Law and Policy

Corporate America, State Related, and PASSHE

• Uniform Commercial Code –1952 (UCC – 2 and 2A)
• United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods –1980 (CISG)
• Common Law (Contracts)
• Gramm, Leach, Bliley (FTC) –1999 (GLBA) – Protect nonpublic personally identifying information.

State Related and PASSHE 

• Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) – Privacy of educational records.
• The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania acts and the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors policies that control purchasing decisions and time constraints.
  • Commonwealth Acts
    • Act 188 of 1982 State System of Higher Education
    • Act 57 of 1998 Commonwealth Procurement Code
    • Act 146 of 1986 Reciprocal Limitations
    • Act 101 of 1988 Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling, and Waste Reduction
    • Act 170 of 1978 Public Officials Ethics
    • Act 451 of 1957 State Adverse Interest Law Commonwealth Attorney’s Act
    • Act 34 of 1985 Criminal Background Checks and Child Abuse Clearances
  • SSHE Board of Governors Policies
    • Policy No. 1983-02 Purchasing
      
    • Policy No. 1998-04 Procurement of Goods, Services, Supplies, and Construction

On-Line Resources

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education website