchasing Card Program. The committee consists of 14 members to be appointed as follows:

(1) The Auditor shall serve as chairperson of the committee and shall appoint four members from the state Community and Technical College System of West Virginia and the University System of West Virginia system of four-year higher education institutions, one member from the Department of Human Services, one member from the Division of Highways, and two additional members at large from any state agency;

(2) The Secretary of the Department of Administration shall appoint one member from the Information Services and Communications Division Office of Technology, one member from the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section, and one member from the Purchasing Division;

(3) The Secretary of the Department of Revenue shall appoint one member from the Department of Revenue; and

(4) The State Treasurer shall appoint one member from that office.

(b) Committee members shall be appointed for a term of one year, commencing on July 1. 1998 Committee members shall receive reimbursement for expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties on the committee.