2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §41-2631  Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Cooperative purchasing" means procurement conducted by, or on behalf of, more than one public procurement unit.

2. "Local public procurement unit" means any political subdivision, any agency, board, department or other instrumentality of such political subdivision and any nonprofit corporation created solely for the purpose of administering a cooperative purchase under this article.

3. "Nonprofit educational or public health institution" means any educational or public health institution, no part of the income of which is distributable to its members, directors or officers, as defined in rules adopted by the director and includes certified nonprofit agencies for disabled individuals as defined in section 41-2636.

4. "Public procurement unit" means either a local public procurement unit, the department, any other state or an agency of the United States.