Bill Text: CA SB957 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Health care districts: design-build process.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-26 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 212, Statutes of 2016. [SB957 Detail]

Download: California-2015-SB957-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 957	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  212
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 26, 2016
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 26, 2016
	PASSED THE SENATE  MAY 12, 2016
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 11, 2016
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 14, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hueso
   (Coauthors: Senators Hill and Wolk)

                        FEBRUARY 4, 2016

   An act to amend Section 32132.5 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to health care districts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 957, Hueso. Health care districts: design-build process.
   Existing law authorizes the Sonoma Valley Health Care District
and, until January 1, 2025, the Marin Healthcare District, to use the
design-build process when contracting for the construction of a
building or improvements directly related to a hospital or health
facility building at the Sonoma Valley Hospital or the Marin General
Hospital. Existing law sets forth the procurement process for
design-build projects, as specified, and requires specified
information by submitted design-build entities to be verified under
penalty of perjury.
   This bill would instead authorize, until January 1, 2025, any
health care district to use the design-build process when contracting
for the construction of a hospital or health facility building.
Because the bill would expand the application of the procurement
process to additional design-build entities, the bill would expand
the crime of perjury, thereby imposing 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.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) Utilizing a design-build contract requires a clear
understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each participant
in the process.
   (b) Cost benefits for health care districts are achieved by
shifting liability and risk for cost containment and project
completion to the design-build entity.
   (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the design-build
process be used by health care districts solely for buildings
associated with hospitals and health care facilities, including
clinics and skilled nursing facilities, and not for other
infrastructure, including, but not limited to, streets, highways,
public rail transit, roads, bridges, other water resources
facilities, and related infrastructure.
  SEC. 2.  Section 32132.5 of the Health and Safety Code, as amended
by Section 4 of Chapter 931 of the Statutes of 2014, is amended to
read:
   32132.5.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 32132 or any other law, upon
approval by its board of directors, a health care district may use
the design-build procedure described in Chapter 4 (commencing with
Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to
assign contracts for the construction of a building or improvements
directly related to construction of a hospital or health facility
building.
   (b) For purposes of this section, except where the context
otherwise requires, all references in Chapter 4 (commencing with
Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to
"local agency" shall mean a health care district that owns or
operates a hospital or clinic and its board of directors.
   (c) A hospital building project utilizing the design-build process
authorized by subdivision (a) shall be reviewed and inspected in
accordance with the standards and requirements of the Alfred E.
Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983 (Chapter 1
(commencing with Section 129675) of Part 7 of Division 107).
   (d) Except as provided in this section, this section shall not be
construed to affect the application of any other law.
   (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2025, and as of that date is repealed.
  SEC. 3.  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.