Florida Senate - 2012                             (NP)    SB 974
       
       
       
       By Senator Joyner
       
       
       
       
       18-00924-12                                            2012974__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to Hillsborough County; amending
    3         chapter 2004-466, Laws of Florida; authorizing
    4         purchases of goods and services by the county and
    5         other public bodies operating in the county under bids
    6         submitted to tax-exempt organizations under the
    7         provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
    8         Revenue Code which are organized exclusively to assist
    9         governmental entities in serving and representing
   10         citizens; 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. Sections 2 and 3 of chapter 2004-466, Law of
   15  Florida, are amended to read:
   16         Section 2. The purpose of this act is to facilitate the
   17  purchase of goods and services by a public body by enabling a
   18  public body to engage in cooperative purchasing practices with
   19  other federal, state, and local governmental entities and tax
   20  exempt organizations under the provisions of section 501(c)(3)
   21  of the Internal Revenue Code which are organized exclusively to
   22  assist governmental entities in serving and representing
   23  citizens.
   24         Section 3. A public body may make purchases of goods and
   25  services from contracts procured by any other federal, state, or
   26  local governmental entity or any tax-exempt organization under
   27  the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
   28  which is organized exclusively to assist any governmental entity
   29  in serving and representing citizens under the terms of a bid
   30  submitted to such entity or organization, provided that such
   31  contract is procured in compliance with the procuring entity’s
   32  or organization’s laws, bylaws, rules, regulations, or
   33  ordinances, or policies regarding competitive solicitation,
   34  which must provide for full and open competition.
   35         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.