House Bill 1079

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1079

        By Representative Fiorentino






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Department of Education pool

  3         purchase program; amending s. 229.79, F.S.;

  4         revising the pool purchase program to include

  5         services, to permit suppliers to make

  6         commodities and services available to other

  7         governmental agencies and nonprofit

  8         organizations under certain contracts, and to

  9         permit multiple suppliers under certain

10         circumstances; providing an effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Section 229.79, Florida Statutes, is

15  amended to read:

16         229.79  Special services of the department; pooling of

17  purchases by school boards.--The Department of Education shall

18  render such special services as will be of benefit to the

19  schools of the state.  As one phase of these services it shall

20  assist school boards in securing school buses, services,

21  contractual needs, equipment, and supplies at as reasonable

22  prices as possible by providing a plan under which school

23  boards may voluntarily pool their bids for such purchases. The

24  Department of Education shall prepare bid forms and

25  specifications, obtain quotations of prices and make such

26  information available to school boards in order to facilitate

27  this service.  School boards from time to time, as prescribed

28  by the state board, shall furnish the Department of Education

29  with information concerning the prices paid for such items and

30  the Department of Education shall furnish to school boards

31  periodic information concerning the lowest prices at which

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1079

    730-107-99






  1  school buses, services, equipment, and school supplies are

  2  available based upon comparable specifications. Suppliers may

  3  make such commodities and services available to other

  4  governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations under

  5  contracts approved by the Department of Education. If the

  6  Department of Education determines that it is in the best

  7  interest of the school boards, contracts awarded under this

  8  section may be awarded to multiple suppliers.

  9         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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      Revises a provision of law providing for the Department
14    of Education to pool purchases by district school boards
      to include the purchase of services, to authorize
15    suppliers to make commodities and services available to
      other governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations
16    under contracts approved by the department, and to permit
      contract awards to multiple suppliers under described
17    circumstances.  See bill for details.

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