CaliforniaBest value procurement: school districts.
What it does
Existing law establishes a pilot program authorizing the Los Angeles Unified School District to use, before December 31, 2025, a best value procurement method for bid evaluation and selection for public projects that exceed $1,000,000. The pilot program establishes various requirements applicable to the use of the best value procurement method under the authorization. Existing law requires the school district to submit a report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on the use of the best value procurement method as provided and in accordance with a specified schedule.
More detail
These provisions are repealed on January 1, 2026.
This bill would delete the reporting requirement and repeal date, thereby extending these provisions concerning the Los Angeles Unified School District indefinitely, and make related conforming changes.
This bill would additionally authorize the governing board of any school district, except for the Los Angeles Unified School District, to use, before December 31, 2030, a best value procurement method for bid evaluation and selection for public projects that exceed $1,000,000. The bill would establish various requirements applicable to the use of the best value procurement method under this authorization. The bill would require a school district to submit a report on the use of the best value procurement method, as specified, to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2030. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2031.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 1Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 144, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 1Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 9Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 3In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB361 Schultz By Pérez. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 3Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2428.).Passed Senate
- Jun 26Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 25).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 11Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Jun 3In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Jun 2Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 3. Page 1821.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 361 Schultz Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 28Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1756.)Major
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (May 23).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Mar 28Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.Minor
- Mar 19Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Mar 18Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Mar 17From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 12).Major
- Mar 12
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Re-referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Mar 3From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.Major
- Feb 18Referred to Com. on ED.Minor
- Jan 31From printer. May be heard in committee March 2.
- Jan 30Read first time. To print.Introduced