2004 House Bill 5913 ↩

Senate Roll Call 894: Passed

To establish a cooperative bulk purchasing program between schools and the Department of Management and Budget, for the purchase of goods and services. The bill also allows private schools to participate in the bulk purchasing program. Note: The state Constitution prohibits state aid to private or religious schools, but since participating schools must pay a fee to the state to participate, this does not constitute state aid. See also House Bills 4720 and 4722, which were vetoed because they did not include services. This bill corrects that problem.