BILL ANALYSIS �
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 681|
|Office of Senate Floor Analyses | |
|1020 N Street, Suite 524 | |
|(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | |
|327-4478 | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
CONSENT
Bill No: SB 681
Author: Hernandez (D)
Amended: 4/1/13
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 9-0, 5/1/13
AYES: Liu, Wyland, Block, Correa, Hancock, Hueso, Huff,
Jackson, Monning
SUBJECT : Community college districts: personal property
contracting
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill expands the authority of a community
college district to "piggyback" on an existing contract between
a public corporation or agency (including any county, city,
town, or district) and a vendor for the lease or purchase of
personal property by authorizing the district to directly
purchase from, and make payments to, the vendor.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes various procedures to be
followed by the community colleges to secure bids or proposals
and enter into contracts for the acquisition of goods and
services. Notwithstanding these provisions, community colleges
may, under specified conditions, authorize any public
corporation or agency, including any county, city, town, or
district, to lease data-processing equipment, purchase
materials, supplies, equipment, automotive vehicles, tractors,
and other personal property for the district in the manner in
CONTINUED
SB 681
Page
2
which the public corporation or agency is authorized by law to
make the leases or purchases, without advertising for bids, and
to make payments to the public corporation or agency for
furnishing the services incidental to the lease or purchase of
the personal property.
Existing law provides the same authority as that outlined for
community colleges above to school districts. However, existing
law also provides that, if there is an existing contract between
a public corporation or agency and a vendor for the lease or
purchase of the personal property, a school district may
authorize the lease or purchase of personal property directly
from the vendor and make payment to the vendor under the same
terms that are available to the public corporation or agency
under the contract.
This bill expands the authority of a community college district
to "piggyback" on an existing contract between a public
corporation or agency (including any county, city, town, or
district) and a vendor for the lease or purchase of personal
property by clarifying that, like school districts, the
community college district can purchase directly from, and make
payments directly to, the vendor, without needing to go through
the original contracting agency.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local:
No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/6/13)
Kern Community College District
Los Angeles Community College District
Los Rios Community College District
Peralta Community College District
Rio Hondo Community College District
PQ:ej 5/6/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
**** END ****
SB 681
Page
3