Bill Text: GA HB700 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Georgia Education Authority; Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission construction services; provide utilization

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-01-11 - Senate Recommitted [HB700 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB700-Comm_Sub.html

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09 LC 18 8398S

The Senate Finance Committee offered the following substitute to HB 700:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for utilization by the Board of Regents of certain construction related services of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission; to provide for utilization by the Georgia Education Authority (University) of certain construction related services of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission; to provide for utilization by the Board of Technical and Adult Education of certain construction related services of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission; to provide for utilization by the Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority of certain construction related services of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:

"20-3-62.1.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term 'project' has the same meaning provided by Code Section 20-3-151.

(b) If requested by the board of regents, the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission may manage the procurement, design, project management, construction, and commissioning related activities for a board of regents project designated in a resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of bonds for such project."

SECTION 2.

Said title is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:

"20-3-153.1.

The authority shall utilize the construction related services of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission with respect to the design, planning, and construction of any project of the authority. The reimbursement of the commission by the authority for services provided by the commission shall be considered as part of the costs of the project."

SECTION 3.

Said title is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:

"20-4-18.1.

The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission shall manage all procurement, design, project management, construction, and commissioning related activities for all State Board of Technical and Adult Education projects designated in a resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of bonds for such project."

SECTION 4.

Said title is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:

"20-16-4.1.

If requested by the board of regents, the authority may utilize the construction related services of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission with respect to the design, planning, or construction, or any combination thereof, of a board of regents project of the authority. The reimbursement of the commission by the authority for services provided by the commission shall be considered as part of the costs of the project."

SECTION 5.

This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which it is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 6.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.