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Committee moves forward on bill to modernize county college contracts law
Summary
A5502, which updates the county college contracts law to align procurement with state college rules and permit bidder disqualification for prior negative experience, was released unanimously after testimony from Rita Heitkamp describing longstanding procurement disadvantages for community colleges.
The Assembly Higher Education Committee unanimously released Assembly Bill 5502 on Friday after a supporter described the measure as a needed modernization of the county college contracts law.
Rita Heitkamp, identified in committee as the New Jersey Community College chief innovation and policy officer, testified that the county college contracts…
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