AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCUREMENT OF AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE, PARTS, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES BY STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING WHICH OFFER UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN AVIATION SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PUBLIC PURCHASE LAW REQUIREMENTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR TO ESTABLISH PURCHASING PROCEDURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXEMPTION, WHICH SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE IHL BOARD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 31-7-13
As Passed by the House: 31-7-13