Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas SB565: TO ALLOW PROCUREMENT CERTIFICATIONS TO BE COMBINED; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REPRESENTATION IN STATE CONTRACTS REGARDING CONTINGENT FEES; AND TO AMEND THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING REPORTING DEADLINE
Status: Chaptered, April 22, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend procurement law; to allow for a combined written certification under the arkansas procurement law; to simplify state contracting by allowing multiple certifications to be incorporated into a single combined written certification by operation of law; to set a threshold for the application of the requirement that a state contract include a representation concerning the prohibition on contingent fees; to change the deadline for certain reports related to cooperative purchasing; and for other purposes…
From the enrolled text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND PROCUREMENT LAW; TO ALLOW FOR A COMBINED WRITTEN CERTIFICATION UNDER THE ARKANSAS PROCUREMENT LAW; TO SIMPLIFY STATE CONTRACTING BY ALLOWING MULTIPLE CERTIFICATIONS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO A SINGLE COMBINED WRITTEN CERTIFICATION BY OPERATION OF LAW; TO SET A THRESHOLD FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE REQUIREMENT THAT A STATE CONTRACT INCLUDE A REPRESENTATION CONCERNING THE PROHIBITION ON CONTINGENT FEES; TO CHANGE THE DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN REPORTS RELATED TO COOPERATIVE PURCHASING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO ALLOW PROCUREMENT CERTIFICATIONS TO BE COMBINED; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE REPRESENTATION IN STATE CONTRACTS REGARDING CONTINGENT FEES; AND TO AMEND THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING REPORTING DEADLINE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 19-11-249(b)(2), concerning reporting requirement for purchases made under a cooperative purchasing agreement under the Arkansas Procurement Law, is amended to read as follows: (2) The reports required under this subsection shall be submitted by July October 1 in the format required by the Legislative Council *JLL302* 04-01-2025 15:06:21 JLL302 As Engrossed: S4/1/25 SB565 and shall include the (B) The name of the procuring agency; (C) The contact information for the contractor and procuring agency; (D) The total cost of the contract, including all available extensions; (E) A description of the public school …