Course

Competency Module: Legislation and Legal Environment

Date: 06/29/2023
Start Time: 9:00 AM Central Time
End Time: 1:00 PM Central Time
Hosted By: Minnesota Chapter of NIGP
Instructor: Ms. Magan Waltari, NIGP-CPP, CPSM, CPPB
Procurement & Contracts Manager
Ms. Magan Waltari, NIGP-CPP, CPSM, CPPB
maganW@ridewta.com — Phone: 360-788-9332
Magan Waltari, CPPB, CPSM, NIGP-CPP is an experienced procurement professional with 16 years of experience in the procurement field, with 10 years specific to public transit procurement. She is currently the Procurement and Contracts Manager for Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) in Bellingham, WA. Prior to that, she served as a Project Coordinator for Alpha Technology Services providing back office coordination, project management, and customer support for a variety of national telecommunication construction projects. Magan was presented the 2020 Buyer of the Year by the Washington Chapter of NIGP. She often serves as a procurement subject matter expert for the Washington Transit Association’s Finance Officer Leadership Committee. Throughout her career at WTA, she has assisted peer agencies with DBE goal calculations, policy drafting, staff training, and succession planning. Magan currently serves on her NIGP Chapter Education Committee, Awards Committee, and Lunch and Learn Committees and chair’s the Chapter’s Marketing and Public Relations Committee. She also works with the NIGP Consulting team assisting other agencies with their procurement needs.
Level: Foundation
Format: Virtual Instructor-Led
Contact Hours: 4
CEUs: 0.4

Focus Areas:

Policy and Legislation
Legislation & Legal Environment

While not lawyers or representatives of the legal sector, today’s public procurement professional is expected to be well versed in the application of legal limits within the procurement. As such, the aptitude of procurement professionals to comply with legislation, legal principles, and public procurement best practice guidance is critical for not just the success of the function but for the entity as a whole.

Pricing:

Price	Cost	Begins	Ends
Competency Module: Legislation and Legal Environment (Member: Standard)	$165.00		06/26/2023
Competency Module: Legislation and Legal Environment (Non-Member: Standard)	$265.00		06/26/2023

Competency Module: Legislation and Legal Environment (Member: Standard) $165.00
Competency Module: Legislation and Legal Environment (Non-Member: Standard) $265.00
(prices valid until Jun 26, 2023)

Spots available: 14

Objectives

In order to successfully achieve a digital badge, learners must:

Identify, define, and apply legal terms, concepts, and principles in public procurement functions.
Distinguish between legislation and regulations governing general procurement, budget and finance, federally funded contracting, and public works and other special procurements.
Examine the role of the attorney in public procurement and contrast it to the role of the procurement professional.
Explain how the laws establish the rights and obligations of all parties

Intended Audience

This offering is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics: 

Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.

Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.  
Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function. 
Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.

Completion Requirements

In order to successfully earn a digital badge in the Legislation and Legal Environment competency, learners must:

Completeany pre-work materials provided prior to the course start date.
Attendand participate in the entirety of the instructional event.
Completethe post-course evaluation survey available in Aspire.
Completethe final assessment examination with a score of 80% or higher.

Competency Alignment

Get a Core Certificate: Foundations of Strategy & Policy by adding these competency modules:

Enabling Regulations & Compliance
Mission & Public Benefit
Ethics, Integrity and Transparency

Miscellaneous

Length

1/2 Day Virtual Course

Payment Information

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Local Contact

Name:	Lisa Truax
Email:	ltruax@lcsc.org

Sessions

June 29, 2023

Competency Module: Legislation and Legal Environment

June 29, 2023
Competency Module: Legislation and Legal Environment

Cancellation Policy

Registration and payment must be received 24 hours prior to the course start date. After this time, registrations will be based on space availability.  A full refund, less a $75 administrative fee will be given for cancellations made in writing 31+ days prior to the seminar date by emailing RegistrationInfo@nigp.org. No refunds are given for cancellations received within 24 hours of the seminar start date. There are no refunds for no-shows. If the seminar is cancelled for any reason, NIGP's liability is limited to the registration fee only.

Attendee substitutions within the same agency may be done at any time with email notification to NIGP. If attending via scholarship, please provide documentation verifying the scholarship issuer's name and contact information in lieu of payment information.

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