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HB 1135 Virginia-grown food products; purchase by state agencies & institutions & local school divisions.

Introduced by: Kaye Kory | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Purchase of Virginia-grown food products by state agencies and institutions and local school divisions. Requires that the Department of General Services to include a link to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Virginia Grown website on the Department of General Services' central electronic procurement system to facilitate purchases of Virginia-grown food products. The bill also exempts purchase of Virginia-grown food products for use by a public body where the annual cost of the product is not expected to exceed $100,000.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Purchase of Virginia-grown food products by state agencies and institutions and local school divisions. Provides for the Department of General Services to establish procurement procedures to facilitate the purchase of Virginia-grown food products by state agencies and institutions and local public school divisions to the maximum extent possible. The bill also exempts local school divisions from competitive sealed bidding under certain circumstances when procuring Virginia-grown food products for student consumption.