Rhode Island § 16-2-9.6 § 16-2-9.6. Joint purchasing agreements for technology and IT infrastructure.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 16-2-9.6 — § 16-2-9.6. Joint purchasing agreements for technology and IT infrastructure.

Rhode Island § 16-2-9.6

Title 16Education

Ch. 16-2School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 â€” The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-2-9.6 (2026).

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§ 16-2-9.6. Joint purchasing agreements for technology and IT infrastructure.
Notwithstanding any other law or rule, any two (2) or more school committees may establish
            joint purchasing agreements between and among themselves or with the Rhode Island
            Society of Technology Educators ("RISTEâ€�), a domestic, nonprofit corporation, for
            the purposes of establishing bids pursuant to chapter 55 of title 45, and jointly purchasing technology-related goods and services. The RISTE, acting
            on behalf of any school committee(s) that are members of a joint purchasing agreement
            with RISTE, may establish specifications and bid on behalf of the member school districts.
       

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§ 16-2-9.6. Joint purchasing agreements for technology and IT infrastructure.

Notwithstanding any other law or rule, any two (2) or more school committees may establish joint purchasing agreements between and among themselves or with the Rhode Island Society of Technology Educators ("RISTEâ€�), a domestic, nonprofit corporation, for the purposes of establishing bids pursuant to chapter 55 of title 45, and jointly purchasing technology-related goods and services. The RISTE, acting on behalf of any school committee(s) that are members of a joint purchasing agreement with RISTE, may establish specifications and bid on behalf of the member school districts. The RISTE shall comply with bidding requirements of chapter 55 of title 45. The RISTE and any consortia created pursuant to a joint purchase agreement under this chapter shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits set forth in § 37-2-56. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this section permits any non-public school or non-public school district access to the master price agreement maintained by the department of administration, division of purchases.