Public purchasing; increase threshold for purchases without competitive bidding.

HB 402 raises Mississippi's threshold for public purchases requiring competitive bidding from $5,000 to $15,000. This change directly affects state agencies, local governments, schools, and community colleges when purchasing goods or services under $15,000. The bill modifies two state code sections to allow these entities to make such purchases without competitive bidding, while maintaining existing requirements for larger purchases ($15,000-$75,000) and above. The key provision is simply increasing the dollar limit for simplified purchasing procedures.