August 13, 2008, Introduced by Rep. Gonzales and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1274 (MCL 380.1274), as amended by 2004 PA 588.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1274. (1) The board of a school district or board of
directors of a public school academy shall adopt written policies
governing the procurement of supplies, materials, and equipment.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) or (4), a
school district or public school academy shall not purchase an item
or
a group of items in a single transaction costing $17,932.00
$19,650.00 or more unless competitive bids are obtained for those
items and the purchase of those items is approved by the school
board or board of directors. The maximum amount specified in this
subsection shall be adjusted each year by multiplying the amount
for the immediately preceding year by the percentage by which the
average consumer price index for all items for the 12 months ending
August 31 of the year in which the adjustment is made differs from
that index's average for the 12 months ending on August 31 of the
immediately preceding year and adding that product to the maximum
amount that applied in the immediately preceding year, rounding to
the nearest whole dollar.
(3) A school district or public school academy is not required
to obtain competitive bids for items purchased through the
cooperative bulk purchasing program operated by the department of
management and budget under section 263(3) of the management and
budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1263.
(4) A school district or public school academy is not required
to obtain competitive bids for purchasing food unless the food is
purchased in a single transaction costing $100,000.00 or more.
(5)
(4) The board of a school district or local act school
district or board of directors of a public school academy may
acquire by purchase, lease, or rental, with or without option to
purchase, equipment necessary for the operation of the school
program, including, but not limited to, heating, water heating, and
cooking equipment for school buildings, and may pay for the
equipment from operating funds of the district or public school
academy. Heating and cooking equipment may be purchased on a title
retaining contract or other form of agreement creating a security
interest and pledging in payment money in the general fund or funds
received from state school aid. The contracts may extend for not
more than 10 years.