Senators press DOE over delayed job-order contracting RFPs; committee adds training, reporting requirements
Senators pressed the Department of Education over repeated extensions of job-order contracts and delayed requests for proposals, and the committee approved a resolution amendment requiring DOE to report on principal training and to streamline the job-order process.
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The Senate joint committee on Education and Government Operations on April 8 pressed the Department of Education for a timetable and documentation after prolonged extensions of job-order contracts that districts use for small repairs. Jesse Suki, DOE deputy superintendent of operations, said the department "stands on our testimony and support" for the job-order contracting program and added, "We are actually in the process of issuing new RFPs for these." The committee adopted a legislative committee amendment directing DOE to report on how it informs and trains principals to use the program.
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