By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 512) of Alice Hanlon Peisch for legislation to restrict the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium from charging a fee for providing qualified bidders with electronic bid information.  Education.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Alice Hanlon Peisch

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act restricting the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium from charging a fee for providing qualified bidders with electronic bid information. .

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 24A of Chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after the sentence ending with “certified public accountant”:

There shall be no fee associated with providing electronic bid information to pre-qualified bidders.