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Stating the findings of the Legislature and authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of issues regarding to public procurement.

This legislation is recommended by the members of the State Procurement Laws Interim Committee, which met from August to November 2016 to study issues relating to public procurement and to make recommendations. The committee is proposing legislation this session but believes that some issues require further study, including information technology procurement, administrative and judicial review of procurement challenges and appeals, the ability of certain persons and entities to obligate the state on a contract, and the applicability of the State Procurement Act to certain persons and entities. This resolution authorizes the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study ofissuesrelatingtopublicprocurementandtoreportitsfindingsandrecommendationstotheSecondRegular Session of the Sixty-fourth Idaho Legislature.