House Engrossed

 

procurement; 2022-2023

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL 2869

 

 

 

An Act

 

repealing section 41-121.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2021, chapter 405, section 20; amending section 41-121.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 321, section 103; relating to the department of state.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Repeal

Section 41-121.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2021, chapter 405, section 20, is repealed.

Sec. 2. Section 41-121.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2012, chapter 321, section 103, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-121.02. Department of state

A. There is established The department of state, which is established and shall be composed of the office of the secretary of state.

B. The secretary of state shall have charge of and direct the department of state.

C. Except as otherwise provided by law, employees of the department are subject to chapter 4, article 4 and, as applicable, articles 5 and 6 of this title.

D. Purchases and contracts for goods and services in the amount of $150,000 or less that are entered into by the Arizona state library, archives and public records are exempt from chapter 23 of this title.

E. The Arizona state library, archives and public records is exempt from chapter 6 of this title.END_STATUTE

Sec. 3. Integrated tax system modernization project; procurement

A. For the integrated tax system modernization project funded by the $15,819,800 appropriation in the general appropriations act for fiscal year 2022-2023, the department of revenue shall use the competitive sealed proposal procurement process prescribed by section 41-2534, Arizona Revised Statutes.

B. In soliciting bids through the request for proposals, the department of revenue may not include any mandatory minimum offeror qualifications, including:

1. The number of years spent developing information technology systems.

2. The number of years spent developing information technology systems in this state.

3. The number of integrated tax systems implemented.

C. The department of revenue shall review any proposal submitted from an offeror that has developed, marketed and deployed, in whole or in part, an integrated tax system of similar size and complexity as the tax system administered pursuant to titles 42 and 43, Arizona Revised Statutes.