§ 143-129.3. Exemption of General Assembly from certain purchasing requirements. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 143‑129.3. Exemption of General Assembly from certain purchasing requirements.

(a)        The Legislative Services Commission may provide that theprovisions of G.S. 143‑129 and Article 3 of this Chapter do not apply topurchases by the General Assembly of data processing and data communicationsequipment, supplies, and services.  Such exemption may vary according to thetype or amount of purchase, and may vary as to whether the exemption is fromsome or all of those statutory provisions.

(b)        The Legislative Services Commission must give specificapproval to any purchase in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) made underan exemption provided by subsection (a) of this section. (1989, c. 82.)