Section 143B-1357 - Purchase of certain computer equipment and televisions by State agencies and governmental entities prohibited(a) No State agency, local political subdivision of the State, or other public body shall purchase computer equipment or televisions, as defined in G.S. 130A-309.131, or enter into a contract with any manufacturer that the State CIO determines is not in compliance with the requirements of G.S. 130A-309.134 or G.S. 130A-309.135 as determined from the list provided by the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to G.S. 130A-309.138. The State CIO shall issue written findings upon a determination of noncompliance. A determination of noncompliance by the State CIO is reviewable under Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.(b) The Department shall make the list available to local political subdivisions of the State and other public bodies. A manufacturer that is not in compliance with the requirements of G.S. 130A-309.134 or G.S. 130A-309.135 shall not sell or offer for sale computer equipment or televisions to the State, a local political subdivision of the State, or other public body.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1357
Amended by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 241,s. 14.30-u, eff. 7/1/2015.Added by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 241,s. 7A.2-b, eff. 9/18/2015.