Community college facilities: design-build contracts.

(1) Existing law authorizes a community college district until January 1, 2020, to enter into a design-build contract for both the design and construction of a facility if specified requirements are met. Existing law relating to school facilities, until January 1, 2025, authorizes a school district, with the approval of the governing board of the school district, to procure design-build contracts for certain public works projects, as provided, and prohibits a design-build entity from being prequalified or shortlisted unless the entity provides an enforceable commitment to the school district that the entity and its subcontractors at every tier will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all work on the project or contract that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades. This bill would prohibit a design-build entity, on or after July 1, 2020, from being prequalified or shortlisted for a design-build contract by a community college district unless the entity provides to the community college district a similar enforceable commitment with respect to the use of a skilled and trained workforce. This bill would authorize a design-build entity to comply with the bill's provisions for contracts advertised for bid or awarded before July 1, 2020, in lieu of complying with the analogous previously applicable provisions, if the entity requests to do so and the community college district grants the request. The bill would extend the authorization for community college districts to enter into design-build contracts to January 1, 2030. The bill would also make conforming changes. (2) Existing law limits the amount the governing board of a community college district may charge nonprofit organizations and clubs and associations organized for general character building or welfare purposes to use college facilities or grounds for those purposes. Existing law, for use of college facilities or grounds for other purposes, authorizes the governing board of a community college to charge an amount not to exceed its direct costs or not to exceed fair rental value, as those terms are defined, of the college facilities and grounds. Existing law, until January 1, 2020, authorizes a community college to charge as direct costs the share of costs for maintenance, repair, restoration, and refurbishment proportional to the entity's use of the college facilities or grounds. This bill would extend the operation of this last authorization by 5 years. By imposing additional duties on community college districts, this bill would impose 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.