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Senator Garcia moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 618 and 619,

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insert:

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     Section 7.  Subsection (4) of section 1013.45, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1013.45  Educational facilities contracting and construction

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techniques.--

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     (4)  Except as otherwise provided in this section and s.

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481.229, the services of a registered architect must be used for

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the development of plans for the erection, enlargement, or

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alteration of any educational facility. The services of a

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registered architect are not required for a minor renovation

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project for which the construction cost is less than $50,000 or

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for the placement or hookup of relocatable educational facilities

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that conform with standards adopted under s. 1013.37. However,

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boards must provide compliance with building code requirements

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and ensure that these structures are adequately anchored for wind

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resistance as required by law. A district school board shall

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Boards are encouraged to consider the reuse of existing

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construction documents or design criteria packages if where such

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reuse is feasible and practical. If a school district's 5-year

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educational facilities work plan includes the construction of two

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or more new schools for students in the same grade group and

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program, such as elementary, middle, or high school, the district

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school board shall require that prototype design and construction

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be used for the construction of these schools. Notwithstanding s.

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287.055, a board may purchase the architectural services for the

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design of educational or ancillary facilities under an existing

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contract agreement for professional services held by a district

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school board in the State of Florida, provided that the purchase

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is to the economic advantage of the purchasing board, the

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services conform to the standards prescribed by rules of the

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State Board of Education, and such reuse is not without notice

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to, and permission from, the architect of record whose plans or

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design criteria are being reused. Plans shall be reviewed for

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compliance with the state requirements for educational

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facilities. Rules adopted under this section must establish

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uniform prequalification, selection, bidding, and negotiation

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procedures applicable to construction management contracts and

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the design-build process. This section does not supersede any

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small, woman-owned or minority-owned business enterprise

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preference program adopted by a board. Except as otherwise

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provided in this section, the negotiation procedures applicable

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to construction management contracts and the design-build process

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must conform to the requirements of s. 287.055. A board may not

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modify any rules regarding construction management contracts or

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the design-build process.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 46, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 1013.45, F.S.; requiring a district school

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board to reuse existing construction documents or design

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criteria packages if feasible and practical; requiring the

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use of prototype design and construction under certain

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circumstances;

4/8/2008  11:27:00 AM     40-06695-08