Florida Senate - 2016 PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Bill No. SB 350 Ì8149702Î814970 576-01816-16 Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on Appropriations (Appropriations Subcommittee on Education) 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to procurement procedures for 3 educational institutions; amending s. 1010.04, F.S.; 4 authorizing specified educational institutions to make 5 purchases through an online procurement system, an 6 electronic auction service, or other efficient 7 procurement tool; providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 1010.04, Florida 12 Statutes, is amended to read: 13 1010.04 Purchasing.— 14 (2) Each district school board and Florida College System 15 institution board of trustees shall adopt rules, and each 16 university board of trustees shall adopt regulations, to be 17 followed in making purchases. Purchases may be made through an 18 online procurement system, an electronic auction service, or 19 other efficient procurement tool. 20 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.