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91_HB4486 LRB9110027JMdv 1 AN ACT in relation to State procurement. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by 5 changing Section 50-1 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 500/50-1) 7 Sec. 50-1. Purpose.It isThe express duty of all chief 8 procurement officers, State purchasing officers, and their 9 designees is to maximize the value of the expenditure of 10 public moneys in procuring goods, services, and contracts for 11 the State of Illinois and to act in a manner that maintains 12 the integrity and public trust of State government. In 13 discharging this duty, they are charged to use all available 14 information, reasonable efforts, and reasonable actions to 15 protect, safeguard, and maintain the procurement process of 16 the State of Illinois. 17 (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. 2-6-98.)