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Committee clears House Bill 34 to ease state agency contracting with Idaho universities
Summary
House Bill 34 would change Idaho Code to let state agencies work more directly with in-state universities for some contracts by removing a formal solicitation requirement while keeping a consult requirement among the four public universities; the Senate State Affairs Committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a do-pass recommendation.
Idaho State Senator Kevin Cook told the Senate State Affairs Committee that House Bill 34 would make limited changes to Idaho Code section 60-7-2332A to “level the playing field” for Idaho’s public universities when state agencies contract for work.
“This bill makes small changes,” Senator Cook said. Under current law, state agencies…
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