Section 7139.

7139. This article shall be known as the Construction Management Education Sponsorship Act of 1991. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1158, Sec. 1.)

Section 7139.1.

7139.1. 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 […]

Section 7139.10.

7139.10. 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. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. […]

Section 7139.2.

7139.2. (a) There is hereby created the Construction Management Education Account (CMEA) as a separate account in the Contractors License Fund for the purposes of construction management education. Funds in the account shall be available for the purposes of this article upon appropriation by the Legislature. (b) The Contractors State License Board shall allow a contractor to […]

Section 7139.3.

7139.3. (a) The board may award grants to qualified public postsecondary educational institutions for the support of courses of study in construction management. (b) Any organization of contractors, or organization of contractor organizations, incorporated under Division 2 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Corporations Code may request the board to award grants pursuant to subdivision (a) directly […]

Section 7139.4.

7139.4. Qualified public postsecondary educational institutions shall provide postsecondary construction management programs at the baccalaureate or higher level that either award or provide one of the following: (a) A bachelor of science construction management degree accredited by the American Council for Construction Education. (b) A degree with an American Council for Construction Education accredited option, including, but […]

Section 7139.5.

7139.5. Grants shall be made pursuant to this article to public postsecondary educational institutions that meet the qualifications specified in Section 7139.4 in the following amounts: (a) Three thousand dollars ($3,000) per graduate during the past academic year for institutions qualifying under subdivision (a) of Section 7139.4. (b) Three thousand dollars ($3,000) per graduate during the past […]

Section 7139.6.

7139.6. (a) The grants issued pursuant to Sections 7139.3 and 7139.5 may be used for all of the following: (1) Instructional materials and support, equipment, curriculum development, and delivery. (2) Support and development of outreach, continuing education, and cooperative education or internship programs. (3) Administrative and clerical support positions. (4) Faculty recruitment and development, to include support for postgraduate work […]

Section 7139.8.

7139.8. The president of each public postsecondary educational institution receiving a grant under this article shall submit, with its respective request for a grant each year following the initial year for which grants are issued, a report to the board delineating the amount of the past grant awarded from the Construction Management Education Account to […]

Section 7139.9.

7139.9. The board may allocate up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per year from the Construction Management Education Account for the administration of this article. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1158, Sec. 1.)