HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 9        FILED ON: 7/29/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 9

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to Chapter 30B.

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.  Subsection (b) of section 1 of chapter 30B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6 the word “section” and  inserting in place thereof the following:— sections 11C or.

SECTION 2. Said subsection (b) of said section 1 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended in subdivision (4) by inserting after the word “commonwealth” the following:— except as pertains to section 16(i).

SECTION 3.  Said section 1 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following subsection:

(f) This chapter shall be deemed to have been complied with on all purchases made from a vendor pursuant to a Governmental Services Administration Federal supply schedule that is available for use by governmental bodies.

SECTION 4.   Section 2 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Services” the following definition: 

“Sound business practices”, ensuring the receipt of favorable prices by periodically soliciting price lists or quotes.

SECTION 5.  Subsection (d) of section 4 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended, by striking out the words “generally accepted”, in line 24, and inserting in place thereof the following:  sound

SECTION 6.  Section 5 of said chapter 30B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “body”, in line 32, the following words:  or on a public internet website of either the governmental body or the commonwealth.