(a) The Department of General Services shall assign one full-time position within the Office of Public School Construction to the performance of the following functions:
(1) Providing advisory assistance to school districts regarding the process of site acquisition for projects for which the State Allocation Board has approved funding under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17210) of Part 10.5 of the Education Code.
(2) Formulating recommendations for administrative or statutory revision to the manner in which school sites are acquired under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17210) of Part 10.5 of the Education Code, and submitting those recommendations to the State Allocation Board.
(b) The Department of General Services shall establish a screening unit or other mechanism within the Office of Public School Construction to ensure that the office responds in a timely manner to any inquiry regarding the status of an application for project funding under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17210) of Part 10.5 of the Education Code.
(c) The requirements set forth in this section shall not increase the staffing level of the Office of Public School Construction, as that staffing level existed on the operative date of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 266. Effective January 1, 2007.)