§5A-3-21. Contracts for public printing and paper for spending units; printing plants at institutions.
The director shall contract for public printing and for printing paper for the use of spending units in the manner provided for contracts under sections ten through nineteen of this article, and in accordance with the specifications adopted as provided by section five of this article:
Provided, That the provisions of this article shall not be construed to prohibit the state from maintaining printing plants for the purpose of instruction or for printing for a state spending unit at educational, benevolent, penal or correctional institutions.