From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Finance--Facilities

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary AR To governor 01/2013 Postsec. Community College Community College Facilities S.B. 4 Assists community and technical colleges in acquiring capital funding. Specifies procedures for instituting millage elections. Makes technic... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Community College Design-Build Contracts for District and Community College District Facilities S.B. 1509 Primarily from bill summary: Extends until January 1, 2020 the authority of a district governing board or community college district governi... More... CA Signed into law 07/2012 Community College Fair Market Value of Community College Leases A.B. 1748 Removes provision that previously prohibited certain community college property leases from exceeding $25,000 a year. http://www.leginfo.ca.... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. Building Commission-Approved Safe Space or Hallway in Postsecondary Classrooms and Dorm Buildings H.B. 427 Requires any new construction of a building containing classrooms or dorm rooms at a public two-year or four-year institution of higher educ... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Capital Improvement Fee H.B. 5201 - Capital Improvement Fee From final bill analysis: Allows colleges to increase the fee up to 20% of tuition or the sum of tuition and out-of-state fees. Implements a... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Local Development Agreement with Host Local Government H.B. 5201 - Local Development Agreement with Host Local Government For the 2012-13 fiscal year, permits a state university to enter into a local development agreement with an affected host local government t... More... CO Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Higher Ed Facilities Funding S.B. 40 Specifies and expands the higher education institutions that are eligible for state controlled maintenance funding. http://www.leg.state.co.... More... ND Signed into law 11/2011 Postsec. Authorization to Issue Revenue Bonds H.B. 1477 Amends and reenacts section 15 of chapter 3 of the 2011 Session Laws, relating to authorization of the state board of higher education to is... More... PA Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 Postsec. Thresholds for Contracts Put Out for Bid S.B. 296 Increases the maximum amount of a contract before it must be put out for bids. Under current law, a district must seek written or phone pric... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 Postsec. Best Value Construction Contract Pilot Program S.B. 835 From bill summary: Expands the Best Value Construction Contract Pilot Program, which currently allows a University of California campus in S... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 Postsec. Definition of "Private College" or "Private Participating College" A.B. 1163 Amends definition of a "private college" or "private participating college" for purposes of the California Educational Facilities Authority... More... NY Signed into law 08/2011 Postsec. Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy Assistance for Not-for-Profit Postsecondary Institutions S.B. 3755 Relates to the eligibility of certain independent not-for-profit institutions of higher education to receive assistance from the New York po... More... SC Signed into law 08/2011 Postsec. The South Carolina Higher Education Efficiency & Administrative Policies Act of 2011 S.B. 172 Transparency and Efficiency Requires each public institution of higher learning to maintain a transaction register that includes a complete... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. K-12 and Higher Education Construction Contracts H.B. 153 - K-12 and Higher Education Construction Contracts Sections 9.33 to 9.335: Makes certain provisions related to a public authority's contracting for construction (that are already applicable t... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Reporting on Costs of Capital Facilities Projects H.B. 153 - Reporting on Costs of Capital Facilities Projects Directs public entities (including a state agency and a state institution of higher education), upon completion of a capital facilities proj... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 Community College Postsec. Capital Bonding Requirements for Community Colleges H.B. 153 - Capital Bonding Requirements for Community Colleges Creates new section to outline the capital bonding requirements for community colleges. Pages 336-339 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Renting Facilities to Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 153 - Renting Facilities to Postsecondary Institutions Permits a district board to rent or lease facilities under its control to any public or nonpublic institution of higher education for the in... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Auxiliary Facilities May Be Transferred to 501(c)(3) H.B. 153 - Auxiliary Facilities May Be Transferred to 501(c)(3) Authorizes the the board of trustees of a state institution, with the approval of the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents and the contro... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Leasing Campus Housing Facilities to Nonpublic Vendors H.B. 153 - Leasing Campus Housing Facilities to Nonpublic Vendors Permits each university to enter into a lease agreement with a nonpublic vendor to provide housing services in campus housing facilities to ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. High-Performance, Sustainable Design, Construction, and Renovation Standards for Certain Facilities H.B. 51 From fiscal analysis: Establishes high-performance sustainable-design standards for the construction or renovation of state buildings, inclu... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Community College Postsec. Abandoned Property of Junior Colleges H.B. 650 Adds junior colleges to provisions in property code relating to property presumed to be abandoned and valued at $100 or less. http://www.cap... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Energy Efficiency S.B. 898 Requires each political subdivision, institution of higher education or state agency to establish a goal to reduce electric consumption by a... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Expedited Process for Certain Projects S.B. 5 - Expedited Process for Certain Projects Establishes an expedited process for a project (i.e., aquisition, construction, repair or rehabilitation of a building or other facility). P... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Property Management S.B. 5 - Property Management Requires a university system or institution of higher education to account for all personal property as defined by the comptroller. Requires... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Education Funding S.B. 2150 From Legislative Budget Committee Summary: Coenrollment in Public Schools and Adult Education Programs Prohibits funding for coenrollment... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. State and City University Budgetary Power S.B. 2808 - Part D, Subparts A and B Provides that the state university trustees may acquire property by the acceptance of conditional gifts, grants, devises or bequests. Provid... More... SD Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Facilities H.B. 1008 Authorize the Board of Regents to expend higher education facilities funds to maintain and repair certain facilities occupied under capital ... More... TX Adopted 11/2010 Postsec. Definitions Re: Deferred Maintenance, Critical Deferred Maintenance, and other Postsecondary Facility Issues 19 TAC 17.3 Makes necessary changes to existing definitions to implement modified reporting and standard changes regarding deferred maintenance and crit... More... TX Adopted 11/2010 Postsec. Board Reports and Institutional Reports 19 TAC 17.100, 101 Makes necessary changes to direct the reporting of information pertaining to the physical condition of facilities and infrastructure by the ... More... NY Signed into law 09/2010 Community College Postsec. Funding Capital Improvements at Certain Community Colleges A.B. 8079 Enacts the ''community college region capital financing act of 2009". Authorizes community college regions or regional boards of trustees to... More... IL Adopted 07/2010 Postsec. Private Colleges and Universities Capital Distribution Formula 23 IAC 1039.10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 Primarily from summary in Administrative Register: On July 13, 2009, Public Act 96-37 was signed into law, creating the Private Colleges and... More... MD Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Community College Capital Projects H.B. 1044/S.B. 234 Requires that community college capital projects that receive state funds comply with the state's High Performance Building Act; Allows comm... More... OK Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Conveyance of Real Property S.B. 2108 Authorizes the conveyance (by school districts) of real property to an educational institution within the State System of Higher Education. ... More... WV Signed into law 04/2010 Postsec. Higher Education Capital Facilities Funding H.B. 4026 Establishes new provisions governing the financing, construction, purchase and leasing of facilities at state institutions of higher educati... More... IA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College H.B. 823 Requires public schools, community colleges, institutions under the control of the State Board of Regents, and state agencies to comply with... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Private Postsecondary Facilities H.B. 2424 - Article 25 Establishes the Private Colleges and Universities Capital Distribution Formula Act. Creates a distribution formula for funds appropriated fr... More...