H.B. 704 Summary

• Transfers the compliance audit unit from the office of the auditor to the state procurement office and expands its responsibilities to include establishing and maintaining a statewide procurement database.

• Requires the state procurement office to establish a database containing meaningful procurement contract data from all government entities, with access provided to all governmental entities and selective non-confidential data available to the general public.

• Mandates that all state and county officers and employees report procurement contract data to the state procurement office in the form and manner prescribed by the administrator for inclusion in the database.

• Expands the administrator's duties to include coordination with the policy board and chief procurement officers on procurement metrics and policy matters for legislative and rulemaking initiatives.

• Appropriates funding for fiscal year 2022-2023 to the state procurement office to establish the database and create necessary positions, with the appropriation amount left blank in the bill text.