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GL\TERAL ASSEMBLI' OF NORTH CAROLINA so 1997 SESSION S.L. 1997-37 HOUSE BILL 7=J AN ACT TO ASSIST THE JOHNSTON COL:\TY BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH THE EXPEDITI~+G OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. Whereas, Johnston Count~• is faced with the critical need for school facilities created b}- an unusual growth ~in student population: and Whereas, the Johnston Count~~ Boa3 of Education and the Johnston County Board of Commissioners ha~~e joincl~• approved and funded a School Facilities 2000 building program; and Whereas, the Johnston County Board of Educations, faced ~L~ith the critical need for school facilities, has implemented a model facilities plan using the Unitarti• System Approach (USA) to design school facili:ies that are educationally erective and economically efficient; and Whereas, the Johnston County Board of Education has competitivel~~ bid the USA school design under the separate prime eid laws of North Carolina and has developed certain cost parameters based on this L: SA concept: and Whereas, the Johnston Count~• Board of Education desires to exalore alternative approaches to expedite the construction of school facilities that could assist in meettng the critical need for school facilities; and Whereas, the General Assembly reafnrms its commitment to enhance public education and to encourage inno~'ation by public officials in meeting the critical need for school facilities; Now, therefore, The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: Section 1. Notwithstanding the prot-isions of Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, the Johnston County Board of Education may select and negotiate with separate prime contractors to build the Unitary System Approach (~JS model school plan if the Johnston Count~• Board of Education determines chat using the selection and negotiations processes instead of competitive biddine ~viil expe i e the protect, create an effective conscrtf"ccion team, and control costs, quality, and schedule. Section 2 This act shall apply co constructiorr~~of~an elementary school at McGee's Crossroads~~n elementary school in Benson,`~'and an elementary/middle school in West Johnson County. The Johnson County Board of Education shall report to the General Assembly the net price per square foot for each project at the completion of each project. Section 3. T;:is act is effective when it becomes law and expires on June 30, 2000. In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 24th day of April, 1997. s/ Dennis A. Wicker President of the Senate s/ Harold J. Brubaker Speaker of the House of Representatives