Bill Text: CA SB956 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 956

Introduced

Bill Title: School facilities: design-build contracts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-07-03 - Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. [SB956 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB956-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 956

Introduced by Senator Cortese

January 22, 2024

An act to repeal Section 17250.55 of the Education Code, relating to school facilities.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 956, as introduced, Cortese. School facilities: design-build contracts.

Existing law, until January 1, 2025, authorizes a school district, with the approval of the governing board of the school district, to procure design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of $1,000,000, awarding the contract to either the low bid or the best value, as provided. Existing law requires specified information to be verified under penalty of perjury.

This bill would delete the provision making this authorization inoperative on January 1, 2025, thereby extending it indefinitely. By extending the operation of provisions of law expanding a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 17250.55 of the Education Code is repealed.

17250.55.
~~This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that takes effect before January 1, 2025, deletes or extends that date.~~

SEC. 2.

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.