Tennessee Statutes
§ 71-4-403 — Purchase of materials without formal procedures
Tennessee·Title 71
(a)Notwithstanding another law, and except as provided in subsection (b), the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee may make purchases of materials, services, equipment, stock, and merchandise for use in a business enterprise program for the blind without the necessity of taking bids for the purchases, advertising bids for such purchases, or complying with other restrictions governing the purchase of goods and services generally on behalf of this state.
(b)Subsection (a) does not apply to the purchase of software for use in inmate commissary facilities.
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Legislative History
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 609,s 1, eff. 3/27/2024. Acts 1949, ch. 99, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 4765.92 (Williams, § 4765.78c); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 14-621, 14-14-303.
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Authority over personnel§ 71-1-109
Legal assistance - Property - Rules§ 71-1-111
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Expenditure of funds§ 71-1-115
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