SECTION 1. Chapter 101, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “Article 5 Permanent Improvement Project Review Section 591011310. The purpose of this article is to specify the manner and time in which Joint Bond Review Committee approval is necessary for a permanent improvement project of a public institution of higher learning. To the extent that the provisions of this article conflict with any other provisions of law, the provisions of this article shall govern. Section 591011320. As used in this article: (1) the Joint Bond Review Committee. ‘Committee’ means (2) means the State Budget and Control Board or ‘Authority’ its successor entity, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. (3) institution of higher has the meaning ‘Public learning’ provided in Section 591035. (4) construction or means a ‘Phase one submittal’ ‘POCS’ request to acquire professional services for predesign or design work, or both, through development of concept design and preparation of a project budget for complete project design and construction. The product of these services must be a statement of project scope and budget. Predesign and design services must include, but not be limited to, design objectives, site requirements, project schedule, human, vehicular, and material flow patterns, general space allocations, site measurements, environmental considerations/impacts, utility systems, deed and zoning analyses, and preliminary building plans and elevations. (5) two construction or means a ‘Phase submittal’ ‘PTCS’ request to acquire and complete final design and construction documents and to execute construction documents to begin and complete construction. (6) with respect to new construction, ‘Limited review’, renovations, or acquisitions, means that a permanent improvement project is exempt from receiving approval for a POCS from both the committee and the authority. However, projects are still required to receive PTCS approval from both the committee and the authority. (7) with respect to new construction, ‘Modified review’, renovations or acquisitions, means that a permanent improvement
SECTION 1. Chapter 101, Title 59 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “Article 5 Permanent Improvement Project Review Section 591011310. The purpose of this article is to specify the manner and time in which Joint Bond Review Committee approval is necessary for a permanent improvement project of a public institution of higher learning. To the extent that the provisions of this article conflict with any other provisions of law, the provisions of this article shall govern. Section 591011320. As used in this article: (1) ‘Committee’ means the Joint Bond Review Committee. (2) ‘Authority’ means the State Budget and Control Board or its successor entity, the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. (3) ‘Public institution of higher learning’ has the meaning provided in Section 591035. (4) ‘Phase one construction submittal’ or ‘POCS’ means a request to acquire professional services for predesign or design work, or both, through development of concept design and preparation of a project budget for complete project design and construction. The product of these services must be a statement of project scope and budget. Predesign and design services must include, but not be limited to, design objectives, site requirements, project schedule, human, vehicular, and material flow patterns, general space allocations, site measurements, environmental considerations/impacts, utility systems, deed and zoning analyses, and preliminary building plans and elevations. (5) ‘Phase two construction submittal’ or ‘PTCS’ means a request to acquire and complete final design and construction documents and to execute construction documents to begin and complete construction. (6) ‘Limited review’, with respect to new construction, renovations, or acquisitions, means that a permanent improvement project is exempt from receiving approval for a POCS from both the committee and the authority. However, projects are still required to receive PTCS approval from both the committee and the authority. (7) ‘Modified review’, with respect to new construction, renovations or acquisitions, means that a permanent improvement
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