HB 490    An  Act  allowing  a  local  bidder  preference in                 
            certain contracts for school construction.                         
                                                                               
            HB  490  was reported  out  of Committee  with "no                 
            recommendations"  and with  a fiscal  note  by the                 
            Department of Education dated 3/18/94.                             
  HOUSE BILL 490                                                               
                                                                               
       "An Act allowing  a local bidder preference  in certain                 
       contracts for school construction."                                     
                                                                               
  Representative Brown pointed  out the  impact of the  fiscal                 
  note.                                                                        
                                                                               
  (Tape Change, HFC 94-122, Side 1).                                           
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE AL VEZEY stated that currently, 4 AASC 31.080                 
  prohibits political subdivisions of the state  from granting                 
  a  local  bidder  preference  on  project  funded  under  AS                 
  13.11.011 - 12.11.020 and AS 14.11.100.   The bill would not                 
  mandate that  a local  bidder preference  be granted  but it                 
  would require that the Department  of Education (DOE) permit                 
  a local bidder preference if  the political subdivision sees                 
  fit to do so.                                                                
                                                                               
  Representative  Foster  MOVED  to  report   HB  490  out  of                 
                                                                               
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  Committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  with  the                 
  accompanying fiscal note.  There  being NO OBJECTION, it was                 
  so ordered.                                                                  
                                                                               
  HB   490   was   reported   out   of  Committee   with   "no                 
  recommendations" and with a fiscal note by the Department of                 
  Education.