SB72 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Apr 15, 2022

Senate Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2022

Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jack W. Williams Senator
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Gerald H. Allen William “Bill” M. Beasley Tom Butler Clyde Chambliss Donnie Chesteen Linda Coleman-Madison Chris Elliott Vivian Davis Figures Sam Givhan Andrew Jones Steve Livingston Del Marsh Tim Melson Randy Price Greg J. Reed Malika Sanders-Fortier Clay Scofield David Sessions Bobby D. Singleton Rodger Smitherman Larry Stutts J.T. Waggoner April Weaver
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Public contracts, exemption from certain bid requirements for certain educational entities providing meals under the Child Nutrition Program, Secs. 16-13B-2.1, 41-16-51.2 added.
Description: Under existing law, all expenditures of funds of whatever nature for labor, services, or work, or for the purchase or lease of materials, equipment, supplies, or other personal property involving $15,000 or more, made by or on behalf of any local board of education, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, or district boards of education of independent school districts, must be made under contractual agreement entered into by free and open competitive bidding, on sealed bids, to the lowest responsible bidder.
Also, under existing law, in cases of an emergency affecting public health, safety, or convenience, these contracts may be let, to the extent necessary, to meet the emergency without public advertisement.
This bill would allow local boards of education and any other public educational entity that provide meals under the Child Nutrition Program of the Alabama State Department of Education, during an emergency or unanticipated event affecting public health or safety or causing supply chain disruptions, to purchase goods or services related to the program without advertisement or bidding if recommended by the State Superintendent of Education and approved by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
Subjects: Public Contracts