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An Act relative to out-of-state collective purchasing by Massachusetts education collaberatives formed pursuant to m.g.l.c. 40, section 4e. |
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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the benefit of their school programs, education collaboratives as defined in section 4E of chapter 40 of the general laws may make purchases from a vendor’s contract that has been competitively procured by another state or political subdivision or public entity thereof for the item or items being purchased.
SECTION 2. These education collaboratives shall not be subject to section 1(c) of chapter 30B of the general laws or section 22A of chapter 7 of the general laws insofar as those laws preclude out-of-state collective purchases by education collaboratives for a period not to exceed 2 years after the effective date of this act, and thereafter the provisions of said section 1(c) of chapter 30B and sections 22A of chapter 7 shall apply for any future collective purchasing by education collaberatives.
SECTION 3. The inspector general shall review the process by which education collaboratives are making out-of-state collective purchases. Education collaboratives participating in out-of-state collective purchasing must submit biannually the following summary information to the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General. (1). Written evidence for all items purchased that the vendor contracts for such items were competitively procured by a state or one of its political subdivision or public entities; (2) A full and complete description of the item(s) purchased. (3) Documentation of savings obtained with relevant Massachusetts cost comparisons.