Aren public school districts required by law to accept the lowest bid for school purchases?
No. Boards of education were required to accept the bid of the “lowest responsible bidder”. As of Labor Day 2001, the word “responsible” has been legally expanded to include the labor conditions under which apparel is manufactured. The new law, written in part by the New York State Labor-Religion Coalition, states that “boards of education shall have the authority to determine that a bidder on a contract for the purchase of apparel is not a responsible bidder based upon either or both of the following considerations: (a) the labor standards applicable to the manufacture of the apparel or (b) the bidder’s failure to provide information sufficient for boards of education to determine the labor standards applicable to the manufacture of apparel.” This means that school boards can now make socially responsible decisions about purchases of apparel.
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