AB 948: School facilities: task-order procurement contracting.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes, until January 1, 2034, a pilot project authorizing the governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District to award multiple annual task-order procurement contracts, as prescribed, for purposes that include services, repairs, and construction funded by the school district’s general fund, local school construction bonds, or federal or state funds.

This bill would, in addition, until January 1, 2031, authorize a school district with an average daily attendance of 2,501 or less or a county superintendent of schools to award multiple task-order procurement contracts for repair and renovation of buildings and grounds through a single request for bids. The bill would require these contracts to be paid for with money from the county or school district’s general fund, a local construction bond, or federal or state funds and to be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. The bill would require, on or before January 1, 2030, a school district or county superintendent of schools that uses the task-order procurement contracting method to submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a report on its use of the task-order procurement contracting method, as specified.

This bill would limit the scope of these contracts to those purposes authorized by its funding source. The bill would, except as specified, prohibit a bidder from being deemed qualified for these contracts unless the bidder provides an enforceable commitment that it 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. The bill would also require the contracting educational agency to ensure that it is in compliance with existing provisions that authorize personal service contracting for services currently or customarily performed by classified school employees before entering into a contract pursuant to these provisions. The bill would prohibit a school district or county superintendent of schools from utilizing a task-order procurement contract that is greater than $3,000,000 for an individual project unless it has entered into a project labor agreement, as specified, for all its public works.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. June 4, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.
2. July 8, 2025In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
3. June 19, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
4. June 18, 2025Referred to Com. on ED.
5. June 5, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
6. June 4, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 2053.)
7. April 22, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. April 21, 2025Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
9. April 10, 2025From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 9).
10. March 10, 2025Referred to Com. on ED.
11. February 21, 2025From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
12. February 20, 2025Read first time. To print.