Arkansas § 6-21-301 - Definitions.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 6-21-301 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-21-301. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter: “Commodities” means all supplies, goods, material, equipment, machinery, facilities, personal property, and services, other than personal and professional services, purchased for or on behalf of the school district; “Open market purchases” means those purchases of commodities by any purchasing official in which competitive bidding is not required; “Purchase” means and includes not only the outright purchase of a commodity but also the acquisition of commodities under rental-purchase agreements, lease-purchase agreements, or any other type of agreements whereby the school district has an option to buy the commodity and to apply the rental payments on the purchase price thereof; “Purchase price” means the full sale or bid price of any commodity without any allowance for trade-in; and “Purchasing official” means the board of directors of any school district or a lawfully designated agent of the school district with authority to contract or make purchases on behalf of the school district.
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Section 6-21-301 ("Definitions.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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