HB 1383

Requiring the Howard County Board of Education to publish a policy on or before January 1, 2025, concerning the inclusion and use of liquidated damages provisions in procurement contracts; requiring each student transportation procurement contract entered into by the Howard County Board of Education and valued at $1,000,000 or more to include a liquidated damages clause consistent with the policy, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain documentation of a decision not to pursue certain liquidated damages under certain circumstances; etc.

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