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PROCUREMENT

BY BILL MUNCH, CPPO, CPPB
2020 School District Procurement Rules Revisions

– Where Are They?
Bill Munch

I sincerely hope that this article finds you well. The on the rules are also on the SBE
school district procurement rules have been revised and website. Gary Barkman of Mesa
the revisions will take effect July 1, 2020. The revised Public Schools and I presented
rules can be found on the State Board of Education information on these proposed
website and eventually will be posted to the Secretary rules at the AASBO Vendor/
of State website. Buyer and Winter Conferences
in late January.
The previous drafts of the proposed rules would have
required absolutely no revisions to our solicitation Again, it is important to note
boilerplates. Therefore, the original plan was to approve that the following procurement
and adopt the rules on the same date. In January, the officials that have worked
Auditor General proposed rule additions consistent tirelessly on these procurement
with ARS 15-213 that will require additional conflict revisions are procurement
of interest certifications to our formal procurement heroes and advocates for all
solicitations. As a result, the rules committee reached school districts in Arizona.
consensus that an effective date of July 1, 2020 would Those that have worked on the
be more appropriate and allow districts to adequately School District Rules Revisions
update their solicitation documents. Committee sponsored by
AASBO include: Michelle
As I mentioned in my previous article, the proposed Hamilton, Gary Barkman,
revisions should be embraced by our procurement Ken Carter, Lari Staples, Lila
community. I have served with a group of very dedicated McCleery, Claudia Leon and
school procurement officials that have volunteered Kevin Startt.
countless hours over the past two plus years to make
various revisions and tweaks to the procurement rules
that are designed to make our procurement lives a little “The Arizona School District
easier. There are clarifications and corrections that help
make the procurement rules flow closer to the processes Procurement Rules proposed and
that are happening in our real world in Arizona school pending approval can be found
districts.
at: https://azsbe.az.gov/rules.”
The Arizona School District Procurement Rules
proposed and pending approval can be found at:
https://azsbe.az.gov/rules. The State Board of Education
is and has been conducting open meetings and hearings Bill Munch, CPPO, CPPB is the Procurement Compliance
on the revisions. At the time I am authoring this article, and Training Officer for Valley Schools Management Group,
the rules are still in draft and you are encouraged to recipient of the 2018 AASBO Bill Lovett Award, and the 2016
review the rules and give your input to the State Board NIGP National Purchasing Manager of the Year. He may be
of Education (SBE). If the rules have not yet been reached at: bmunch@vsit.org.
formally approved by the SBE, you may submit public
comments to inbox@azsbe.az.gov or you may attend a
public hearing on the rules. Schedule for public hearings

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