KRS 156.154: Information respecting established price contract agreements -- Purchase

conditions of district boards.

The chief state school officer shall make available to all district boards of education full

information respecting established price contract agre ements, and any or all districts may

procure buses from sources and at prices, terms, and conditions incorporated in the price

contract agreements. Any district board of education may take its own bids on school

buses which meet the specifications of the Kentucky Board of Education for school buses

for which price contracts have been established, provided the chief state school officer

approves the bids and purchase contract as meeting specifications of the Kentucky Board

of Education. However, no district board of education shall purchase school buses under

the terms of this section unless the chief state school officer shall certify that the purchase

price is lower than prices set forth in established price contract agreements for similar

equipment.