Sen. Linda Holmes
Filed: 3/13/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2811

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2811 by replacing 
3line 23 on page 13 through line 6 on page 14 with the 
4following:
5        "(24) Procurements that are necessary for increasing 
6    the recruitment and retention of State employees, 
7    particularly minority candidates for employment, 
8    including:
9            (A) procurements related to registration fees for 
10        job fairs and other outreach and recruitment events;
11            (B) production of recruitment materials; and
12            (C) other services related to recruitment and 
13        retention of State employees.
14        The exemption under this paragraph (24) applies only 
15    if the State agency has made a good faith determination 
16    that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure 
17    to fall within this paragraph (24). The procurement 
18    process under this item (24) shall be conducted in a 
 
 
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1    manner substantially in accordance with the requirements 
2    of Sections 20-160 and 25-60 and Article 50 of this Code. A 
3    copy of these contracts shall be made available to the 
4    Chief Procurement Officer immediately upon request. 
5    Nothing in this paragraph (24) authorizes the replacement 
6    or diminishment of State responsibilities in hiring or the 
7    positions that effectuate that hiring. This paragraph (24) 
8    is inoperative on and after June 30, 2029.".