STATEMENT TO

[Second Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 4461

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Senator RUIZ)

ADOPTED: OCTOBER 29, 2020

      The amendments require the Department of Education to implement the provisions of the bill, including coordination with cooperative purchasing systems and entering into contracts for COVID-19 related goods and services.  The amendments also require that the goods and services purchased meet the health and safety standards established by the Governor in Executive Order No. 175 of 2020 and any other health and safety standards deemed necessary by the department, rather than the guidelines issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

      The amendments also remove county colleges from the cooperative purchasing systems established pursuant to this bill.