S-3115

   Amend Senate File 297 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, by striking lines 5 through 7 and inserting <for the procurement of goods or services entered into by the department or any other state agency pursuant to this part. A state agency’s contract that includes>
   2.  By striking page 1, line 34, through page 2, line 1, and inserting <litigation other than an appropriate state or federal court sitting in Iowa.>
   3.  Page 3, by striking lines 12 through 15 and inserting <contract shall be brought and maintained in an appropriate state or federal court sitting in Iowa.>
   4.  Page 3, before line 16 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  8A.311E  State purchasing contracts —— waiver.
   If the director determines that a necessary good or service is impossible to procure due to a requirement of section 8A.311C or 8A.311D, the director may waive the requirement to the extent necessary to obtain the good or service. A state agency requesting a waiver shall, at a minimum, provide sufficient evidence showing that the state will suffer an interruption in business operations or other irreparable harm if the state agency cannot procure the good or service, and that the state agency has exhausted all reasonable steps to prevent such harm, including attempting to procure substitute goods or services. The director may require the submission of additional evidence at the director’s discretion. A waiver must be as narrow as possible to allow the procurement of the necessary good or service.>
   5.  By renumbering as necessary.

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KEN ROZENBOOM