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45A.055 State purchasing regulations.
(1) Prior to January 1, 1979, the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet
shall publish the initial state purchasing regulations in accordance with current
Finance and Administration Cabinet policies and procedures. The initial regulations
may be promulgated on an interim basis, without regard to the provisions of KRS
Chapter 13A, provided, however, that final regulations shall be promulgated
pursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapter 13A within two hundred forty (240) days
following the promulgation of the initial regulations.
(2) All additions, deletions, or other modifications of the final purchasing regulations
issued pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be promulgated by the
secretary in accordance with any applicable provisions of KRS Chapter 13A.
(3) The secretary shall not delegate his power to issue the state purchasing regulations
under subsections (1) and (2) of this section to any other person or agency, and no
state purchasing regulations shall be issued except as approved by the secretary.
(4) No state purchasing regulation shall change in any way a contract commitment by
the Commonwealth nor of a contractor to the Commonwealth, which was in
existence on the effective date of the regulation.
(5) The provisions of state purchasing regulations promulgated as authorized herein
shall be considered to be incorporated by operation of law in all state contracts.
Effective: January 1, 1979
History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 12, effective January 1, 1979.