FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 1157

FULL VETO

BYRepresentatives Holland, Peery, Betrozoff, Ferguson, Cole, Fuhrman, Jones, Walker, Pruitt, Schoon, Rayburn, Winsley, Ebersole, Nealey, Leonard, Brumsickle, May, Prentice, Horn, Rasmussen, Wineberry, Miller, Grant, Anderson, Dorn, Bowman, Moyer and Spanel

Exempting vocational-technical institutes from competitive bidding in the case of sole source suppliers.

House Committe on Education

Senate Committee on Education

AS PASSED LEGISLATURE

BACKGROUND:

A vocational technical institute seeking to purchase materials from a single source of supply, must comply with the competitive bidding process.  The institute may not negotiate directly with the sole supplier.

SUMMARY:

A vocational technical institute may purchase materials, facilities or services from a single source of supply and waive the competitive bidding procedure.  The waiver must be authorized by the school district board of directors based on a written request from the vocational technical institute.  There must be evidence that there is clearly or justifiably a single source of supply.  The waiver granted by the school district board of directors may cover specified periods of time and/or particular items.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 95   0

      Senate    46     0 (Senate amended)

      House 97   0 (House concurred)

FULL VETO:  (See VETO MESSAGE)