A. Whenever any officer, statutory board, commission, committee, department, authority, or any state agent or agency by whatever name called, is authorized by any law of this state to purchase any official bond, surety bond, blanket bond, or surety contract upon any state officer or employee, the authority is hereby transferred and conferred upon the Purchasing Division of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services. The authority shall be exercised by the Purchasing Division in the manner pursuant to the provisions and requirements prescribed by Section 85.58A of this title.
B. The premium for a bond will be invoiced to the Purchasing Division and paid for by legislative appropriation set aside for that specific purpose.
C. If the legislative appropriation is insufficient to meet the cost of a bond, the State Purchasing Director in conjunction with the State Risk Administrator shall assess each entity covered by the bond a pro rata share of the excess cost amount.
D. A blanket bond shall be approved as to form and legal sufficiency by the general counsel of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services and shall be filed with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Added by Laws 1974, c. 131, § 6, operative July 1, 1974. Amended by Laws 1983, c. 304, § 114, eff. July 1, 1983; Laws 2002, c. 483, § 4, eff. July 1, 2002; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 751.
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