SB100 Alabama 2023 Session

Under existing law, with exceptions, the Chief Procurement Officer administers and oversees the procurement of supplies and services of any state governmental body

This bill would change the name of the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer to the Division of Procurement

This bill would specify that the appointment of attorneys and experts by a court, and the retention of experts for purposes of litigation or avoidance of litigation, is not subject to the procurement code

This bill would provide an exemption to the procurement code for the procurement of certain health professionals who provide services on Alabama Medicaid Agency task forces, committees, and boards

This bill would further provide for the authority to make emergency procurements and the authority of the Contract Review Legislative Oversight Committee to review those procurements

This bill would authorize the redaction of certain professional service contracts entered into by the Attorney General until the conclusion of litigation

This bill would provide for the procurement of SB100 INTRODUCED physicians retained by a governmental agency to provide medical services to the State of Alabama

This bill would further define professional services to include the management or administration of occupational licensing boards, and would subject contracts for these services to review by the Contract Review Legislative Oversight Committee

This bill would also subject the procurement of supplies, services, and professional services by a district attorney or sheriff to the competitive bid law governing counties and municipalities and exempt them from the state procurement code

Relating to state government; to amend Sections 41-4-114, 41-4-120, 41-4-122 as last amended by Act 2022-357 of the 2022 Regular Session, 41-4-124, 41-4-125, Section 41-4-126 as last amended by Act 2022-357 of the 2022 Regular Session, 41-4-136, 41-4-139, 41-4-172, 29-2-41.1, and 29-2-41.2, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide exemptions to the state procurement code; to further provide for the authority to make emergency procurements and the review of those procurements by the Contract Review Legislative SB100 INTRODUCED Oversight Committee; to provide for the procurement of certain health professionals who provide services to the Medicaid Agency under certain conditions; to provide for the redaction of certain professional services contracts by the Attorney General; to further provide for the definition of professional services to include the management and administration of occupational licensing boards; to provide for the procurement of supplies, services, and professional services by district attorneys or sheriffs; to provide for the change of the name of the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer to the Division of Procurement; and to add Section 41-4-125.01 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the procurement of physicians retained to provide medical services to the State of Alabama.