CaliforniaCounty superintendents would gain authority to combine school design and construction
The signed law would let county superintendents hire one provider to design and build school facilities for projects above $1 million or $5 million, depending on the method.
What it does
County superintendents would be allowed to hire one provider to design and build school facilities on projects over $1 million. An alternative method requires over $5 million and is set to end January 1, 2029.
County superintendents alone would award standard and alternative design-build contracts, which hire one provider for school design and construction, for county education offices and boards, including in counties with their own charters.
Certain information in bids for county design-build projects would have to be confirmed as true under penalty of perjury. Lying in that statement can be a crime.
Argument forHiring one provider for design and construction could make it easier for county education offices to coordinate school building projects.
Argument againstCounty boards might have less say in choosing design-build contractors because superintendents alone would award those contracts on their behalf.
More detail
The signed law would let county superintendents hire one provider to design and build school facilities. These options cover construction of school facilities by county superintendents. Standard projects must exceed $1 million; alternative projects must exceed $5 million. Contracts may go to the lowest bidder or the offer judged best overall. The alternative method is set to end January 1, 2029.
County superintendents would have sole authority to award standard and alternative design-build contracts for county education offices and boards. The rule applies to these contracts in every county, including counties with their own charters. This rule overrides conflicting county charter terms.
Certain information in county design-build bids would have to be confirmed as true under penalty of perjury. This concerns bids for county school design-build projects. Only information that the existing contracting rules require to be verified is covered.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 30Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 902, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 30Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Aug 27Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 20Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6320.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1860 McKinnor Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 19In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1860 McKinnor By Pérez. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 19Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 5. Page 5548.).Passed Senate
- Aug 5Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 4Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jun 16Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 15From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.Minor
- Jun 4From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 3
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- May 13Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- May 5In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 4Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4913.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 1860 McKinnor Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 30Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 13Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 9From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8).Major
- Apr 8
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 2Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Feb 12From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
- Feb 11Read first time. To print.Introduced
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