CHAPTER 506
H.P. 373 - L.D. 475
An Act to Hold the Bureau of General Services Accountable for Services Provided for School Construction Projects
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1742, sub-§7, as amended by PL 1995, c. 665, Pt. G, §1, is further amended to read:
7. Approve plans for public improvements. To approve all proposals, plans, specifications and contracts for public improvements that the State or any of its agencies hold in fee or by leasehold interest and for school administrative unit projects costing in excess of $100,000. The commissioner shall, upon the request of a school administrative unit, provide consultation for any public improvement regardless of cost. The Bureau of General Services may assess school administrative units the reasonable cost of services provided by the bureau for school construction projects for which budgets have been established subsequent to July 1, 1995. The Bureau of General Services shall furnish a quarterly report to the project unit school board that details the services provided to the project during the time period covered by the report. The Bureau of General Services shall submit to the State Board of Education an annual report that summarizes the services provided each project;
Sec. 2. Survey report. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services, the State Board of Education and the Department of Education shall report back to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters by December 31, 2002 on the results of a survey to assess the level of satisfaction for services provided by the bureau for school construction projects.
Effective July 25, 2002, unless otherwise indicated.
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