HB0023 • 2020

School district procurement amendment.

AN ACT relating to school districts; clarifying that procurement activities by a school district that are conducted through a board of cooperative educational services are subject to publication and competitive bidding requirements; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Sel Sch Fac
Last action: 2020-03-09
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties for non-compliance.

School District Procurement Rules

The bill clarifies that school districts must follow bidding and publication rules when buying goods or services through a Board of Cooperative Educational Services.

What This Bill Does

Clarifies that school districts must get competitive bids for purchases between $10,000 and $25,000.
Requires school districts to publish calls for bids in newspapers if the purchase is $25,000 or more.
States that these rules apply even when a Board of Cooperative Educational Services handles procurement activities.

Who It Names or Affects

School districts
Boards of Cooperative Educational Services

Terms To Know

Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES): An organization that helps school districts work together to provide educational services.
Competitive bidding: A process where multiple companies or individuals compete for a contract by submitting bids.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how the rules will be enforced.
It is unclear if there are any penalties for non-compliance with these new rules.

Bill History

2020-03-09 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 21
2020-03-09 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0015
2020-03-05 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0015
2020-03-05 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0015
2020-03-04 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0015
2020-03-04 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 16-13-0-0-1
2020-03-03 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-03-02 Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-02-27 Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-02-27 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2020-02-26 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2020-02-17 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2020-02-17 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-5-2-0-0
2020-02-14 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-13 House
H COW:Passed
2020-02-12 House
H Placed on General File
2020-02-12 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0
2020-02-10 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 59-0-1-0-0
2020-02-07 House
H Received for Introduction
2019-12-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 20LSO-0115
Bill No.:

HB0023

Effective:

7/1/2020 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

20LSO-0115

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0015

Chapter No.:

21

Prime Sponsor:

Select Committee on School Facilities

Catch Title:

School district procurement amendment.

Subject:

School district procurement requirements.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law establishes cost thresholds for purchasing goods and services above which a school district must meet bid collection or publication requirements.

The act clarifies that school districts must independently meet those bid collection and publication requirements when procuring goods or services through a Board of Cooperative Educational Services.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0115

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0023

ENROLLED ACT NO. 15,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 21
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110(a)(viii) is amended to read:

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110.

Duties of boards of trustees.

(a)

The board of trustees in each school district shall:

(viii)

Obtain competitive bids when any purchase of insurance, supplies or materials other than textbooks costing more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and less than twenty
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five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) is contemplated unless precluded by other regulation or statute. If the amount of the purchase of insurance, supplies or materials other than textbooks is equal to or exceeds twenty
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five thousand dollars ($25,000.00), a call for bids shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. When any school building is to be built costing fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or more or when any repairs, additions or improvements costing fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or more are to be made to any school building, facility or other district property, the board shall obtain competitive bids and publish a call for bids in a newspaper of general circulation in the state at least once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks. The district shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities and informalities in the bidding. No contract shall be divided for the purpose of avoiding this paragraph. Items for which bids must be obtained may be described in the published call for bids by stating general requirements and making detailed specifications available to prospective bidders at the district's administrative headquarters.
A district shall independently meet the requirements of this paragraph when procuring goods or services that are subject to this paragraph through a board of cooperative educational services.
The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to the procurement of professional services of architects, engineers or surveyors when the board seeks to procure professional services pursuant to W.S. 9
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1027 through 9
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1033;

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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