| 1 | 1 | | Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. |
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| 2 | 2 | | *JLL131* 02/14/2023 3:56:29 PM JLL131 |
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| 4 | 4 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 5 | | 94th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 6 | | Regular Session, 2023 HOUSE BILL 1441 3 |
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| 8 | 8 | | By: Representative Schulz 5 |
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| 9 | 9 | | By: Senator M. McKee 6 |
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| 11 | 11 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE P ROCUREMENT OF 9 |
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| 13 | 13 | | PROFESSIONAL SERVICE S BY POLITICAL SUBDI VISIONS; TO 10 |
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| 14 | 14 | | RESTRICT THE USE BY A POLITICAL SUBDIVIS ION OF 11 |
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| 15 | 15 | | COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR MEDICAL, EMERGEN CY MEDICAL, 12 |
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| 16 | 16 | | AND AMBULANCE SERVIC ES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Subtitle 16 |
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| 20 | 20 | | TO RESTRICT THE USE BY A POLITICAL 17 |
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| 21 | 21 | | SUBDIVISION OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR 18 |
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| 22 | 22 | | MEDICAL, EMERGENCY MEDICAL, AND AMBULANCE 19 |
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| 23 | 23 | | SERVICES. 20 |
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| 26 | 26 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 19-11-802(c)(1), concerning annual 25 |
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| 29 | 29 | | statements of qualifications and performance data and restrictions on 26 |
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| 30 | 30 | | competitive bidding, is amended to read as follows: 27 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (c)(1) The political subdivision shall not use competitive bidding for 28 |
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| 32 | 32 | | the procurement of legal, medical, emergency medical, ambulance, financial 29 |
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| 33 | 33 | | advisory, architectural, engineering, construction management, and land 30 |
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| 34 | 34 | | surveying professional consulting services. 31 |
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