South Carolina § 59-31-550 - Bids; details as to contracts.
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§ 59-31-550. Bids; details as to contracts.
The State Board of Education shall make all necessary rules and regulations pertaining to:
(1) The advertisement of bids;
(2) The submission of prices;
(3) The sampling of, and hearings on, textbooks offered for adoption;
(4) The nature and type of contract to be entered into between the State and the publisher;
(5) The nature and type of bond to be entered into between the State and the publisher, the penal amount of such bond, conditioned upon the faithful performance by the publisher, of any contract awarded to it, to be not more than five thousand dollars;
(6) The distribution of textbooks through central or local depositories, subject to the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter providing for a rental system of textbooks for the free public schools; and
(7) All other needful rules and regulations not otherwise herein specified.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-505; 1952 Code SECTION 21-505; 1942 Code SECTION 5282; 1932 Code SECTION 5289; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2549; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1708; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1184; 1896 (22) 150; 1914 (28) 450; 1915 (29) 188; 1923 (33) 147; 1927 (35) 354; 1928 (35) 1215; 1931 (37) 391; 1940 (41) 1763, 1886; 1947 (45) 55.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-31-550 ("Bids; details as to contracts.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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