Adopted

SUBSTITUTE NO 1 FOR COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No.   13

BY: Senator(s) Parker, Boyd

     AMEND by deleting lines 169 through 177 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

          (d)  (i)  The Mississippi Community College Board (MCCB) shall establish criteria for projects up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) in value in order to make a determination to whether a community college may self-manage capital projects funded, in whole or in part, by general obligation bonds or other state source funds appropriated in lieu of general obligations bonds of the State of Mississippi.  The criteria to be considered shall include whether the community college employs applicable full-time personnel, including licensed architects, qualified construction engineers, and other experienced employees designated for the management of the construction of capital projects.  The board may include additional criteria in making its determination, including site visits, existing college policies, and other relevant qualifications that may exist.

(ii)  Upon application by a community college for approval of an eligible self-management capital project, the board shall consider all criteria and make a determination at a meeting of the Mississippi Community College Board.

(iii)  Subsequent to a favorable approval determination by the Mississippi Community College Board, the established Board of Trustees of each college shall make a second determination as to whether it is in the best interest of the college to procure and self-manage all such contracts.

(iv)  If the criteria are met and the local board further determines that self-management is appropriate, a memorandum of understanding shall be executed by the Mississippi Community College Board and the college.

     FURTHER, AMEND the title by deleting lines 2 through the semicolon on line 7 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR PROJECTS UP TO $10,000,000.00 TO MAKE A DETERMINATION TO WHETHER A COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAY SELF-MANAGE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR OTHER STATE RESOURCES; TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE CRITERIA THAT THE BOARD MUST USE; TO PROVIDE PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR THE CONTRACT SELF-MANAGEMENT APPROVAL PROCESS;