SB72 Alabama 2022 Session

Under existing law, all expenditures of funds of whatever nature for labor, services, or work, or for the purchase or lease of materials, equipment, supplies, or other personal property involving $15,000 or more, made by or on behalf of any local board of education, the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, or district boards of education of independent school districts, must be made under contractual agreement entered into by free and open competitive bidding, on sealed bids, to the lowest responsible bidder

Also, under existing law, in cases of an emergency affecting public health, safety, or convenience, these contracts may be let, to the extent necessary, to meet the emergency without public advertisement

This bill would allow local boards of education and any other public educational entity that provide meals under the Child Nutrition Program of the Alabama State Department of Education, during an emergency or unanticipated event affecting public health or safety or causing supply chain disruptions, to purchase goods or services related to the program without advertisement or bidding if recommended by the State Superintendent of Education and approved by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts

To add Sections 16-13B-2.1 and 41-16-51.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize local boards of education and other public educational entities to purchase goods or services related to the Child Nutrition Program without advertising or bidding under existing competitive bidding laws under certain conditions.