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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES

     Introduced By: Representative Deborah A. Fellela

     Date Introduced: January 22, 2021

     Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 37-2-45 of the General Laws in Chapter 37-2 entitled "State

Purchases" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     37-2-45. Supply disposition process.

     (a) The chief purchasing officer shall sell or otherwise dispose of all property of the state

which is not needed, or has become unsuitable for public use, or would be more suitably consistent

with the public interest for some other use, as determined by the chief purchasing officer. The

disposal of real property shall be subject to the approval of the state properties committee and

pursuant to the provisions of chapter 7 of this title. The determination of the chief purchasing officer

shall be set forth in an order and shall be reached only after review of a written request by the

agency desiring to dispose of the property. The request shall describe the property and state the

reasons why the agency believes disposal should be effected. All instruments, required by law to

be recorded, which convey any interest in any of the real property so disposed of shall be executed

and signed by the acquiring authority pursuant to the provisions of chapter 7 of this title.

     (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Community

College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, and the University of Rhode Island shall be allowed

to sell discarded or surplus technology including, but not limited to, desktop computers, laptops,

iPads and e-readers, to the students at those educational institutions at a discounted price to be

established by the state surplus property officer to offer affordable technology options to those

students. The monies collected shall be retained by the educational institutions and utilized by their

information technology department for the purpose of purchasing updated electronic equipment or

technology.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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     This act would authorize the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), Rhode Island

College (RIC), and the University of Rhode Island (URI) to sell discarded or surplus technology to

their students at a discounted price with the monies collected to be utilized to purchase updated

electronic equipment or technology for those educational institutions.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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