“Did You Know?”
SB 1331 – Public school buildings and facilities; modernization
Introduced by: Senator Stanley
Effective date: July 1, 2019
In this legislation, it states that it is the intent of the General Assembly that new public school buildings and facilities and improvements and renovations to existing public school buildings and facilities be designed, constructed, maintained, and operated to generate more electricity than consumed. This bill allows a local school board to enter into a lease agreement with a private entity to achieve such standards.
AIA Virginia worked with Senator Stanley to add language to this bill that requires the architect that is hired under this private entity lease arrangement be done so in accordance with the Virginia Public Procurement Act. This allows design excellence to be maintained through selecting the most qualified design team to achieve the scope of work.
If you have any questions, please feel free to submit them to Corey Clayborne, AIA at cclayborne@aiava.org