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29 V.S.A. § 841
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 19 - Training Center Governance Committee|§ 841. Committee creation

§ 841. Committee creation|(a) Creation. There is created the Training Center Governance Committee to manage access to the facilities of the Robert H. Wood Jr. Criminal Justice and Fire Service Training Center of Vermont (Training Center), located in Pittsford, Vermont.(b) Membership. The Committee shall be composed of the following eight members:  (1) the Executive Director of the Vermont Criminal Justice Council; (2) the Chair of the Vermont Fire Service Training Council; (3) an employee of the Department of Buildings and General Services, appointed by the Commissioner of the Department; (4) the Chair of the Vermont Criminal Justice Council; (5) the Chief Training Officer of the Vermont Fire Academy; (6) an employee of the Department of Corrections, appointed by the Commissioner of the Department; (7) the Director of the Division of Fire Safety; and (8) a member of the State Police, appointed by the Commissioner of Public Safety.   (c) Powers and duties. The Committee shall:  (1) Use and access. Govern the use of and access to the Training Center. In so governing, the Committee shall take into consideration the needs of the State's various agencies and members of the public in using the Training Center's facilities. (2) Future needs and capital investments.  (A) Plan for the future capital needs of the Training Center; (B) submit a capital program plan to the Department of Buildings and General Services for the capital construction bill set forth in 32 V.S.A. § 701a and report to the General Assembly as necessary on any recommended legislative action for capital needs; and (C) on an ongoing basis, monitor the effectiveness of any capital investments related to training needs.  (3) Performance analysis. Establish policies to ensure the facility training needs of those persons that use the Training Center are cost-effectively met, and establish performance measures for assessing on an ongoing basis how well those needs are met. (4) Budget and rates.  (A) Manage the operating budget for the facilities at the Training Center; (B) set the rates for use of space at the Training Center; (C) enter into and administer new contracts on behalf of the Training Center regarding the operations of the Training Center; and (D) develop approaches to budgeting and paying for space that encourage collaboration among those persons that use the Training Center, and address future major maintenance needs.    (d) Meetings.  (1) The Committee shall meet not fewer than four times per year. (2) A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum. (3) The Committee shall elect a chair and may adopt rules of procedure.   (e) Reimbursement. Members of the Committee who are not employees of the State and who are not otherwise compensated or reimbursed for their attendance shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1010. (Added 2015, No. 26, § 43, eff. May 18, 2015.)
29 V.S.A. § 842
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 19 - Training Center Governance Committee|§ 842. Training Safety Subcommittee; recommendations; Governance Committee report

§ 842. Training Safety Subcommittee; recommendations; Governance Committee report|(a) Subcommittee creation. There is created as a subcommittee of the Training Center Governance Committee the Training Safety Subcommittee to make recommendations regarding training safety at the Robert H. Wood, Jr. Criminal Justice and Fire Service Training Center of Vermont (Training Center).(b) Subcommittee membership. The Subcommittee shall be composed of seven members.  (1) Four of these members shall be members of the Training Center Governance Committee, appointed by the Committee as follows:  (A) two shall represent the Vermont Police Academy; and (B) two shall represent the Vermont Fire Academy.  (2) The remaining three members shall be as follows:  (A) the Commissioner of Labor or designee; (B) the Risk Management Manager of the Office of Risk Management within the Agency of Administration; and (C) one employee of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns who specializes in risk management, appointed by the Executive Director of the League.    (c) Subcommittee recommendations. The Subcommittee shall annually:  (1) on or before February 1, review the safety records of the Training Center; and (2) on or before July 1, submit to the Training Center Governance Committee its recommendations regarding how training safety at the Training Center could be improved.   (d) Governance Committee review and report.  (1) The Training Center Governance Committee shall review and consider the recommendations made by the Subcommittee under subsection (c) of this section. (2) Annually, on or before January 15, the Governance Committee shall report to the General Assembly regarding:  (A) any training safety issues it has discovered at the Training Center and any steps it has taken to remedy those issues; and (B) whether the Governance Committee has instituted any of the Subcommittee's recommendations for training safety and if not, the reasons therefor.  (3) The provisions of 2 V.S.A. § 20(d) (expiration of required reports) shall not apply to the report required to be made under this subsection. (Added 2015, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
29 V.S.A. § 903a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 903a. Alternative purchasing sources

§ 903a. Alternative purchasing sources|As an alternative to the procedures set forth in section 903 of this title, the Commissioner may elect to purchase any of the items mentioned in this chapter through a program established by the federal General Services Administration to supply federal agencies with supplies and materials, or may choose to participate in cooperative purchases with other states, provided that the Commissioner first determines that purchasing through the General Services Administration or cooperative agreements with other states is in the best interests of the State as provided in subsection 903(b) of this title. (Added 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 298.)
29 V.S.A. § 904
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 904. Surplus property; acceptance and distribution

§ 904. Surplus property; acceptance and distribution|The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services or the Commissioner's designee, as approved by the Secretary of Administration may apply for and accept in the name of the State all federal surplus property and commodities, including food commodities formerly acquired by the Department of Education under former 16 V.S.A. § 205 or the Department of Institutions, under 1945 Acts and Resolves No. 4, as may be made available to the State, municipalities, and nonprofit private schools by the federal government or any agency thereof. The Commissioner or designee may distribute that property to such State departments, institutions and agencies, municipalities, and nonprofit private schools as may be entitled thereto. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; amended 1961, No. 31, § 2; 1991, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)
29 V.S.A. § 905
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 905. Centralized purchasing of school equipment and supplies

§ 905. Centralized purchasing of school equipment and supplies|(a) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services and the Secretary of Education, or their designees, shall develop and promote a program of centralized purchasing of equipment and supplies for public schools in Vermont, by which purchases may be combined in order to obtain volume purchasing discounts and other purchasing benefits.(b) Establishment of a revolving fund is authorized for the purposes of this section to be administered by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services. All expenses of the program shall be paid out of the revolving fund. Costs shall be prorated according to rules established by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, and charged to users of the program. At his or her discretion, the Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts to be paid into the fund based upon assurances from participants in the program and may issue warrants thereon for the purposes of this section. (Added 1987, No. 14, § 1, eff. April 21, 1987; amended 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 36, eff. June 13, 1988; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 282, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
29 V.S.A. § 906
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 906. Stationery and office supplies

§ 906. Stationery and office supplies|(a) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall manage a supply program in order to ensure the disbursal of equipment for use by State government, including fleet vehicles, office supplies, stationery, record books, and forms purchased by the State. The Commissioner shall disburse them upon requisition to all State departments, institutions and, within limits approved by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, to county officers whose compensation and expenses are paid by the State or any institution of higher education chartered in Vermont and accredited or holding a certificate of approval from the State Board of Education. The form of the requisition shall be prescribed by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services.(b) The Commissioner shall keep an accurate account of all the property and services mentioned in this section and of its distribution, and shall annually render an account to the Commissioner of Finance and Management of the distribution of those supplies and services rendered for the preceding 12 months and an inventory of all supplies on hand, in such manner and form as shall be approved by the Commissioner of Finance and Management.(c) The Commissioner shall also maintain a central duplicating section to provide duplicating services for State departments, institutions, and county officers whose compensation and expenses are paid by the State, and supply postal services to all State offices and officers located in central Vermont and in other locations when feasible as determined by the Commissioner.(d) [Repealed.](e) All operating expenses and services of the central supply section and central duplicating section shall be paid out of a revolving fund insofar as possible. The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, with the approval of the Commissioner of Finance and Management, may assess charges for supplies, equipment, and services, which the Commissioner of Finance and Management shall charge back to appropriations for the various departments all items mentioned under this section, and credit like amounts to the revolving fund. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; amended 1967, No. 148, § 1; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1987, No. 243 (Adj. Sess.), § 39, eff. June 13, 1988; 1991, No. 87, § 4; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2003, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 43, eff. June 8, 2004; 2007, No. 65, § 285.)
29 V.S.A. § 907
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 907. Manner of payment of bills for purchases

§ 907. Manner of payment of bills for purchases|(a) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall furnish to suppliers at the expense of the State the forms for all proposals and contracts. The Commissioner shall make all contracts in duplicate and shall forward forthwith one copy to the Commissioner of Finance and Management. An item of expense for any article mentioned in this chapter shall not be allowed by the Commissioner of Finance and Management in the settlement of any account except when the purchase of the article is authorized and approved by the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services.(b) The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services may establish a purchasing card program for the purpose of authorizing all spending units of the State to use a purchasing card as an alternative payment method for official State purchases. The Commissioner may contract with one or more financial institutions, card-issuing banks, credit card companies, charge card companies, debit card companies, or third-party merchant banks to provide State purchasing cards. The Commissioner may accept receipts from the purchasing card program. The Commissioner is authorized to establish policies for participation in the program and use of the purchasing card. (Added 1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; amended 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b); 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996; 2003, No. 63, § 25, eff. June 11, 2003; 2005, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. May 15, 2006.)
29 V.S.A. § 908
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 908. Price-fixing illegal; penalty

§ 908. Price-fixing illegal; penalty|Every contract, combination, or conspiracy, providing for the establishment or maintenance of minimum prices in the sale of any commodity to the State or any municipality or agency thereof, between manufacturers, producers, wholesalers, factors, retailers, or persons, firms, or corporations in competition with each other is hereby declared illegal. A person who makes such a contract or engages in such a combination or conspiracy shall be fined not more than $5,000.00 or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (1963, No. 149.)
29 V.S.A. § 909
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 909. State purchase of food and agricultural products

§ 909. State purchase of food and agricultural products|(a) When procuring food and agricultural products for the State, its agencies, departments, instrumentalities, and institutions, the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services shall consider the interests of the State relating to the proximity of the supplier and the costs of transportation, and relating to the economy of the State and the need to maintain and create jobs in the State.(b) When making purchases pursuant to this section, the Secretary of Administration, the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, and any State-funded institutions shall, other considerations being equal and considering the results of any econometric analysis conducted, purchase products grown or produced in Vermont when available. (Added 2011, No. 52, § 72, eff. May 27, 2011.)
29 V.S.A. § 921
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 921. Application of subchapter; definitions

§ 921. Application of subchapter; definitions|(a) This subchapter applies to competitive bids for sale of apparel, footwear, or textiles pursuant to subchapter 1 of this chapter.(b) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Buildings and General Services. (2) "Independent monitor" means a nonprofit organization that is neither funded nor controlled, in whole or in part, by businesses that sell or manufacture apparel, footwear, or textiles. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
29 V.S.A. § 922
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 922. Bids for the sale of apparel, footwear, or textiles

§ 922. Bids for the sale of apparel, footwear, or textiles|(a) The Commissioner shall require that a bidder for the sale of apparel, footwear, or textiles provide certification from each supplier that the supplier at the point of assembly of the goods:  (1) complies with all applicable wage, health, labor, environmental, and safety laws, legal guarantees of freedom of association, building and fire codes, and laws relating to discrimination in hiring, promotion, and compensation on the basis of race, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, and affiliation with any political, nongovernmental, and civic group except when federal law precludes the State from attaching the procurement conditions provided in this subchapter; and (2) complies with all human and labor rights treaty obligations that are shared by the United States and the country in which the goods are assembled, including obligations with regard to forced labor, indentured labor, slave labor, child labor, involuntary prison labor, physical and sexual abuse, and freedom of association.   (b) Prior to the awarding of a contract, a bidder for the sale of apparel, footwear, or textiles shall submit a list of the names and addresses of suppliers at the point of assembly of goods subject to the bid process.(c) If, after complying with the filing requirements of this section, a bidder is awarded a contract, that contractor shall, during the term of the contract, promptly inform the Commissioner of any change in the information furnished to the Commissioner pursuant to this section. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
29 V.S.A. § 923
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 923. Exception

§ 923. Exception|The Commissioner may accept a bid from and award a contract to a supplier who has not met the requirements provided in section 922 of this title if, after reasonable investigation by the Commissioner, it appears that the required unit or item of supply or brand of that unit or item is procurable by the State from only that supplier or under other extraordinary circumstances. The approval of an exception pursuant to this section shall be documented in writing, signed by the Commissioner, and retained as part of the contract file. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
29 V.S.A. § 925
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 925. Complaints of noncompliance with subchapter; investigations of complaints

§ 925. Complaints of noncompliance with subchapter; investigations of complaints|(a) The Commissioner shall initiate an investigation to determine whether a violation of this subchapter has occurred if:  (1) The Commissioner has knowledge that a contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with this subchapter. (2) The contractor informs the Commissioner that the contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with this subchapter. (3) A worker for a contractor or for a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract files a written complaint directly with the Commissioner stating that the contractor or supplier, to the best of the worker's knowledge, is not in compliance with this subchapter. (4) A third party established and based in the United States, on behalf of or on the basis of information from a worker or workers, files directly with the Commissioner a written complaint, signed and dated under oath before an official authorized by applicable law to administer oaths, stating that, to the best of the third party's knowledge, a contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with this subchapter. (5) A third party established and based outside the United States, on behalf of or on the basis of information from a worker or workers, files directly with the Commissioner a signed and dated written complaint stating that, to the best of the third party's knowledge, a contractor or a supplier at the point of assembly of goods subject to a contract is not in compliance with this subchapter.   (b) After receiving a complaint alleging noncompliance with this subchapter, the Commissioner shall contact in a timely manner, in writing and by certified letter, the contractor that is the subject of the complaint or whose supplier is the subject of the complaint. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
29 V.S.A. § 926
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 926. Determinations of noncompliance with subchapter

§ 926. Determinations of noncompliance with subchapter|(a) In making a determination of whether a violation of this subchapter has occurred, the Commissioner may take into account any factors, information, sources of information, and materials determined reliable and relevant by the Commissioner, as determined on a case-by-case basis. The Commissioner has specific authority and discretion to employ an independent monitor to investigate a complaint.(b) The determination of whether a party subject to a complaint is in compliance with this subchapter is solely that of the Commissioner.(c) After rendering a determination under this section, the Commissioner promptly shall inform the complainant and contractor in writing. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
29 V.S.A. § 927
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 927. Consequences of noncompliance with subchapter

§ 927. Consequences of noncompliance with subchapter|If, in the opinion of the Commissioner, a contractor that has been determined to be not in compliance with this subchapter does not make good-faith efforts to change its practices or use its bargaining position with an offending supplier to change the supplier's practices, the Commissioner may take appropriate remedial action, including barring the contractor from bidding on future State contracts or terminating the State's contract with the contractor. Reference to the authority given in this section shall be specifically referenced in State contracts with contractors that are subject to this subchapter. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
29 V.S.A. § 928
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 49 - Department of Buildings and General Services|§ 928. Coordination with other jurisdictions

§ 928. Coordination with other jurisdictions|The Commissioner shall coordinate with other jurisdictions of the United States of America with those jurisdictions' efforts to develop an effective strategy to monitor vendor compliance with the requirements of this subchapter or similar requirements of those jurisdictions. (Added 2007, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 28, 2008.)
29 V.S.A. § 1101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 53 - Public Printing|§ 1101. Public documents defined

§ 1101. Public documents defined|The words "public documents," as used in this chapter, shall include the acts and resolves and journals of the General Assembly, the reports of State officers or of any commission, board, or person authorized by law to make reports. (Amended 1969, No. 289 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
29 V.S.A. § 1103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 29 - Public Property and Supplies|Chapter 53 - Public Printing|§ 1103. Printing of reports and bulletins

§ 1103. Printing of reports and bulletins|The Commissioner of Buildings and General Services, after consultation with the State officers and boards, shall cause to be printed such number of their respective bulletins and reports, in such manner and form, as in his or her judgment the best interests of the State require. (Amended 1961, No. 30, § 1, eff. March 17, 1961; 1995, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a), eff. May 6, 1996.)