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91_HB0570 LRB9102737PTpc 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Procurement Code by changing 2 Section 50-1. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by 6 changing Section 50-1 as follows: 7 (30 ILCS 500/50-1) 8 Sec. 50-1. Purpose.It isthe express duty of all chief 9 procurement officers, State purchasing officers, and their 10 designees is to maximize the value of the expenditure of 11 public moneys in procuring goods, services, and contracts for 12 the State of Illinois and to act in a manner that maintains 13 the integrity and public trust of State government. In 14 discharging this duty, they are charged to use all available 15 information, reasonable efforts, and reasonable actions to 16 protect, safeguard, and maintain the procurement process of 17 the State of Illinois. 18 (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)