Indiana § 4-13-2-14.1 Contracts; approval of state officials; rules for electronic approval; file
of information

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§ 4-13-2-14.1 — Contracts; approval of state officials; rules for electronic approval; file of information

Indiana § 4-13-2-14.1

Art. 13ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT OF STATE

Ch. 2Financial Reorganization Act of 1947

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Ind. Code § 4-13-2-14.1 (2026).

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(a)A contract to which a state agency is a party must be approved by the following persons:

(1)The commissioner of the Indiana department of administration.

(2)The director of the budget agency. The director of the budget agency is not required to approve a contract:

(A)for supplies under IC 5-22, unless the budget agency is required to approve the contract under rules or written policies adopted under IC 5-22; or

(B)for public works under IC 4-13.6, if the estimated cost of the contract is less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(3)The attorney general, as required by section 14.3 of this chapter.

(b)Each of the persons listed in subsection (a) may delegate to another person the responsibility to approve contracts under this section. The delegation must be in writing

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1. (a) A contract to which a state agency is
a party must be approved by the following persons:
(1) The commissioner of the Indiana department of
administration.
(2) The director of the budget agency. The director of the budget
agency is not required to approve a contract:
(A) for supplies under IC 5-22, unless the budget agency is
required to approve the contract under rules or written policies
adopted under IC 5-22; or
(B) for public works under IC 4-13.6, if the estimated cost of
the contract is less than one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000).
(3) The attorney general, as required by section 14.3 of this
chapter.
(b) Each of the persons listed in subsection (a) may delegate to
another person the responsibility to approve contracts under this
section. The delegation must be in writing and must be filed with the
Indiana department of administration.
(c) The Indiana department of administration may adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 to provide for electronic approval of contracts. Electronic
approval may include obtaining the equivalent of a signature from all
contracting parties using an electronic method, so long as the method
allows the party to read the terms of the contract and to manifest the
party's agreement to the contract by clicking on an "ok", an "agree", or
a similarly labeled button or allows the party to not agree to the
contract by clicking on a "cancel", "don't agree", "close window", or
similarly labeled button. Rules adopted under this subsection must
provide for the following:
(1) Security to prevent unauthorized access to the approval
process.
(2) The ability to convert electronic approvals into a medium
allowing persons inspecting or copying contract records to know
when approval has been given.
The rules adopted under this subsection may include any other
provisions the department considers necessary.
(d) The Indiana department of administration shall maintain a file
of information concerning contracts and leases to which a state agency
is a party.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.31-1987, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.26-1989, SEC.4; P.L.33-1995, SEC.1; P.L.49-1997, SEC.12; P.L.262-2001, SEC.1; P.L.113-2010, SEC.8; P.L.257-2019, SEC.2.