FN-8UC1HF-1 Page 1 FISCAL NOTE Senate Bill 309 Committee: County and Municipal GovernmentSponsor: Senator Clyde Chambliss Analyst: Riley Aaron Date: 05/15/2023 Senate Bill 309 as introduced requires for the professional services of architects, landscape architects, engineers, land surveyors, geoscientists, and other similar professions to: (1) undergo a qualification-based selection process when procured by state agencies and; (2) approval by the Division of Construction Management, for any professional services sought that are in excess of the fee schedule established by the Division. This could increase or decrease the purchase price of these services procured by various state entities by an undetermined amount depending on the difference in (1) the cost of products procured under this qualification-based selection process; (2) the fee schedule established by the Division; and (3) the cost otherwise obtained under current law.