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AL HB203
Bill
Status
1/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
Mike Hill
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AI Summary
HB203 Summary
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Removes the exemption previously granted to the Legislature, colleges and universities governed by a board of trustees, and the Department of Postsecondary Education from competitive bidding requirements for professional services procurement.
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Amends Section 41-16-72 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to require these previously exempt entities to follow the same competitive selection processes as other state agencies for procuring professional services.
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Maintains existing competitive qualification-based selection procedures for architects, engineers, and similar professionals, as well as selection processes for attorneys and physicians.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Competitive bids, exemption granted to Legislature, certain colleges and universities, and Postsecondary Education Department for professional services, removed, Sec. 41-16-72 am'd.
Competitive Bids
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Government Operations
1/12/2010