Committee amends SB 209 to delay owner’s project manager requirement, adopts amendment unanimously

The House Education Committee on May 20 amended Senate Bill 209 to revise when and for which projects schools must engage an owner’s project manager and to update the project-cost threshold.

Committee members said the amendment removes the statutory requirement that districts hire an owner’s project manager prior to submitting a school-building-aid application and instead aligns the statute with current administrative rules. The amended language retains the requirement that an owner’s project manager be engaged for major construction, reconstruction or renovation work but makes the timing and threshold consistent with sections A and B of the existing…