AB 1809: Public contracts: school and community college districts.

This bill amends the education code and the public contract code to extend the operation of certain provisions related to job order contracting for school and community college districts. It makes job order contracting operative indefinitely, allowing districts to utilize the process for public works projects without a January 1, 2027, deadline. The bill also removes the requirement for districts to enter into a project labor agreement or agreements for job order contracting and to exceed a monetary threshold. Additionally, it prohibits job order contracting if it will increase the total cost of the project. The bill also modifies the duration of task order procurement contracts and job order contracts, allowing them to exceed 5 years and providing that individual task orders and job orders remain valid despite the expiration of the main contract. No reimbursement is required for the co…