- (a) Any emergency purchases or contracts with a public educational entity shall be exempt from the prohibitions of this part.
(b) Emergency purchases shall:
- (1) Only be used for the preservation of life, health, or public property; and
- (2) Not be used to substantially improve the condition of an asset of the public educational entity, the board member, administrator, or employee of the public educational entity prior to the emergency.
- (c) Each public educational entity shall maintain records and copies of all documentation relating to and supporting a determination that the transactions qualify as emergency purchases.
(d) Any person using emergency purchases to avoid the intent of this part shall be guilty of violating this part and shall be subject to the penalties provided for in:
- (1) This part; and
- (2) Arkansas Code § 6-24-101 et seq.