§ 17595 School District Purchasing Authority

• •Schools can buy stuff (like books, computers, or desks) through a big state group called the Department of General Services.
• •This rule doesn’t stop schools from doing this, even if other rules say how schools should buy things.
• •It’s like schools can choose to shop at a big store run by the state if they want.

A school needs new chairs for classrooms.

Instead of buying chairs from a local store, the school can buy them from the Department of General Services if they think it’s a better deal. The law says this is okay.