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MS SB2444
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Section 47-5-105 of the Mississippi Code to increase the contract approval threshold for the Department of Corrections from an unspecified amount to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00)
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Contracts awarded by the Department of Corrections commissioner exceeding $500,000 must receive approval from the Public Procurement Review Board before any funds are expended
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Requires the Public Procurement Review Board minutes to include detailed accounting of all bids, clearly identifying the lowest bid and the bid awarded, with written justification if the lowest bid was not selected
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Mandates monthly copies of Public Procurement Review Board minutes be sent to the Governor, Legislative Budget Office members, and Corrections Committee chairs in both chambers
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Effective date: July 1, 2012
Legislative Description
Department of Corrections; revise the amount of contracts that must be approved by the Public Procurement Review Board.
Last Action
Died In Committee
4/3/2012