Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 25 of the acts of 1993 is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The department shall assume and be responsible for the present functions and statutory duties of the offices of comptroller, treasurer/collector, purchasing and assessing.

SECTION 2. Said section 3 of said chapter 25 is hereby further amended by striking out clause x.

SECTION 3. The first paragraph of subsection C of section 4 of said chapter 25 is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 3 and 4, the words ", and the development and maintenance functions of information services".

SECTION 3A. Said first paragraph of said subsection C of said section 4 of said chapter 25 is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 14, the words ", chief assessor, and manager of information services" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- and chief assessor.

SECTION 4. The fourth paragraph of said subsection C of said section 4 of said chapter 25 is hereby amended by striking out the introductory paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

In addition to supervising and directing the effective functioning of the divisions of treasury, accounts, purchasing and assessing, the director shall have the following powers and duties:.

SECTION 5. Said fourth paragraph of said subsection C of said section 4 of said chapter 25 is hereby further amended by striking out clause x.

SECTION 6. Section 5 of said chapter 25 is hereby amended by striking out subsection E.

SECTION 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.