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AB-1809 • 2026

Public contracts: school and community college districts.

Public contracts: school and community college districts.

Crime Education Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Fong
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide information on how the changes will affect costs or quality of projects, nor does it specify penalties for non-compliance with questionnaire requirements.

School and Community College District Contracts

AB-1809 extends the use of job order contracting for school and community college districts indefinitely, removes certain requirements related to project costs and execution plans, and limits contract durations.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the January 1, 2027, expiration date for job order contracting by school and community college districts, making it permanent.
  • Deletes the requirement that a district must enter into a project labor agreement to use job order contracting.
  • Eliminates the need for school districts to prepare an execution plan for modernization projects eligible for job order contracting.
  • Limits task order procurement contract durations to 5 years but allows individual orders to remain valid after the main contract expires.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School districts
  • Community college districts
  • Contractors working on public construction projects

Terms To Know

Job order contracting
A type of contract where a contractor agrees to complete multiple projects over time without the need for separate bidding or contracts for each project.
Project labor agreement (PLA)
An agreement that sets terms and conditions for all workers on a construction project, including wages, benefits, and working conditions.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the changes will affect costs or quality of projects.
  • It is unclear if there are any specific penalties for contractors who do not comply with the questionnaire requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 3.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  2. 2026-03-24 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  3. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  4. 2026-03-19 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 18).

  5. 2026-03-02 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and HIGHER ED.

  6. 2026-02-11 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  7. 2026-02-10 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1809, as amended, Fong.
Public contracts: school and community college districts.
(1) Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, authorizes job order contracting, as defined, for school districts until January 1, 2027. Existing law requires job order contractors to submit a questionnaire to the school district containing specified information verified under oath, under penalty of perjury.
This bill would delete the January 1, 2027, repeal date for these provisions, thereby making them operative indefinitely.
Existing law authorizes a school district to utilize job order contracting only if the school district has entered into a project labor agreement or agreements that will apply to all public works awarded through job order contracting and to all other public works of the school district that exceed a monetary threshold set
by the school district until January 1, 2027, regardless of what contracting procedure is used to award that work.
This bill would delete the January 1, 2027, date for the above provisions, thereby making them operative indefinitely.
The bill would also prohibit job order contracting by a school district if the district finds that it will increase the total cost of the project.
Existing law requires a school district to prepare an execution plan for all modernization projects that may be eligible for job order contracting. Existing law requires the school district to select from that plan a sufficient number of projects to be initiated as job order contracts during each calendar year and to determine for each selected project that job order contracting will reduce the total cost of that project, as specified.
This bill would delete the above provisions.
Existing law also authorizes job order contracting for community college districts until January 1, 2027. Existing law requires job order contractors to submit a questionnaire to the community college district containing specified information verified under oath, under penalty of perjury.
This bill would delete the January 1, 2027, repeal date for these provisions, thereby making them operative indefinitely.
Existing law authorizes a community college district to utilize job order contracting only if the community college district has entered into a project labor agreement or agreements that will apply to all public works awarded through job order contracting and to all other public works of the district that exceed a monetary threshold set by the district until January 1, 2027, regardless of what
contracting procedure is used to award that work.
This bill would delete the January 1, 2027, date for the above provisions, thereby making them operative indefinitely.
By extending the operation of those provisions that expand the crime of perjury, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(2) Existing law authorizes continuing contracts for a school district to be made with an accepted vendor for work or services, or for apparatus or equipment, not to exceed 5 years, or for materials or supplies, not to exceed 3 years.
This bill would prohibit the duration of any task order procurement contract or job order contract issued pursuant to specified Public Contract Code provisions from exceeding 5 years. The bill would additionally provide that any individual task order or job order
issued pursuant to those contracts shall remain valid and enforceable despite the expiration of the term of the task order procurement contract or job order contract pursuant to which the individual task order or job order was validly issued.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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