TITLE 50
STATE GOVERNMENT
Section 5. Department of Administrative Services, 50-5-1 through 50-5-202.
ARTICLE 3
STATE PURCHASING
50-5-85. State prohibited from entering into certain contracts without certification that boycott of Israel not to be conducted by other party.
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As used in this Code section, the term:
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"Boycott of Israel" means engaging in refusals to deal with, terminating business activities with, or other actions that are intended to limit commercial relations with Israel or individuals or companies doing business in Israel or in Israeli-controlled territories, when such actions are taken:
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In compliance or adherence to calls for a boycott of Israel other than those boycotts to which 50 U.S.C. App. Section 2407(c), as it existed on January 1, 2016, applies; or
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In a manner that discriminates on the basis of nationality, national origin, religion, or other unreasonable basis that is not founded on a valid business reason.
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"Company" means any sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other entity or business association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or affiliates of such entities or business associations, that exists for the purpose of making profit.
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The state shall not enter into a contract with an individual or company if the contract is related to construction or the provision of services, supplies, or information technology unless the contract includes a written certification that such individual or company is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the duration of the contract not to engage in, a boycott of Israel.
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Subsection (b) of this Code section shall not apply to contracts with a total value of less than $1,000.00.
(Code 1981, §50-5-85, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 262, § 1/SB 327; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 50/HB 323.)
Effective date.
- This Code section became effective July 1, 2016.
The 2017 amendment,
effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "Subsection (b)" for "Subsection (a)" at the beginning of subsection (c).
50-5-100. Local political subdivision purchases through state authorized.
The Department of Administrative Services is authorized to permit local political subdivisions, on an optional basis, to purchase their supplies through the state.
(Ga. L. 1968, p. 1352, § 1.)
Cross references.
- Power of Department of Administrative Services to permit area planning and development commissions to purchase services and supplies through state,
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50-8-41.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Area planning and development commissions (now regional development centers) are authorized to use department
to obtain best prices and terms available in marketplace; an alternative is for local political subdivisions to purchase the necessary equipment, material, or supplies through the department and then appropriate or loan the material, equipment, or supplies to the area planning and development commissions in their area. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-202.
