Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1158, Sec. 1.
This article shall be known as the Construction Management Education Sponsorship Act of 1991.
Article 8.5 - The Construction Management Education Sponsorship Act of 1991
California Business and Professions Code — §§ 7139-7139.10
Sections (3)
Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 312, Sec. 69. (SB 1474) Effective January 1, 2021.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a)There is a demand and increasing need for construction management education programs and resources within the postsecondary education system that prepare graduates for the management of construction operations and companies regulated by the Contractors State License Law and enforced by the Contractors State License Board.
(b)Although construction management programs do exist within the state university system, these programs are woefully underfunded and insufficiently funded to provide training on state-of-the-art management
information systems for either graduates or extension programs for continuing education of licensed contractors. Construction industry associations have provided some assistance through direct grants and scholarships, but the industrywide service of these programs and the need for additional assistance mandates broad based industrywide support.
(c)It is the intent of the Legislature that by enabling contractors to designate a portion of their licensure fee and providing a format for contractors to contribute funds to construction management education, this article will receive broad based industry support. In addition, this article allows the contractor to demonstrate the importance of construction management education. This assistance will enable greater development of construction management curricula and will improve the overall quality of
construction by providing construction management training to California licensed contractors and their current and future management personnel.
Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1158, Sec. 1.
It is the intent of the Legislature that state funding for the grants authorized to be awarded under this section be provided only from the Contractors’ License Fund to the extent that funds are available in that fund and that no other state funding be provided for those grants.