{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pcc-20118.3","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PCC § 20118.3","heading":"","body":"The governing board of any school district may purchase supplementary textbooks, library books, educational films, audiovisual materials, test materials, workbooks, instructional computer software packages, or periodicals in any amount needed for the operation of the schools of the district without taking estimates or advertising for bids.\nThis section shall become operative January 1, 1989, and is declaratory of existing law and practice.","path":["Public Contract Code - PCC","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1100. - 22355.]","PART 3. CONTRACTING BY LOCAL AGENCIES [20100. - 22199.6.]","CHAPTER 1. Local Agency Public Construction Act [20100. - 20929.]","ARTICLE 3. School Districts [20110. - 20118.4.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"76306f8a93d4c9cdd925ba13e854ce10938d6b389dc2bfe9e25f0e52e82134cd","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pcc-20118.2","next":"us-ca/pcc-20118.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}