The Florida Senate

1010.04  Purchasing.--

(1)  Purchases and leases by school districts, community colleges, and universities shall comply with the requirements of law and rules of the State Board of Education.

(2)  Each district school board, community college board of trustees, and each university board of trustees shall adopt rules to be followed in making purchases.

(3)  In districts in which the county purchasing agent is authorized by law to make purchases for the benefit of other governmental agencies within the county, the district school board and community college board of trustees shall have the option to purchase from the current county contracts at the unit price stated therein if such purchase is to the economic advantage of the district school board or the community college board of trustees; subject to confirmation of the items of purchase to the standards and specifications prescribed by the school district or community college.

(4)  The State Board of Education may, by rule, provide for alternative procedures for bidding or purchasing in cases in which the character of the item requested renders competitive bidding impractical.

History.--s. 530, ch. 2002-387.