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GA HB962
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/20/2020
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Lumsden
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AI Summary
- Amends O.C.G.A. § 50-5-51(9) to remove the restriction that cooperative purchasing organizations must be "private nonprofit," allowing the Department of Administrative Services to enter into or authorize agreements with any cooperative purchasing organizations, including for-profit entities
- Retains existing authority for the department to enter agreements with other states and their political subdivisions for cooperative purchasing purposes
- Expands the department's purchasing partnership options to effectuate the purposes and policies of the state purchasing chapter
- Takes effect immediately upon approval by the Governor or upon becoming law without such approval
- Offered as a substitute by the House Committee on Governmental Affairs during the 2020 legislative session
Legislative Description
Administrative Services, Department of; new authority to enter into or authorize agreements with private for profit organizations; provide
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/12/2020
Full Bill Text
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