May 15, 2007, Introduced by Senators THOMAS, SCHAUER, HUNTER, PAPPAGEORGE, GARCIA, BASHAM, KUIPERS, BISHOP and CLARKE and referred to the Committee on Education.
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 and
contracts for services.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a school
district or public school academy shall not purchase an item or a
group of items or contract for services in a single transaction
costing
$17,932.00 $19,653.00 or more unless competitive bids are
obtained for those items or for the contract and the purchase of
those items or the execution of the contract 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) 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.