(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 8.2. Contractual claims. (a) A State agency must confirm, reject, or identify a defect within a claim arising under subsection (b) of Section 8 of this Act that is from a lapsed appropriation and valued at less than $2,500 within 60 calendar days after being notified in writing of the claim by the Attorney General. If the State agency confirms the claim, then the court must enter an award for the claim within 30 calendar days of being notified. (b) If the State agency determines that it is unable to process a claim under this Section because the bill or invoice contains a defect, the State agency must notify the vendor and the Attorney General in writing of the defect no later than 60 calendar days after receiving notice of the claim from the Attorney General's office pursuant to subsection (a). The notice must identify the defect and any additional information necessary to correct the defect, if possible. If one or more items on a bill or invoice are disapproved, but not the entire bill or invoice, then the portion that is not disapproved must be transmitted to the Court for processing. For disapproved portions of a claim, the Attorney General must allow vendors to submit documentation to the Attorney General's office showing amendments and cured defects. (c) The Court of Claims may adopt rules to implement this Section. (Source: P.A. 104-550, eff. 7-1-27.)