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title: HB 669. Quality Basic Education Act; award of low-wealth capital outlay grants to qualifying local school systems that award certain contracts for roofing improvements to suppliers that meet certain criteria; provide
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date: 2026-03-06
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bill_number: HB 669
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
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chamber: House
bill_type: bill
status_date: 2025-02-27
last_action: House Committee Favorably Reported
sponsors:
- Steven Meeks
- James Burchett
- Leesa Hagan
- John Corbett
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- school construction funding
- public works bidding
- roofing contracts
- education funding
- state procurement
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# HB 669. Quality Basic Education Act; award of low-wealth capital outlay grants to qualifying local school systems that award certain contracts for roofing improvements to suppliers that meet certain criteria; provide
## Text
House Bill 669
By: Representatives Meeks of the 178th, Burchett of the 176th, Hagan of the 156th, and Corbett
of the 174th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Part 10 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to capital outlay funds under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as
to provide for the award of low-wealth capital outlay grants to qualifying local school
systems that award certain contracts for roofing improvements to suppliers that meet certain
criteria; to provide for such criteria; to amend Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to public works bidding, so as to provide that certain contracts
for roofing improvements with suppliers that meet certain criteria shall be deemed to have
complied with notice and competitive award requirements for certain contracts; to provide
for such criteria; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and
applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Part 10 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
relating to capital outlay funds under the "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended in Code
Section 20-2-262, relating to low-wealth capital outlay grants to local school systems and
criteria for eligibility, by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by adding a new
subsection to read as follows:
"(g) Each local school system which meets the eligibility criteria in subsection (d) of this
Code section shall, upon utilizing a contract for the improvement of the roof of an existing
structure or building to a supplier approved by a cooperative purchasing organization and
designated by the Department of Administrative Services as an authorized source of supply
pursuant to subsection (i) of Code Section 36-91-21, receive low-wealth capital outlay
grants pursuant to this Code section for such roofing improvement, provided that such
improvement is included in the local school system's most recently approved local facilities
plan, as provide for in subsection (c) of this Code section."
SECTION 2.
Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public works
bidding, is amended in Code Section 36-91-2, relating to definitions, by revising paragraph
(12) as follows:
"(12) 'Public works construction' means the building, altering, repairing, improving, or
demolishing of any public structure or building or other public improvements of any kind
to any public real property other than those projects covered by Chapter 4 of Title 32 or
by Chapter 37 of Title 50. Such term does shall not include the routine operation, repair,
or maintenance of existing structures, buildings, or real property, or any energy savings
performance contract or, any improvements or installations performed as part of an
energy savings performance contract, or any improvement of the roof of an existing
structure or building; provided, however, that such improvement to the roof of an existing
structure or building shall not include any ancillary items to be placed on such roof."
SECTION 3.
Said chapter is further amended in amended in Code Section 36-91-21, relating to
competitive award requirements, by adding a new subsection to read as follows:
"(i) The notice and competitive award requirements of this chapter shall be deemed to have
been satisfied when a contract for the improvement of the roof of an existing structure or
building is awarded to a supplier approved by a cooperative purchasing organization and
designated by the Department of Administrative Services as an authorized source of
supply."
SECTION 4.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law
without such approval and shall apply to all contracts entered into on or after the effective
date of this Act.
SECTION 5.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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A Georgia House bill would let low-wealth school districts qualify for state roofing grants and skip normal competitive bidding rules when they hire a roofing supplier already approved through a state cooperative purchasing program.
### Plain-language summary
Georgia's Quality Basic Education Act gives low-wealth capital outlay grants to school systems that meet certain financial eligibility criteria, helping pay for building projects. This bill adds roof replacement or repair projects to that grant program, but only if the district uses a roofing supplier that has already been approved by a cooperative purchasing organization and designated by the Department of Administrative Services as an authorized supply source, and only if the roof work appears in the district's approved local facilities plan.
The bill also changes Georgia's public works bidding law (O.C.G.A. Chapter 36-91). It excludes roof improvements to existing buildings from the legal definition of 'public works construction,' and it says that hiring one of these pre-approved suppliers automatically satisfies the chapter's notice and competitive bidding requirements. The changes would take effect once signed by the Governor or allowed to become law without a signature, and would apply to contracts entered into on or after that date.
### What it does
- Adds roofing improvements as a category eligible for low-wealth capital outlay grants under O.C.G.A. § 20-2-262, if done through an approved cooperative purchasing supplier.
- Requires the roofing project to be listed in the school system's most recently approved local facilities plan to qualify for the grant.
- Removes roof improvements to existing buildings from the definition of 'public works construction' in Georgia's bidding law (O.C.G.A. § 36-91-2).
- Declares that awarding a roofing contract to a Department of Administrative Services-designated cooperative purchasing supplier automatically meets the chapter's notice and competitive bidding requirements.
- Applies the changes to contracts entered into on or after the bill's effective date, which is upon the Governor's signature or the bill becoming law without signature.
### Who it affects
Low-wealth Georgia school systems seeking state capital outlay grants, roofing suppliers approved through state cooperative purchasing programs, the Department of Administrative Services, and other roofing contractors or suppliers who are not on the approved list and would compete for fewer bid opportunities.
### Why it matters
Qualifying school districts could get state grant money for roof work and avoid the usual competitive bidding process by using a pre-approved supplier, potentially speeding up projects. Roofing contractors outside the state's cooperative purchasing program could see fewer competitive bidding opportunities on Georgia school roofing jobs.
### Key provisions
- Section 1 adds a new subsection (g) to O.C.G.A. § 20-2-262, granting low-wealth capital outlay funds for roofing work done through a DAS-designated cooperative purchasing supplier.
- Section 2 revises the definition of 'public works construction' in O.C.G.A. § 36-91-2 to exclude roof improvements to existing structures, except for any ancillary items placed on the roof.
- Section 3 adds subsection (i) to O.C.G.A. § 36-91-21, deeming competitive bidding requirements satisfied when a roofing contract goes to an approved cooperative purchasing supplier.
- Section 4 sets the effective date as the date of the Governor's signature or the bill becoming law without signature, applying to contracts made on or after that date.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2025-02-27)
- Last action: House Committee Favorably Reported (2026-03-06)
- Sponsors: Steven Meeks, James Burchett, Leesa Hagan, John Corbett
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70964
> The history, votes, and amendments (185 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb669.md?full=1