GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 740*

Short Title:  Personal Computer Accountability.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Sherron; and Carpenter.
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Referred to:  State Personnel and State Government.
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April 8, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP A TERM CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF PERSONAL COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, AND TO REQUIRE PURCHASES OF PERSONAL COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TO BE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 143B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 143B-135.8.  Personal computers.
(a)	Term Contract. – The Secretary of Administration shall develop and maintain a term contract using specifications approved by the Information Resource Management Commission for the purchase of personal computers, personal computer peripheral equipment, and local area network equipment.
(b)	Reporting. – All State agencies, The University of North Carolina, the Department of Community Colleges, and local school administrative units shall make monthly reports of purchases of personal computers, personal computer peripherals, and local area network equipment to the Department of Administration.  The Department of Administration shall issue instructions on reporting in a standard format.  The standard format shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the agency using the item, a brief description of the item, the manufacturer and model of each item, the per unit cost for each item, the quantity of each item, the contract or purchase order number, the date of delivery, and the complete budget, fund, and object codes used for purchase.  The Department of Administration shall maintain the data collected in a format allowing the production of standard reports as requested from time to time by the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the Fiscal Research Division of the North Carolina General Assembly, or the Information Resource Management Commission.
(c)	Failure to Report. – The Director of the Budget shall reduce the appropriation to any State agency, The University of North Carolina, the Department of Community Colleges, or local school administrative unit in an amount equal to the salary of the administrative officer or employee responsible for submitting the report provided for by this section who fails to do so."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.