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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, GINGRICH, PYLE, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROCK AND SWANGER, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An |
2 | act relating to the public school system, including certain |
3 | provisions applicable as well to private and parochial |
4 | schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the |
5 | laws relating thereto," in education empowerment, further |
6 | providing for mandate waiver program. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. Section 1714-B of the act of March 10, 1949 |
10 | (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is |
11 | amended by adding a subsection to read: |
12 | Section 1714-B. Mandate Waiver Program.--* * * |
13 | (o) (1) A school district receiving a mandate waiver of the |
14 | provisions of section 751 regarding separation of contracts |
15 | shall be granted such waiver under the condition that the school |
16 | district shall solicit bids for the school construction project |
17 | both as a single-prime contractor construction project and a |
18 | multiple-prime contractor construction project that complies |
19 | with the provisions of section 751. The school district shall |
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1 | submit all single-prime contract bids and all multiple-prime |
2 | contract bids to the department for use in studying the |
3 | potential cost or savings generated by waivers of the provisions |
4 | of section 751 regarding separation of contracts. |
5 | (2) The department shall collect and analyze the bids |
6 | submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) and report its findings |
7 | regarding the potential costs or savings of mandate waivers of |
8 | the provisions of section 751 within three (3) years of the |
9 | effective date of this subsection. |
10 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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