Amended in Senate May 7, 2014

Amended in Senate March 25, 2014

Senate Bill No. 1347

Introduced by Senator Anderson

February 21, 2014

An act to add Section begin delete 20112.5 end delete begin insert 20102.5 end insert to the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1347, as amended, Anderson. Public contracts: school begin delete districts. end delete begin insert districts: charter schools. end insert

The Local Agency Public Construction Act establishes contracting by local agencies for the construction of public works. begin delete Existing law regulates the procedures by which a school district awards public works contracts. end delete

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This bill would require a school district, at the next regular update of its Internet Web site, to post on that site a copy of any final public works contract awarded at a cost of $5,000 or more. By imposing an additional duty upon school districts in the posting of public works contracts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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This bill would require a school district or charter school to annually post on its Internet Web site a list of any contracts for the construction of a public work or improvement involving an expenditure of more than $15,000 that was awarded in the prior calendar year, and would require the list to contain specified information. By imposing an additional duty upon school districts and charter schools in the posting of public works contracts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

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

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SECTION 1.  

Section 20112.5 is added to the Public Contract
Code, to read:

20112.5.  

A school district subject to this article that is taking
bids for the construction of a public work or improvement costing
five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more shall, at the next regular
update of the school district’s Internet Web site, post on that site
a copy of each final contract awarded.

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begin insert Section 20102.5 is added to the end insert begin insert Public Contract
Code end insert begin insert , to read: end insert

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(a) A school district or charter school subject to this
chapter shall annually post on its Internet Web site a list of any
contracts for the construction of a public work or improvement
involving an expenditure of more than fifteen thousand dollars
($15,000) that was awarded in the prior calendar year.

(b) The list shall contain the following information:

(1) The type of contract.

(2) The amount of the contract.

(3) The entity that was awarded the contract.

(4) The award date of the contract.

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SEC. 2.  

If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.