Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §1826-C, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 543, §2 and PL 2001, c. 354, §3, is further amended to read:

1. Committee established. There is established the Work Center Purchases Committee, consisting of the State Purchasing Agent Director of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services or the director's designee, the Director of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Labor, a representative of the Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services, a representative of work centers, a representative of the business community and persons with disabilities. The total number of members with disabilities on the committee must be a minimum of 5.

Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §1826-C, sub-§3, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 359, §3, is amended to read:

C. Award Develop procedures to be used in the award and extension of contracts, pursuant to subsection 6;

Sec. 7. 5 MRSA §1826-C, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 359, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

D.__Incorporate the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services rules of appeal of contract awards to resolve disputes related to Work Center Purchases Committee decisions;

Sec. 8. 5 MRSA §1826-C, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1991, c. 515, §2, is further amended to read:

5. Competitive bidding. The Work Center Purchases Committee shall develop procedures for competitive bidding by eligible work centers only for products and services identified on the work center purchase schedule. If no bid is received from a work center for any product or service on the schedule, the State Purchasing Agent Director of the Bureau of General Services within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall confer with the Department of Corrections to determine whether the Department of Corrections is able to provide the product or service at a fair price. If the State Purchasing Agent Director of the Bureau of General Services and the Department of Corrections do not come to agreement, the product or service must be put out to general bid by the State Purchasing Agent Director of the Bureau of General Services, in accordance with standard rules and procedures. If only one work center bid