Title EDC — California Educ. Code

As part of its application for funding under this chapter, a school district shall certify that it has considered the feasibility of using designs and materials for the construction or modernization project that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of na…

On or after January 1, 2015, the board shall not approve funding for incentive grants to promote the use of designs and materials in new construction and modernization projects that include the attributes of high-performance schools, including, but not limited to, the elements se…

The board shall require the school district to insure against public liability or property damage in connection with any facility constructed or modernized with an apportionment under this chapter.

A school district that does not have employees who possess adequate construction management experience may contract for the provision of construction management, and may use funds provided pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 17072.10), Article 5 (commencing with Sectio…

(a) The board shall conduct an evaluation on the cost of new construction and modernization of small high schools in conjunction with the pilot program established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 17072.10, as it read on January 1, 2005. (b) The State Department of Educatio…

(a) The calculation determined by this article shall be made on a one-time basis, and will be used as the baseline for eligibility determinations pursuant to this chapter. (b) (1) Each school district that elects to participate in the new construction program pursuant to this cha…

(a) The existing school building capacity in the applicant school district or, where appropriate, in the attendance area, at the time of initial application shall be calculated pursuant to the following formula: (1) Identify by grade level all permanent teaching stations existing…

For purposes of determining the existing school building capacity, each applicant school district shall include each portable classroom, whether owned or leased, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (a) or (b). (a) Portable classrooms leased pursuant to Chapter 14 (commenc…

(a) For the purposes of determining existing school building capacity, the calculation shall be adjusted as required for first priority status pursuant to Section 17017.7 as that calculation would have been made under the policies of the board in effect immediately preceding Sept…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the maximum school building capacity for each applicant district shall be increased by the number of pupils reported by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for that grade level pursuant to Section 42268. This adjustment shall be c…

Each school on a year-round, multitrack calendar that has a density of 200 or more pupils enrolled per acre, that is located in a school district with 40 percent of its pupils attending multitrack, year-round schools shall be exempted from the increase in school building capacity…

(a) If an applicant school district proposes to demolish a single-story building and replace it with a multistory building on the same site, the State Allocation Board shall provide a supplemental grant for 50 percent of the replacement cost of the single-story building to be dem…

After a one-time initial report of existing school building capacity has been completed, the ongoing eligibility of a school district for new construction funding shall be determined by making all of the following calculations: (a) A school district that applies to receive fundin…

(a) Whenever the existing school building capacity in any high school attendance area prevents another high school attendance area from receiving the maximum per-unhoused-pupil grant specified for the school district as a whole, the eligibility may be computed separately for each…

(a) The board shall determine the maximum total new construction grant eligibility of an applicant by multiplying the number of unhoused pupils calculated pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 17071.75) in each school district with an approved application for new constru…

(a) All of the following shall apply on and after July 1, 2006: (1) The per-unhoused-pupil grant eligibility determined under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 17072.10 shall be increased by 7 percent. (2) The per-unhoused-pupil grant eligibility determined und…

(a) In addition to the amount provided in Section 17072.10, the board may provide funding for assistance in site development and acquisition if all of the following are met: (1) The amount of the site acquisition and development assistance does not exceed 50 percent of the cost o…

In addition to the amounts provided pursuant to Sections 17072.10 and 17072.12, the board may provide site acquisition and hazardous materials evaluation and response action funding for proposed new schoolsites as follows: (a) (1) For 50 percent of the cost of the evaluation of h…

Notwithstanding Section 17070.63, the board may allow adjustments to a new construction grant if, as a result of additional requirements imposed by the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the actual amount paid by a school district for allowable costs of hazardous materials e…

In conjunction with the State Department of Education and the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst shall review the method of funding the construction and modernization of school facilities for special education pupils and the amount provided per unhoused special educat…

In conjunction with the State Department of Education, the Department of Finance, and the Legislative Analyst, the Department of General Services shall review the method of funding the construction and modernization of school facilities for continuation high school, community day…

(a) (1) The board may provide evaluation and response action funding for response costs of the removal of hazardous waste or solid waste, the removal of hazardous substances, or other response action in connection with hazardous substances at an existing schoolsite, in the same m…

(a) An applicant school district that has been determined by the board to meet the eligibility requirements for new construction funding set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 17071.10) or Article 3 (commencing with Section 17071.75) may submit at any time a request to t…

(a) The board shall adopt regulations to develop a mechanism to rank approved applications for new construction funding. This mechanism shall be used to determine the priority of approved applications when either of the following conditions are met: (1) The total state funds nece…

(a) Subject to the availability of funds, the board shall apportion funds to an eligible school district only upon the approval of the project by the Department of General Services pursuant to the Field Act, as defined in Section 17281, and certification by the school district th…

(a) For any project that has received an apportionment pursuant to Section 17072.30, funding shall be released in amounts equal to the amount of the local match upon certification by the school district that the school district has entered into a binding contract for completion o…

In the case of site acquisition, a district may request that the state’s share of site assistance be provided to the district in amounts equal to the amount of the local match when the district enters escrow for a site included within a project.

(a) A grant for new construction may be used for any and all costs necessary to adequately house new pupils in any approved project, and those costs may only include the cost of design, engineering, testing, inspection, plan checking, construction management, site acquisition and…

Each school district that desires to receive an apportionment for modernization under this chapter shall submit an application in a form, and in the number of copies, that the board may require.

(a) A school district is eligible to receive an apportionment for the modernization of a permanent school building that is more than 25 years old or a portable classroom that is at least 20 years old. A school district is eligible to receive an additional apportionment for the mo…

(a) A school district eligible for funding pursuant to this article may receive a supplemental grant for either of the following: (1) Expanding an existing gymnasium, multipurpose room, library, or school kitchen, if the facility is 60 percent or less than the department’s recomm…

Funding may be approved for the modernization of any permanent school building that is more than 25 years old, or any portable classroom that is more than 20 years old, as described in Section 17071.30.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State Department of Education is eligible for modernization grants pursuant to this article for facilities of the California School for the Deaf (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 59000) of Part 32) and the California…

(a) The board shall determine the total funding eligibility of a school district for modernization funding by multiplying the following amounts by each pupil of that grade level housed in school buildings that satisfy the requirements of Section 17073.15: (1) Two thousand two hun…

(a) The board shall release disbursements to school districts with approved applications for modernization, to the extent state funds are available for the state’s 80-percent share, and the school district has provided its 20-percent local match. Subject to the availability of fu…

(a) The board shall release disbursements to school districts with approved applications for modernization, to the extent state funds are available for the state’s share, and the school district has provided its required local match. Subject to the availability of funds, the boar…

As a condition for the receipt of funds under this article, a school district shall ensure that all buildings modernized comply with Sections 17212, 17212.5, and 17213.

(a) (1) A modernization apportionment may be used for an improvement to extend the useful life of, or to enhance the physical environment of, the school. The improvement may only include the cost of design, engineering, testing, inspection, plan checking, construction management,…

The board shall adopt regulations to adjust the per-pupil amounts set forth in Section 17074.14 for modernization projects for school buildings that are 50 years old or older based upon the higher costs associated with modernizing older buildings.

(a) Notwithstanding Article 6 (commencing with Section 17073.10), a school district shall be eligible to receive a modernization apportionment to demolish and construct a building or buildings on an existing schoolsite if both of the following conditions are met: (1) The building…

In addition to the uses specified in Section 17074.25, a modernization apportionment may also be used for the control, management, or abatement of lead.

Commencing with applications submitted after January 1, 2004, any school district applying for funding pursuant to this article shall certify that it has considered the potential for the presence of lead-containing materials in the modernization projects and will follow all relev…

(a) On and after July 1, 2002, all new construction projects submitted to the Division of the State Architect pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, hardship applications, that require the approval of the Department of General Services shall include an automatic…

(a) For modernization projects, the automatic fire detection and alarm system required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 17074.50 shall consist of smoke or heat detectors, or a combination thereof, as determined by the State Fire Marshall, installed in the school building. T…

(a) A portable building that is sited with the intent that it be at the site for less than three years and is sited upon a temporary foundation in a manner that is designed to permit easy removal, is exempt from Sections 17074.50 and 17074.52 for a period of three years from the …

(a) The State Allocation Board shall adjust the per-pupil grant amount set forth in Section 17072.10 as necessary to accommodate 50 percent of the increased costs due to the automatic fire detection, alarm, and sprinkler system required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1707…

(a) (1) For health and safety projects for school facilities that are determined by the department to pose an unacceptable risk of injury to occupants in the event of a seismic event, a school district shall demonstrate both of the following to the satisfaction of the board: (A) …

(a) A school district may apply for hardship assistance in cases of extraordinary circumstances. (b) A school district applying for state funding under this section shall demonstrate that due to unusual circumstances that are beyond the control of the school district, excessive c…

(a) From funds available from any bond act for the purpose of funding facilities for school districts with a financial hardship, the board may provide other construction, modernization, or relocation assistance as set forth in this chapter or Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 1…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may provide assistance under this chapter for purposes of procuring interim housing, including, but not limited to, the leasing or acquisition of portable classrooms and any work associated with placing them on a site, to school distri…