| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 49 2311 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Bill 669 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Meeks of the 178 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Burchett of the 176 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Hagan of the 156 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , and Corbett |
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| 10 | 10 | | of the 174 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT |
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| 15 | 15 | | To amend Part 10 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia |
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| 17 | 17 | | Annotated, relating to capital outlay funds under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | to provide for the award of low-wealth capital outlay grants to qualifying local school3 |
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| 19 | 19 | | systems that award certain contracts for roofing improvements to suppliers that meet certain4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | criteria; to provide for such criteria; to amend Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of5 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Georgia Annotated, relating to public works bidding, so as to provide that certain contracts6 |
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| 22 | 22 | | for roofing improvements with suppliers that meet certain criteria shall be deemed to have7 |
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| 23 | 23 | | complied with notice and competitive award requirements for certain contracts; to provide8 |
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| 24 | 24 | | for such criteria; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and9 |
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| 25 | 25 | | applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.10 |
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| 26 | 26 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:11 |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 1.12 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Part 10 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,13 |
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| 29 | 29 | | relating to capital outlay funds under the "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended in Code14 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Section 20-2-262, relating to low-wealth capital outlay grants to local school systems and15 |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. B. 669 |
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| 32 | 32 | | - 1 - 25 LC 49 2311 |
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| 33 | 33 | | criteria for eligibility, by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by adding a new |
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| 35 | 35 | | subsection to read as follows:17 |
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| 36 | 36 | | "(g) Each local school system which meets the eligibility criteria in subsection (d) of this |
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| 38 | 38 | | Code section shall, upon utilizing a contract for the improvement of the roof of an existing19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | structure or building to a supplier approved by a cooperative purchasing organization and20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | designated by the Department of Administrative Services as an authorized source of supply21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | pursuant to subsection (i) of Code Section 36-91-21, receive low-wealth capital outlay22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | grants pursuant to this Code section for such roofing improvement, provided that such23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | improvement is included in the local school system's most recently approved local facilities24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | plan, as provide for in subsection (c) of this Code section."25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | SECTION 2.26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public works27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | bidding, is amended in Code Section 36-91-2, relating to definitions, by revising paragraph28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | (12) as follows:29 |
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| 49 | 49 | | "(12) 'Public works construction' means the building, altering, repairing, improving, or30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | demolishing of any public structure or building or other public improvements of any kind31 |
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| 51 | 51 | | to any public real property other than those projects covered by Chapter 4 of Title 32 or32 |
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| 52 | 52 | | by Chapter 37 of Title 50. Such term does shall not include the routine operation, repair,33 |
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| 53 | 53 | | or maintenance of existing structures, buildings, or real property, or any energy savings34 |
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| 54 | 54 | | performance contract or, any improvements or installations performed as part of an35 |
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| 55 | 55 | | energy savings performance contract, or any improvement of the roof of an existing36 |
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| 56 | 56 | | structure or building; provided, however, that such improvement to the roof of an existing37 |
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| 57 | 57 | | structure or building shall not include any ancillary items to be placed on such roof."38 |
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| 58 | 58 | | H. B. 669 |
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| 60 | 60 | | SECTION 3. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 39 |
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| 62 | 62 | | Said chapter is further amended in amended in Code Section 36-91-21, relating to40 |
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| 63 | 63 | | competitive award requirements, by adding a new subsection to read as follows:41 |
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| 64 | 64 | | "(i) The notice and competitive award requirements of this chapter shall be deemed to have |
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| 65 | 65 | | 42 |
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| 66 | 66 | | been satisfied when a contract for the improvement of the roof of an existing structure or43 |
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| 67 | 67 | | building is awarded to a supplier approved by a cooperative purchasing organization and44 |
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| 68 | 68 | | designated by the Department of Administrative Services as an authorized source of45 |
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| 69 | 69 | | supply."46 |
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| 70 | 70 | | SECTION 4.47 |
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| 71 | 71 | | This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law48 |
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| 72 | 72 | | without such approval and shall apply to all contracts entered into on or after the effective49 |
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| 73 | 73 | | date of this Act.50 |
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| 74 | 74 | | SECTION 5.51 |
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| 75 | 75 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.52 |
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| 76 | 76 | | H. B. 669 |
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| 77 | 77 | | - 3 - |
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