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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. 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. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Common Core/National Tests Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Computer Science Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Economic/Workforce Development--Value of an Education Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities CA To governor 09/2013 P-12 Sale of Surplus Real Property A.B. 308 From bill summary: Authorizes the State Allocation Board to establish a program that requires a school district, county office of education, or charter school that sells real property that was purchased with or modernized with, or on which improvements were co... More... OR Signed into law 08/2013 Postsec. Finance Agreements to Purchase or Improve Property S.B. 266 Allows for the Oregon University system to enter into "Finance Agreements" to purchase or improve property. Provides through the agreements another way for the Oregon system to borrow without tapping into the bonds which are capped by the state. Directs that i... More... OR Signed into law 08/2013 Community College Collaborative Borrowing by Community College Districts H.B. 3488 Changes state law to allow for multiple "education service districts" to issue a bond. Allows for multiple service areas to work together to borrow funding and allow them to participate in a joint project. http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb3400.dir/h... More... CA Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Sale/Lease of District Property to a Charter School (education finance omnibus) A.B. 86 - Sale/Lease of District Property to a Charter School From bill summary: Existing law, which becomes inoperative on June 30, 2013, and is repealed on January 1, 2014, requires a school district governing board seeking to sell or lease real property designed to provide direct instruction or instructional support t... More... CA Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Proceeds from Sale of Surplus Real Property (education finance omnibus) A.B. 86 - Proceeds from Sale of Surplus Real Property From bill summary: Extends to January 2016 provisions (previously scheduled to expire January 2014) authorizing a school district to deposit the proceeds from the sale of surplus real property, together with any personal property located on that property, purc... More... ME Became law without governor's signature 07/2013 P-12 Legislative Review of State Board Rules Related to Major Capital School Construction Projects H.R. 231 Authorizes the State Board of Education's final adoption of Education Rules for Major Capital School Construction Projects, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the State Board of Education that has been submitted to the Legislature only if the fo... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Security for Revenue Bonds for Branch Campus, Center, or Extension Facility H.B. 2474 - Security for Revenue Bonds for Branch Campus, Center, or Extension Facility Authorizes revenue bonds issued by the governing body of a county or school district for the purpose of financing the purchase of land for or the construction of a junior college district branch campus, center, or extension facility to be secured by a trust in... More... IN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 School Capital Projects Fund H.B. 1110 Extends the authority for a school corporation to use money in its capital projects fund to pay the costs of insurance and utilities through 2015. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2013/PDF/HE/HE1110.1.pdf... More... MN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 School Facilities Finance Work Group H.F. 630 Requires the commissioner of education to convene a working group to develop recommendations for reforming the financing of PreK-12 education facilities to create adequate, equitable, and sustainable financing. Provides membership must include school superint... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Elections to Amend Fiscal Commitments H.B. 2202 Describes when elections must be called and is amended to increase lease term that requries voter approval from 5 to 10 years. Deletes limitation that a school district may not call an overrride election to exceed capital outlay revenue limit. http://www.azl... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 School districts; leases H.B. 2202 Allows a common or high school district with bonded indebtedness of no more than 7% or 14%, respectively, of the current year's assessed valuation to call a CORL override election during the period that proceeds from the sale or lease of school property are us... More... ME Became law without governor's signature 04/2013 P-12 An Act To Raise the School Construction Bond Cap H.P. 73 Allows the state board to approve projects as long as no project approval will cause 5 debt service costs to exceed the specified maximum limits in subsequent fiscal years. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0073&item=2&snum=126... More... WA Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Modifying School District Bidding Requirements for Improvement and Repair Projects H.B. 1633 Amends existing law to allow for the board to make improvements or repairs to the property of the district through a department within the district without following the public bidding process when the total of such improvements or repairs does not exceed the ... More... NM Vetoed 03/2013 P-12 School Leases and Interest Conflict S.B. 333 From bill analysis: Amends the charter schools act to allow the "public school capital outlay council (PSCOC) to approve" a school district's lease of available facilities to charter schools within the same geographical region "at the local market rate". Requi... 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 governing board to enter into a design-build contract for both the design and construction of a facility (was due to expire Jan... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Use of School Property for Non-School Youth and School Activities S.B. 1404 From bill summary: Until January 1, 2020, expands the definition of direct costs that a school district governing board may charge an entity for the use of school facilities or grounds for use by entities that promote youth and school activities or that arrang... More... HI Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 School Facilities Special Fund S.B. 2534 Establishes a school facilities special fund, to be administered by the department of education in consultation with the board of education. Provides all proceeds from leases, permits, interest income generated from public school lands and facilities, and othe... More... NH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Charter School Debt for Construction H.B. 1225 Authorizes chartered public schools to incur long-term debt for the purpose of purchasing buildings or land or for new construction or renovations. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2012/HB1225.html... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Ohio School Facilities Commission Assistance S.B. 316 - Ohio School Facilities Commission Assistance Permits the Ohio school facilities commission to provide assistance to a district that has entered into an expedited local partnership agreement before the district is otherwise eligible for that assistance, if the commission determines all of specified criter... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 STEM School Facility Assistance S.B. 316 - STEM School Facility Assistance Amends provisions related to provision of Ohio school facilities commission funding to a STEM school to assist in the acquisition of classroom facilities. Provides that in the case of a governing body of a group of STEM schools, the governing body must submit... More... PA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Moratorium on Construction H.B. 1901 - Section 732.1 Places a moratorium on acceptance of new school building construction or reconstruction project applications (except those received by August 1, 2012). Requires the department, in consultation with district officials and the General Assembly, to conduct of rev... More... CO Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Charter School Facilities Funding S.B. 121 The bill extends the time for the notice from 3 to 4 months for a charter school to give notice of intent to apply for financial assistance through the building excellent schools today (BEST) program. The bill changes the factors that apply to charter school a... More... ME Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Amending Laws Regarding Financial Audits, Construction, Summer School Tuition Rates H.P. 1284-Finance Part A amends and clarifies audit requirements in order for the State and school administrative units to be in compliance with federal regulations and also enacts statutory language requiring the audit of state-funded school construction projects Part B requi... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 K-12 Public School Facility Funding Task Force H.B. 5101 - K-12 Public School Facility Funding Task Force Establishes for the 2012-13 fiscal year the K-12 Public School Facility Funding Task Force. Identifies task force membership. Requires the task force to convene by July 31, 2012 to make recommendations to the legislature for more equitable facility funding for... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Capital Outlay Funds Replace Exceptional Growth Program H.B. 760 Makes changes to the state's facility funding program including: --Eliminating additional funding for "exceptional growth" districts --Striking a section of the law that would have allowed local voters to protest the closing of a school --Striking a section of... More... ID Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Pub School Facilities Funding H.B. 633 The recent construction of a new elementary school in the Plummer-Worley School District represents the first use of the state failsafe provided through HB 743 (2006), ensuring that no child in Idaho will attend school in an unsafe facility. While the process ... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Levy for Administrative Space H.F. 2949 Authorizes a district to levy in order to lease administrative space so long as the space is not more expensive than instructional space the district would otherwise lease. Requires the district to pass a resolution stating its intent to lease instructional sp... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission, School Trust Lands Director H.F. 2244 Establishes the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission (previously the Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee), dictates its 12 members, outlines meeting and election proceedures, and adds to its duties manage the asset allocation of the permanent scho... More... OH Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 College-Preparatory Boarding School Program H.B. 157 - College-Preparatory Boarding School Program Repeals provision requiring any board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school to secure at least $20 million dollars of private money to satisfy its share of facilities acquisition to be eligible for state assistance (under new revisions, some boa... More... TX Adopted 12/2011 P-12 New Instructional Facility Allotment 19 TAC 61.1034 Modifies provisions related to the allotment for new instructional facilities to reflect statutory changes, implement a recent TEA policy decision to allow open-enrollment charter schools to apply for the allotment, amend the application process, and establish... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 School Facilities Funding: High-Performance Schools S.B. 128 Makes specified new construction and modernization projects eligible for an incentive grant if the project meets the criteria prescribed in the 2006 Bond Act for incentive grants to high-performance schools. Provides that by allowing an existing appropriation ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 School Action and Facility Master Planning S.B. 630 Very similar to S.B. 620 (http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/PDF/09700SB0620lv.pdf). Differs from S.B. 620 in definition of "school action" by excluding from definition reassignment due to a new school with an attendance area boundary and that is made to re... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 School Action and Facility Master Planning for Chicago Public Schools S.B. 620 Creates new sections 105 ILCS 5/34-200 through -235 regarding school action and facility master planning for Chicago Public Schools. By December 31, 2011, directs the district to publish space utilization standards on the district's Web site. Requires that the... More... ME Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Alternative Delivery Methods for School Construction Projects H.P. 413 Authorizes the approval of additional school construction projects by school districts seeking to use an alternative delivery method for a school construction project. Requires such a project to be locally funded, have a minimum total project cost of $2,500,00... More... OR Signed into law 07/2011 Postsec. Capitol Construction H.B. 5006 Limits for six-year period beginning July 1, 2011, payment of expenses from other funds collected or received by various state agencies for capital construction. Limits expenditures from federal funds collected or received by Oregon Department of Aviation and ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 School Repair and Maintenance S.B. 1383 Permits the Hawaii 3R's School Repair and Maintenance Fund to receive moneys transferred to it from the School-level Minor Repairs and Maintenance Special Fund. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1383_CD1_.HTM... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Amends Laws Governing Competitive Bidding for School Construction and Repair S.P. 110 Changes the minimum amount of the cost of school construction, major alteration or repair requiring a competitive bid from over $100,000 to over $250,000. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC352.asp... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Textbooks and Instructional Materials A.B. 493 Extends the prospective expiration of the temporary waiver from certain requirements governing expenditures of money for textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional software and instructional hardware by school districts, charter schools and university sc... 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 to school districts) applicable to any state institution of higher education. Defines "construction manager at risk" as a... 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 project funded wholly or partially through state funds, to submit a report about the project to the director of administrati... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Unit Prices Established in Contract H.B. 153 - Unit Prices Established in Contract Permits a regional council to enter into a contract that establishes a unit price for materials, labor, services, overhead, profit, and associated expenses for the repair, enlargement, improvement or demolition of a building or structure if the contract is awa... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Lease or Sale of Unused School Facilities H.B. 153 - Lease or Sale of Unused School Facilities Repeals certain language related to unused school property. Adds new language requiring districts to offer unused school facilities (that have not been used for two years) for lease or sale to the governing authorities of community schools located in the schoo... 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 institution's use in providing evening and summer classes. Page 160 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText12... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Relocation or Replacement of Classroom Facilities H.B. 153 - Relocation or Replacement of Classroom Facilities Permits the Ohio school facilities commission to provide assistance under the exceptional needs school facilities program to any school district for the purpose of the relocation or replacement of classroom facilities required as a result of any contamination ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Facilities H.B. 153 - Facilities Specifies actions after which a district capital project must be considered complete and the Ohio school facilities commission must issue a certificate of completion to the district board of education. Permits the commission to issue a certificate of completio... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College-Preparatory Boarding Schools H.B. 153 - College-Preparatory Boarding Schools Creates chapter 3318 regarding college preparatory boarding schools. Defines an eligible student as a student who is entitled to attend school in a participating school district; is at risk of academic failure; is from a family whose income is below 200% of th... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Funding for STEM School Facilities H.B. 153 - Funding for STEM School Facilities Permits the Ohio school facilities commission, upon receipt of a written proposal by the governing body of a STEM school, to provide funding to assist the STEM school in acquiring classroom facilities. Requires the STEM school to pledge at least a matching amo... More... AL To governor 05/2011 P-12 Funding to Repair Tornado-Damaged Schools H.J.R. 460 Legislature resolved to work with governor and state superintendent of education to provide funding for tornado-damaged schools.... More... NE Vetoed 05/2011 P-12 Financing Capital Projects L.B. 283 From fiscal note: LB 283 expands an existing authority for school districts to levy property taxes and issue bonds for capital projects to include energy efficiency projects. Schools are limited to a levy of 5.2 cents for certain capital projects which will in... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Finance H.B. 2301 Removes the statutory restrictions on the use of Soft Capitol Allocation (SCA) monies. Allows, as session law, 50% of unemnumbered ECA credits to be spent for short term capital items such as technology, textbooks, library resources, instructional aids, pupil ... More... CA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Funding School Facility Maintenance S.B. 70 - Sec. 17070.766 Extends through the 2014-15 fiscal year the temporary provision that reduces the deposit that districts applying for ongoing and major school maintenance must make from 3% to 1% of the district's total general fund expenditures. Continues through the 2014-15 f... More... KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Funds for Districts wtih Structurally Unsound School Buildings H.B. 428 Directs the department of education to determine urgent and critical construction needs. Directs the department to provide a funding allocation to a district for a school that is closed to the public because it is structurally unsound or is otherwise uninhabit... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002 S.B. 1127 Provides that whenever a responsible public entity rejects a proposal initiated by a private entity that purports to develop specific cost savings, the public entity shall specify the basis for the rejection. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Federal Tax Credit Bond Volume Cap A.B. 2560 Authorizes the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California School Financing Authority (CSFA) to assign and distribute the state's 2010 federal tax credit bond volume cap for qualified school construction bonds (QSCB). Authorizes charter schools... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 CTE Facilities S.B. 1380 From bill summary: Requires school facilities constructed or modernized with specified bond funds set aside for career technical education purposes to be used for career technical education purposes for a minimum of 5 years. Requires the governing board of an ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Performance Audits on School Facilities Bonds Proceeds S.B. 1473 Defines the standards and methodologies to be used on performance audits for funds related to certain school facilities projects. Requires that such audits be conducted in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of t... More... FL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 District Facilities HB 7037 - Secs. 11-20 Repeals the SMART Schools Clearinghouse. Directs the Office of Educational Facilities (rather than the SMART Schools Clearinghouse) to monitor district facilities work programs. Establishes priority criteria for awarding of School Infrastructure Thrift (SIT) A... More... GA Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Educational Facility Site, Construction, and Reimbursement 160-5-4-.16 Amends provisions governing approval of all sites to be used for instructional purposes, design of all new educational facilities, additions, renovations, and modifications to all existing educational facilities, reimbursement of state funds for approved funde... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Early Childhood Construction Grants S.B. 3460 In provisions concerning early childhood construction grants, provides that a public school district or other eligible entity must provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 10% of the grant (rather than the amount of the grant). Provides that the Capi... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Eligibility for School Construction Grants H.B. 5633 Amends the School Construction Law. Requires the grant index to be calculated for each of the school districts forming a reorganized school district or cooperative high school if certain conditions are satisfied within the current or prior 2 fiscal years. Requ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School District Intergovernmental Cooperation Renewable Energy Act H.B. 6419 Authorizes any two or more school districts to form an agency, by establishment of an intergovernmental agreement, to acquire and construct facilities designed to convert wind or solar power to energy. Identifies elements that must be addressed in the intergov... More... NH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Options to Renovating/Replacing Facilities S.B. 59 Requires school districts to investigate feasible options in the course of deciding to renovate or replace an existing school building. Provides that acquisition of additional land as part of any school renovation project shall not be required unless such addi... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 School Facilities S.B. 1187 AN ACT amending section 15[ ] 2041, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 17, section 20. Allows the school facilities board (SFB) to require a school district to sell land that was previously purchased entirely with monies provided by th... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Eligibility for Capital Outlay Projects H.B. 905 Provides that specific provisions allowing districts to receive state funds for capital outlay projects will be repealed effective June 30, 2015. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/hb905.pdf... More... IL Adopted 05/2010 P-12 Temporary Relocation Expenses 23 IAC 145.10, .20, .30, .50, .60 These proposed amendments make numerous changes to the way in which the Temporary Relocation Program operates that respond to various circumstances that school districts have encountered over the last several years. Under this program, a school district may re... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Facilities maintenance H.B. 2760 AN ACT Amending title 15, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15[ ] 342.01; amending section 15[ ] 2002, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school districts. Stipulates that a school district's routine preventative maintenance ... More... HI Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 School-Level Minor Repair and Maintenance S.B. 2117 Repeals the school-level minor repair and maintenance account and reporting requirements. Requires the department of education to annually report to the director of finance and the legislature the total amount of funds in the school-level minor repair and main... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Efficient Design in School Buildings S.B. 132 Defines "efficient school design". Enumerates the public benefits of schools constructed or renovated using efficient school design. Creates new sections to support and encourage the construction and renovation of school buildings using efficient design concep... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Leasing Land to Build Schools S.B. 114 Allows nonprofit entities (including school boards) to lease land from any government entity or agency for purposes of constructing a school building. Provides the lease must be for 1 year but may be extended from year to year for a minimum of 50 years. http:/... More... CA Adopted 11/2009 P-12 Charter and Critically Overcrowded Facilities Programs Title 2 CCR Sec(s) 1859.2, 1859.121, 1859.148.2, 1859.164.2,1859.166.2, 1859.197 Amends rules concerning the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 as it relates to the Charter and Critically Overcrowded School (COS) Facilities programs. Prevents preliminary apportionments from expiring, thereby preserving the ability for school dis... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Facilities and Special Needs Students S.B. 334 Relates to the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act, which requires the state allocation board to allocate funding to school districts for school facilities and requires the board to determine the maximum total new construction grant eligibility of an applica... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Constructability Reviews A.B. 1120 Requires the department of general services to distribute information on the use of constructability reviews of plans and specifications used for the construction of school facilities and the potential for cost savings that may be realized by the use of such r... More... RI Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Warm, Safe and Dry School Facility Projects H.B. 6328 Approves, pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the issuance of Qualified School Construction Bonds in the form of lease revenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness by the Providence Public Buildings Authority to provide funding for Warm... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Construction Grants for Area Vocational Centers S.B. 1926 Defines school district to include a jointly owned Type 40 area vocational center, if a joint agreement includes language that specifies how a debt obligation is to be paid, including in the event that an entity withdraws from an agreement. Specifies school co... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City School Construction Authority Act A.B. 8903 - New York City School Construction Authority Act Extends sunset date of New York City School Construction Authority Act to June 30, 2014. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Facilities Commission Director Reporting Responsibilities H.B. 1 - Section 3318.312 Directs the executive director of the Ohio school facilities commission, at the state superintendent's request, to advise the superintendent of demands upon and other issues related to existing classroom facilities that may arise due to new operating requireme... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Big Eight District Facilities and Joint Vocational District Bonded Indebtedness H.B. 1 - Section 3318.38, 3318.44 Makes various changes to the accelerated urban school building assistance program for Big Eight districts. Amends provisions related to the bonded indebtedness of joint vocational school district boards Pages 1351-1354 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Facilities Funding H.B. 2013 Establishes Oregon School Facilities Task Force; directs task force to study status of public school facilities and make recommendations for funding mechanisms that will meet capital needs of public school facilities; appropriates moneys from General Fund to O... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Sharing Underused Postsecondary Classrooms H.B. 746 Authorizes an institution of higher education to make available underused classrooms for use by a public junior college for teaching core courses or continuing education courses. Permits institution of higher education to charge another institution for the use... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. K-12/Postsecondary Sharing of Facility Costs H.B. 3646 - Section 74 Authorizes a school district and an institution of higher education located wholly or partially in the county in which the district is located to contract for the district to pay a portion of the costs of designing or building an instructional facility or stad... More... IN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Energy H.B. 1669 Establishes the geothermal conversion revolving fund for the purpose of making loans to school corporations; requires a school corporation to enter into a loan agreement with the bank before receiving a loan from the revolving fund; provides that a political s... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Maintenance of Insurance H.B. 1400 - Section 10, Insurance During the 2009-10 school year and at least once every eight years thereafter, each district is required to obtain an appraisal of its buildings and its facilities, and an inventory of their contents. Requires annual review the terms of any insurance policies ... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Wind Energy Production S.B. 456 Modifies provisions for facilities qualifying for wind energy production and renewable energy tax credits; provides for use by a private college, university, community college, institution under the control of the state board of regents, public or accredited n... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Facilities S.B. 5980 Renames components of the formula for allotment of appropriations for school plant facilities; adopts more accurate and descriptive names for the components of the state funding formula for the allotment of appropriations for school plant facilities, as recomm... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Use of Capital Outlay Funds H.B. 295 Allows school districts to apply to the commissioner of education to use capital outlay funds to purchase land, modify an existing school, and for maintenance or property insurance. Allows growth districts to apply for capital outlay funds for operating expens... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Adjustments in SEEK Funds H.B. 408 Permits growth districts to request adjustments in the SEEK funds when average daily attendance in the current year for the 20-day school month with the most days in January exceeds the prior year's adjusted average daily attendance plus growth by at least 1%.... More... WA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Facilities H.B. 1113 Finances the school construction assistance grant program; authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds of the state of Washington in the sum of one hundred thirty-three million dollars, or as much thereof as may be required, to fin... More... WY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Facility Plans Chapter 4 Amends rules regarding the development of long range comprehensive school building and facility plans for each district. ... More... CA Vetoed 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Finance and Facilities A.B. 4A Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for school and community college districts, pupil retention block grants, charter school block grants, pupil oral health as... More... GA Approved by voters 11/2008 P-12 Funding Facilities V. 3 (BALLOT MEASURE SR 996) Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to authorize community redevelopment and authorize counties, municipalities, local boards of education to use tax funds for redevelopment purposes and programs, including the payment of debt ser... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Finance A.B. 100 Repeals a provision of the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 which sets specific per- unhoused-pupil grant eligibility levels. Increases, by a certain percentage, the per-unhoused-pupil grants, including grants for individuals with exceptional need... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Facilities S.B. 1556 Authorizes the State Allocation Board to permit an elementary school district, with a certain number of elementary schools, that is located within a high school district with more than a certain number of high schools, has a specified average daily attendance,... More... UT Adopted 09/2008 P-12 State School Building Program R277-451 Repeals rule relating to the State School Building Program.... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Public Benefit Corporations H.B. 1054 Authorizes city, parish, and other local public school boards to create public benefit corporations and enter into contracts for the improvement and management of school property. Authorizes any public benefit corporation so created to issue negotiable revenue... More... LA Vetoed 07/2008 P-12 Statewide Educational Facilities Authority S.B. 632 Creates the Statewide Educational Facilities Authority in the department of education to provide funding, coordination, assistance and oversight for the repair, renovation and construction of public school facilities. Directs the authority to conduct a statewi... More... NH Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Facilities Finance H.B. 1446 Makes changes to the process for proration of funds for school building aid grants; transfers authority over questions on the location of school buildings from the county commissioners to the State Board of Education; requires the school building authority to ... More... NH Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Kindergarten Construction Aid Program S.B. 530 Extends the kindergarten construction aid program until all school districts operate a kindergarten program; allows a school district to elect a construction grant to be applied to the costs of a kindergarten facility; provides classroom transition grants to e... More... TN Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Energy Efficient Schools Initiative of 2008 S.B. 4039 Enacts the "Energy Efficient Schools Initiative [EESI] of 2008." Creates an 11 member Energy Efficient Schools Council and sets out the requirements for selection of members, term of members, expenses eligible for reimbursement, purpose of the council, electio... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Capital Outlay Funds H.B. 514 Relates to use of local district capital outlay funds. Authorizes a district to submit a request to the commissioner of education to use capital outlay funds for maintenance expenditures or for the purchase of property insurance in fiscal year 2008-2009 and fi... More... NM Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Public School Capital Outlay Act S.B. 146 Relates to public school facilities; amends the Public School Capital Outlay Act; creates the Public School Facility Opportunity Fund; authorizes grants from the Fund to certain school districts for certain purposes; provides supplemental funding for projects ... More... WI Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Renewable Resource Facility A.B. 625 Authorizes a school board to construct or acquire, own, operate, and maintain a renewable resource facility. The energy generated by the facility may be used for school district facilities or th board may sell the energy generated by the facility at wholesale,... More... ME Approved by voters 11/2007 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Institution Capital Improvements V. 3 Ballot Initiative (QUESTION 3; P.L. 39-2007) Authorizes issuance of bonds for interior and exterior building renovations, improvements and additions at all campuses of the Community College System, the Maritime Academy and the University of Maine System, to replenish the School... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 Finance--Facilities A.B. 1450 Requires the State Allocation Board to provide a grant for 50% of the replacement cost of an existing building to be demolished if a school district proposes to demolish the existing building and replace it with a multistory building serving the same grade gro... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 Facilities finance, surplus property S.B. 789 Authorizes the Chino Valley Unified School District to transfer specified surplus property owned by the school district to the City of Chino Hills, in the County of San Bernardino, upon payment to the district by the city and the execution of an agreement betw... More... IL Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 10/2007 P-12 School Facility Occupation Tax S.B. 835 Creates the "school facility occupation tax". This tax for up to 1% of the cost of business transactionsmust be voted on in a county wide referendum, and all revenue must be used to support the construction or maintenance of school facilities. Bill: http://ww... More... AL Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Postsec. Education Facilities Excellence Act of 2007 H.B. 21 Act 2007-415, HB21, is the Education Facilities Excellence Act of 2007. Authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to sell and issue bonds for capital improvements for the support of public education in an amount of $1,070,585,022. The bulk of ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 Postsec. Teacher quality S.B. 280 Deletes the staff development requirement for certificate for instruction delivered in English to limited-English-proficient pupils. Requires the holder of a preliminary multiple subject teaching credential, preliminary single subject teaching credential, or p... More... CA To governor 09/2007 P-12 Facilities finance A.B. 1014 Relates to the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act, that provides a school district's eligibility for new construction funding is determined by making calculations related to certain factors. Authorizes the State Allocation Board to supplement a funding proj... More... MA Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Regional School Budget Process H.B. 586 Relates to streamlining the regional school budget process, capital outlay expenses and a city or town's apportioned share for expenditures.... More... NJ Adopted 07/2007 P-12 SCHOOL FACILITIES PROJECTS NJAC 19:32-1 thru -4 Amends rules establishing a grant program to fund the State share of the final eligible costs of school facilities projects undertaken by school districts whose district aid percentage is less than 55% and which elect not to have the Corporation construct the ... More... OR Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Construction Taxes S.B. 1036 Restricts local government power to impose construction excise taxes; authorizes school districts to impose construction taxes; dedicates revenues from such taxes to school construction; authorizes a school district to pledge construction taxes to the payment ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Lease Payments for Schools Account S.B. 1820 Authorizes the department of education to enter into financing agreements with the agreement of the director and with the approval of the attorney general. Creates a separate account within the state education facilities improvement special fund to be called t... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Creates New Jersey Schools Development Authority A.B. 4336; S.B. 2796 Establishes the New Jersey Schools Development Authority and revises the school construction program established under the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A4500/4336_R2.PDF... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Financial Administration A.B. 615 If a municipality proposes to issue or incur general obligation bonds, the proposal must be submitted to the electors at an election. Provides that such a question may authorize the transfer of any excess revenue generated to the fund for capital projects of t... More... CO Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Public School Facilities Equity Act S.B. 41 Concerns the creation of the Public School Facilities Equity Act to address the capital construction needs of public schools in the State. Creates the Public School Facilities Act; establishes an advisory committee within the Department of Education for public... More... ND Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 State Aid Provisions S.B. 2200 (finance provisions) Adds a new section that sets school district size weighting factors -- weighted student units. Another new section establishes minimum and maximum allowable increases for base rate funding. Also revises student unit funding levels for high schools and elementa... More... NM Vetoed 04/2007 Postsec. Community College Finance Board Capital Expendigure Threshold S.B. 264 Relates to higher education. Provides a threshold amount for capital expenditures. Requires state board of finance approval. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0264.pdf... More... ID Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School Bond Guarantee Program S.B. 1053 From legislative analysis: Raises the cap for the School Bond Guarantee Program when school districts in Idaho access the state's AAA guarantee for voter approved school district bonds. The current cap is three times the amount of the $200 million dollar cash... More... MS Signed into law 03/2007 Postsec. Community College Leasing Land for Private Construction H.B. 1208 Authorizes the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to authorize universities to lease land at the univeersity for the construction of facilities by private financing for a term of 31 years. Contains requirements for building code complia... More... ND Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Construction Project Approval H.B. 1248 Schools considering construction projects are required to get approval from the state superintendent. If the superintendent denies the request, the district may appeal to the state board. New provisions establish the requirements that the state board must cons... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School Building Energy Efficiency Loan Fund H.B. 351 Creates a revolving loan fund for use by school districts to improve energy efficiency in school district buildings. http://le.utah.gov/~2007/bills/hbillenr/hb0351.htm... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Literary Fund Stipulations H.B. 2350 Provides that a school board's application to the Board of Education for a loan from the Literary Fund must be signed by the chairman of the governing body and the chairman of the school board; provides that such loans are considered general obligation debts o... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission Creation S.B. 756 Establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission to review and advise responsible public entities that are agencies or institutions of the state on detailed proposals for qualifying projects under the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infra... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Freedom of Information Act Exemptions for Schools Facilities Projects S.B. 1002 Allows memoranda, staff evaluations, or other records prepared by the responsible public entity, its staff, outside advisors, or consultants exclusively for the evaluation and negotiation of proposals filed under the Public-Private Education Facilities and Inf... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Public School Finance S.B. 541 Relates to public school finances; requires local share to be calculated assuming properties are being assessed at sixty percent of market value; increases the limit on revenue generated by the regular school board levy; amends "growth county" definition and c... More... WY Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Facilities Funds Surplus S.B. 16 Allows unexpended amounts from major building and facility repair and replacement payments to be earmarked for use in subsequent school years, provided the unexpended amount during any school year does not exceed 10% of the amount of payments distributed to th... More... WY Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Facility Repair & Maintenance Bonds H.B. 38 Allows district school boards to propose bonds for the purpose of facility repair and maintenance; requires bonding propositions for facility or facility feature enhancements to include a reserve or sinking fund for maintenance. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/20... More... WY Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Facilities Payment Expansion S.B. 14 Expands major building and facility repair and replacement payments for school districts to include buildings or facilities that would otherwise be treated as a closed building or determined to be surplus if the building or facility is being used for the provi... More... CA Approved by voters 07/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College School and University Facilities Funding V. 9 (Prop. 1D) (AB 127-Chapter 35, 2006) Enacts the Kindergarten- University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006 which would authorize a specified amount in state general obligation bonds to provide aid to school districts, county superintendents of schools, county ... More... HI Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 State Educational Facilities Improvement Special Fund H.B. 1891 Increases the funds deposited to the state educational facilities improvement special fund from $45 million to $90 million. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1891_cd1_.htm... More... NJ Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Revenue For School Facilities Projects Debt A.B. 4705 Raises the cigarette tax rate 17 1/2 cents per pack and changes tobacco products wholesale sales tax on moist snuff to a weight-based tax; provides for a portion of the cigarette tax and tobacco products wholesale sales tax revenues to be appropriated annually... More... CA Rejected by voters 06/2006 P-12 Public Library Construction Bond to Improve Reading & Literacy Prop. 81 This act provides for a bond issue in an amount not to exceed a total of six hundred million dollars ($600,000,000) to provide funds for the construction and renovation of public library facilities in order to expand access to reading and literacy programs in ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 School-Level Minor Repair and Maintenance Account S.B. 2704 Amends provisions related to the school-level minor repair and maintenance account. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2704_hd1_.htm... More... HI Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Repair, Maintenance and Renovation of Classrooms S.B. 2956 Provides resources for the repair, maintenance, and renovation of public schools; makes an appropriation for the renovation of classrooms statewide in the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2956_cd1_.htm... More... CA Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act A.B. 127 Enacts the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006. Authorizes a specified amount in state general obligation bonds to provide aid to school districts, county superintendents of schools, county boards of education, the California C... More... GA Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. Community College Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority S.B. 562 Creates the Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority as a body corporate and politic, an instrumentality of the state, and a public corporation. Gives the authority power to purchase, lease, hold and dispose of property; appoint an executive director; mak... More... KS Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Districts with Extraordinary Declining Enrollment S.B. 549 - Section 4 Defines 'extraordinary declining enrollment' as a district enrollment which has declined during the preceding three school years at a rate of at least 5% per year or by at least 50 students per year, whichever is greater. Bars the board of any district with e... More... AR Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Funds for Utilities, Maintenance and Renovation S.B. 27 States nine percent of foundation funding must be dedicated by districts to payment of utilities and costs of maintenance and renovation. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2006S1/public/SB27.pdf... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Energy Cost Savings for Districts H.B. 2430 Relates to energy cost saving measures; provides that a school district may contract for the procurement of a guaranteed energy cost savings contract with a qualified provider through a competitive sealed proposal process as provided by the procurement practic... More... ID Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Levies for Cooperative Service Agency Facilities H.B. 705 Amends existing law relating to cooperative service agencies to provide that a cooperative service agency may request its member school districts to authorize a levy not to exceed .1% for the purpose of constructing and maintaining cooperative service agency f... More... ID Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Public School Facilities Cooperative Fund H.B. 743 Section 6 and 12 Provides for a $25 million Public School Facilities Cooperative Fund to remediate unsafe school facilities, as a last resort, if the school district has been unable or unwilling to solve the problem. Allows a district to apply to use the fund if they have att... More... NM Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Facilities Plans, Projections, Construction S.B. 450 From Fiscal Note: The bill requires all school districts to have submitted a five-year facilities plan which includes enrollment projections, a current preventative maintenance plan, the capital needs of charter schools located in the district, and projections... More... WY Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Facility Plans H.B. 73 Relates to school capital construction; modifies the school district facility planning process; clarifies the procedures regarding review of district plan; specifies a transition. Prohibits any plan from including the abandonment or demolition of any school or... More... NJ Issued 02/2006 P-12 Ovesight of the School Construction Program Executive Order No. 3 Creates a new position of oversight of the School Construction Program and a new working group that will oversee a full review of the program and recommend reforms. The governor appointed 6 new members to the Schools Construction Corporation (SCC) Board of Dir... More... NJ Issued 02/2006 P-12 Special Counsel to the Governor for School Construction E.O. 3; (NEW BILL) (Executive Order 2006-3) Creates the position of Special Counsel to the Governor for School Construction ("Special Counsel.") The Special Counsel is to be appointed by the Governor.  During the period of appointment the Special Counsel shall also serve as a Sp... More... HI Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Facilities Funding and Oversight S.B. 1660 Transfers the management of the state educational facilities improvement special fund and capital improvement and repair and maintenance programs of school facilities to the department of education. Establishes the educational design and construction project a... More... NH Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 School building aid grants S.B. 38 This bill provides that a receiving district situated in this state providing an education to pupils from one or more sending districts situated in this state under a contract entered into pursuant to RSA 194:21-a or RSA 194:22, shall be eligible, under certai... More... CO Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. College Opportunity Fund S.B. 132 Specifies that a student who is eligible to receive a stipend may receive a stipend for graduate level courses that apply toward the student's undergraduate degree. Requires the Colorado student loan program to reduce the amount of the stipend per credit hour ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Repeals Public Schools Facilities Funding Act H.B. 1106 Repeals the Public School Facilities Funding Act. From analysis: School Facilities Act was established in 1989 to be administered by the Bond Review Board. The board was authorized to issue bonds and place the proceeds in the public school facilities fund. T... More... TX Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Procurement H.B. 2525 From bill analysis: Consolidates alternate project delivery processes into a single chapter of the Government Code. This is similar to the legal approach to procurement of professional services, under which the same process applies to all governmental entitie... More... NH Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 School building aid H.B. 71 This bill makes an appropriation of $2,730,411 to the department of education for the purpose of fully funding all school building aid projects approved in the 2005 fiscal year http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2005/HB0071.html... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Academic Oversight Committee S.B. 591 Creates the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee and the advisory committee on public school academic facilities. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB591.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Public School Facilities Program Act S.B. 593 Establishes the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act. Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to develop a comprehensive Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program that includes an academic facili... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Design Build Construction S.B. 1093 Defines "design-build," "design-builder" and "design-build contract." Permits any school district to use design-build construction as a project delivery method for the building, altering, repairing, improving, maintaining, or demolishing of any structure, or a... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Buildings and Facilities H.B. 1448 Amends Arkansas code 6-20-402. Allows a district to terminate a long-term lease agreement at the end of any fiscal year for the district. Requires all school buildings or related facilities to comply with the requirements of the Arkansas School Facility Manual... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Public School Academic Facilities Funding H.B. 2508 This subchapter is known as and may be cited as the "Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act." Determines the value of total assesed valuation of taxable real, personal and utility property in the school district. Establishes the the Academic F... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Energy Savings Contracts S.B. 1095 Concerns energy savings contracts for school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1095.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Buildings in Consolidated School Districts H.B. 2936 Establishes procedures for the preservation, sale and/or disposal of school buildings in school districts that have been consolidated. Allows a district that determines any real estate it owns or controlls is not required for the district's present or anticipa... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Facilities Board H.B. 2287 Reduces the length of the comprehensive plan for the proposed use of Building Renewal Fund monies from five years to three years. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2287... More... KS Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 P-12 Funding Formulas, Bonds, Tax Levies and Mill Rates H.B. 2247 (section 19-29) Establishes procedures for local tax levies. Establishes in every district a fund called the teacher salary enhancement fund. Creates a formula for determining a district's cost of living weighting. Authorizes any balance remaining in a district's vocational e... More... MD Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Public School Facilities S.B. 766 Repeals a provision of law requiring the transfer of public school facilities and property from the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; repeals a requirement that prohibits the State from funding capital imp... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Public School Finance H.B. 1091 Relates to public school finance; removes the requirement that a portion of local and federal revenue be used for capital outlay; provides for the calculation of MEM on the eightieth and one hundred twentieth days. Removes the requirement that the school dist... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Education Service Cooperatives H.B. 1357 An act to allow education service cooperatives to purchase or construct buildings as may be required to provide authorized programs and services and to provide for distribution of assets upon dissolution. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Public School Facilities and Transportation S.B. 590 Revises the duties and responsibilities of the division of public school academic facilities and transportation and creates the commission on public school academic facilities and transportation. Provides that the enumerated duties of the Division of Public ... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Public-Public Partnerships S.B. 858 Defines "public-public partnership" as a contractual agreement between a school district and another governmental agency, political subdivision, or institution of higher education to meet a clearly defined need for facilities, infrastructure, or goods and serv... More... AZ Vetoed 03/2005 P-12 School Facilities Board S.B. 1394 Amends provisions relating to the school facilities board. Bars the school facilities board from entering into lease-to-own transactions as of June 30, 2005; provides exception. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1394... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 School Facility Construction Commission (SFCC) Review H.B. 267 (Facility Component) Directs the Office of Education Accountability to conduct a review of the SFCC's ability to provide local school districts with necessary debt service assistance to maintain a facility program that will be conducive to a positive learning environment. ... More... OK Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Higher Education Promise of Excellence Act H.B. 1191 Enacts the Higher Education Promise of Excellence Act of 2005; authorizes the issuance of certain obligations to the Regents for Higher Education, the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, the Board of Regents for the Agricultural and Mechanical coll... More... UT To governor 03/2005 P-12 Enrollment Growth Program Amendments H.B. 124 This bill modifies the funding formula for a program that provides money to school districts for school building construction. This bill: defines terms, including "yield per ADM"; removes the requirement that a school district be a recipient of monies distribu... More... WY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 School Facilities H.B. 269 Specifies district major maintenance payment expenditures from the required separate account. Account expenditures may include the expenses of district personnel performing work described under paragraph (a)(iii) of this section if approved by the commission a... More... WY Signed into law 02/2005 P-12 Capital Construction S.F. 29 Relates to school capital construction program; modifies the date by which state funding is provided for major facilities maintenance/replacement and makes payments based upon square footage computations computed on September 1 of the prior school year. http:... More... NY Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 01/2005 P-12 School Cafeteria Renovations S.B. 7474 Relates to the renovation of cafeterias in school districts located in cities with a population of one million or more.... More... FL Signed into law 12/2004 P-12 Educational Facilities Restoration H.B. 11A Creates the Educational Facilities Hurricane Restoration Cash Flow Loan Program to assist district school boards in making timely payments in restoring educational facilities; requires the department of education to administer the loan program and distribute l... More... MI Signed into law 12/2004 P-12 Used Modular Classroom Standards S.B. 677 Requires the establishment of rules for the standards and requirements for the relocation and reuse of used modular classroom; provides the rules shall require an inspection of a relocated used modular classroom at its original location, at its new location or... More... UT Adopted 12/2004 P-12 State School Building Program R277-451 Amends rules concerning the State School Building Program. Provides definition for the 'Enrollment Growth Program.' Adds procedures for school districts to use when applying for Enrollment Growth Program funds. Describes how funds are distributed. Adds new lan... More... IL Signed into law 10/2004 P-12 School District Tax Levy H.B. 759 Amends the School Code. Provides that a community unit school district may issue bonds up to a specified amount if the district has a specified equalization valuation and a specified daily attendance if the bonds are issued to build, equip and repair specified... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Facilities: Funding S.B. 628 Permits the calculation of eligibility for new construction funding if the existing school building capacity in any high school attendance area would prevent another school attendance area from receiving the maximum per-unhoused-pupil grant specified for the s... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 School Facilities: Needs Assessment: Emergency Repairs S.B. 6 Establishes the School Facilities Needs Assessment Grant Program, to be administered by the State Allocation Board, for the purpose of awarding grants to school districts for schoolsites ranked in deciles 1 to 3 on the Academic Performance Index, to conduct a ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Facilities A.B. 736 Requires the State Allocation Board to adopt regulations to implement design standards for school facilities in accordance with guidelines established by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools. Provides that eligibility for funding for projects under t... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Facilities: Sprinkler Systems A.B. 2343 Requires an automatic sprinkler system to be installed in facilities modernized pursuant to the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act under certain circumstances. Permits the State Allocation Board to waive the requirement that a project include an automatic s... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 School Facilities: New Construction and Modernization A.B. 1465 Amends the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act relating to funding for construction of small high schools. Provides for adjustments of new construction grants on a pilot program basis for small high schools meeting certain criteria. Reduces local matching fu... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Facilities: Joint-Use Projects A.B. 2446 Amends the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act. Deletes teacher education facilities as eligible joint-use facilities. Includes parks and preschool facilities as eligible joint-use facilities. Permits a joint-use facility to be located adjacent to an existin... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Facilities: Regional Occupational Centers A.B. 2035 Deems regional occupational centers to be school districts for school modernization funding purposes of the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act if the centers would not otherwise qualify for school modernization funding. Requires the State Allocation Board t... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Facilities: Modernization A.B. 1126 Requires the State Allocation Board to adjust for inflation the calculation used to determine the total funding eligibility of a school district for modernization funding on a monthly basis, rather than annually. Requires the board to review project costs resu... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Critically Overcrowded School Facilities A.B. 2950 Existing law, the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998, requires the State Allocation Board to allocate to applicant school districts, prescribed per-unhoused-pupil state funding for construction and modernization of school facilities, including hards... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Selling or Leasing of Real Estate by a School District A.B. 2838 Requires the offer to sell or lease real estate with an option to purchase by a school district to be provided in writing to other specified public agencies and nonprofit organizations be directly notified of the offer. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/a... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Facilities: Lease-Leaseback Contracts A.B. 1486 Establishes a competitive proposal process for leases that provide for the construction of a building or buildings for the use of the school district during the term of the lease. Authorizes the governing board of a district to enter into a lease-back contract... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Reimbursement for a new Science Facility A.B. 2855 (multiple provisions) SEC. 17: Existing law provides that no pupil shall receive a diploma of graduation from high school who, while in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, has not completed specified courses, including 2 courses in science. Prior law required a pupil to complete only one co... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Facilities Inspection System S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Existing law, the Leroy F. Greene State School Building Lease-Purchase Law of 1976, the Leroy F. Greene State School Building Lease-Purchase Law of 1998, and the State Relocatable Classroom Law of 1979, requires the State Allocation Board to require a school d... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 School Accountability Report Cards S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) SEC. 10: Requires the school accountability report card to include information regarding the availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials for each pupil, any needed maintenance of school facilities to ensure good repair, the misassign... More... CA Vetoed 08/2004 P-12 School Facilities: Seismic Safety Upgrades A.B. 1790 Makes certain findings and declarations related to seismic safety upgrades and would state the intent of the Legislature to consider the development of a seismic safety upgrade program for school facilities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/... More... IL Signed into law 08/2004 Postsec. Community College Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act H.B. 4361 Creates the Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act. The installation of fire sprinklers is required in all dormitories by 2013, unless excepted. Provides for the Finance Authority and the State Fire Marshall to administer a revolving loan program. Creates the Fire Sprin... More... CA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 School Facility Maintenance Costs S.B. 409 Reduces, for the 2004-05 fiscal year only, the amount required to be deposited by a school district into its restricted account to 2% of the district's general fund expenditures, including other financing areas. Provides that for that fiscal year, the annual d... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 School Repairs and Maintenance H.B. 1929 Relates to school repair and maintenance and the Hawaii 3R's program; establishes a coordinator position to coordinate the public and private efforts to repair and maintain public schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1929_sd2_.htm... More... IL Veto overridden by both houses of legislature 07/2004 P-12 Condemned School Repair Financing H.B. 753 Amends the Property Tax Code and the School Code. Allows a school district located in a county subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, with a total enrollment of a certain number of students, and that had a school building condemned to levy an an... More... MA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Postsec. School Building Assistance Program H.B. 4978 Relates to the School Building Assistance Program; provides for grants, investments, trusts and bonds; creates the School Building Authority; provides for children with disabilities; prohibits racial desegregation; provides for public-private partnerships, cha... More... MA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 School Building Assistance Program H.B. 4977 Relates to the School Building Assistance Program; provides for the dedicated sales tax revenue amount; creates the School Modernization and Reconstruction Trust Fund; provides for bonds, notes and trusts.... More... CA Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Critically Overcrowded Schools Title 2 CCR 1859.2, 1859.145, 1859.145.1 Amends regulations to update the critically overcrowded schools regulations to clarify the possibility of using use of grants in preliminary applications, provide hazardous material clean up money for existing schools in preliminary applications, and specify a... More... CO Partial veto 06/2004 P-12 Capital Construction H.B. 1464 Allows the state department of education to add employees to assist with school capital construction. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/9C325359D40DBB8D87256E850065FF92?Open&file=1464_enr.pdf... More... HI Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Revenue Bonds for Not-for-Profit Education Facilities S.B. 3086 Relates to special purpose revenue bonds for Island Pacific Academy. The legislature finds and determines that the planning and construction constitute a project as defined in part VIII, chapter 39A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and the financing of such a project... More... TN To governor 06/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Bond Issues S.B. 429 Present law authorizes the state to issue and sell general obligation bonds for any purpose authorized by the general assembly, including the funding of education. All revenues earmarked and allocated specifically and exclusively for educational purposes and a... More... CO Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 School Finance; Enrollment Calculations; Charter School Contracts H.B. 1397 Concerns the financing of public schools; relates to calculations of pupil enrollment; relates to charter school contracts. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/28517E5E9054E56887256E0400738CE5?Open&file=1397_enr.pdf... More... CT Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 School Construction Funding and Graduation Dates S.B. 343 Provides that if a town, whose school district is the priority district with the largest student enrollment, uses federal funds to finance school construction projects, such funds shall be deemed to be part of the town's local share for such projects; provides... More... FL Became law without governor's signature 05/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Funding H.B. 1867 Relates to education funding; requires school districts to establish certain policies and procedures regarding lottery fund enhancements; provides tax credit cap for contributions to nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations; prohibits use of funds for lab s... More... MD Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Public School Modular Construction H.B. 199 Requires the Board of Public Works to include modular construction as an approved public school construction or capital cost; requires the Board of Public Works to adopt specified regulations.... More... MD Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Public School Facilities Act S.B. 787 Authorizes a county to finance the construction or renovation of public school facilities, under specified circumstances, using alternative financing methods; authorizes specified counties to issue bonds under specified circumstances; alters the amount of gran... More... MD Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Public School Facilities Act H.B. 1230 Authorizes a county to finance the construction or renovation of public school facilities, under specified circumstances, using alternative financing methods; authorizes specified counties to issue bonds under specified circumstances; alters the amount of gran... More... NH Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 School Building Aid Grants S.B. 352 Excludes amounts transferred to capital reserve from the formula for computing school building aid grant amounts. For the purposes of computing grants hereunder, the amount of the annual payment of principal shall be increased by an amount equal to the amount... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. VA Higher Educational Institutions Bond S.B. 31 Bond bill; Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Bill of 2004. Authorizes the issuance of 9 (c) bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $255,316,600 for the financing of revenue-producing capital projects at institutions of higher edu... More... CA Approved by voters 03/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College K-20 Facilities Bond Issue Proposition 55 (AB 16) Enacts the Kindergarten - University Public Facilities Bond Act of 2004 for $12.3 million; funds education facilities to relieve overcrowding and repair of older schools; funds upgrade and new classrooms in the California Community Colleges, the California Sta... More... CO Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Auxiliary Facilities for Higher Education H.B. 1005 Concerns the enterprise status of auxiliary facilities of state institutions of higher education. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/32AD98B37C17816487256DB9006E00A3?open&file=1005_enr.pdf... More... CO Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 School Construction and Renovation Funds H.B. 1055 Concerns the modification of the process used to make matching grants for school district capital construction from the school construction and renovation fund. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/03DE7EE7F88A911587256DB0004D0816?Open&fi... More... CT Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Authorization of Bonds S.B. 30 Concerns an authorization of bonds of the state for higher education capital improvements and other purposes; implements the Governors budget recommendations. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/Pa/2004PA-00003-R00SB-00030-PA.htm... More... ID Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Bond Levy Equalization Program H.B. 780 Amends existing law relating to the Bond Levy Equalization Support Program to prohibit utilization of assistance pursuant to the program for projects previously subsidized by state grants; provides that an otherwise eligible school district shall not be deemed... More... NM Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Capital Outlay S.B. 399 Relates to public school capital outlay; authorizes severance tax bonds and supplemental severance tax bonds for public school capital outlay projects; establishes funding priorities; expands the purpose for which funds may be used, increases the state distrib... More... NM Partial Veto, November 2004 Ballot 03/2004 P-12 Postsec. Capital Projects H.B. 294 Authorizes the issuance and sale of capital projects general obligation bonds to make capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions, for higher educational capital improvements and acquisitions, for water project improvements, ... More... SC GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by SENATE. 03/2004 Postsec. State Bond Funds H.B. 3900 Provides that the proceeds of bonds authorized under the South Carolina Research University Infrastructure Act are appropriated and authorized to be expended for the purposes and in the manner set forth in the act; provides that the proceeds of bonds authorize... More... UT Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 School Building Legislative Task Force S.B. 154 Creates the school building legislative task force; provides for a final report to the Education Interim Committee.... More... WV Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Growth County Status S.B. 408 Relates to levies by county boards of education and expenditure of taxes collected; allows growth counties to use provisions of the Growth County School Facilities Act; provides high-growth counties may place certain property tax revenues in growth county faci... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Tax Amnesty Program H.B. 1100 Creates a State Tax Penalty and Interest Amnesty Program for taxpayers who make a voluntary payment of State taxes during the period of July 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004; provides all moneys collected under the program would be deposited in a special Publ... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Department of Education H.B. 1009 Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division of Public School Academic Facilities to ensure equal access to adequate educational facilities and educational equipment;... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Custodial and Maintenance Care for Schools S.B. 53 Establishes criteria for custodial and maintenance care for school facilities. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/SB53.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 12/2003 P-12 K-12 Educational Facilities Committee S.B. 10 Repeals the fiscal year allocation provision for expenses of the joint committee on K-12 educational facilities. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/SB10.pdf... More... GA Adopted 11/2003 P-12 Public School Capital Outlay GAC 160-5-4-.04 Clarifies rules regarding special appropriation for public school capital outlay. Adds the additional funds authorized by the General Assembly to assist local boards of education in funding the construction of instructional units needed to implement the requir... More... ME November 2003 Ballot 11/2003 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Facilities Question 5: Bond Issue Do you favor a $19,000,000 bond issue to make repairs, upgrades and other facility improvements and enhance access for students with disabilities and upgrade classroom equipment at various campuses of the University of Maine System; the Maine Maritime Academy;... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 School Site Acquisition S.B. 763 Authorizes the governing board of a school district to acquire a site for a school building if the petition requesting the acquisition is approved by a majority of the members of the governing board of the acquiring school district and filed with the county su... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 School Facilities Funding: Replacement Buildings A.B. 1631 Relates to existing law requiring the State Allocation Board to provide a supplemental grant for 50% of the replacement cost of a single story building if a school proposes to demolish the building and replace it with a multistory building under certain condit... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 School Restrooms S.B. 892 Requires every public and private school to have restroom facilities open during school hours, and at all times to keep every restroom maintained and cleaned regularly, fully operational, and stocked with soap and paper supplies. Makes a school district inelig... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Surplus School Property: Use of Proceeds A.B. 264 Authorizes a school district to deposit up to 25% of the proceeds of the sale of surplus school real property into the district's general fund for the use for any one-time expenditure under prescribed conditions. Precludes the transfer from disqualifying the s... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Postsec. School Facilities: Maintenance and Repair A.B. 1124 Requires a priority for the use of maintenance funding under the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 be to ensure that facilities, including, but not limited to, rest-room facilities for pupils, are functional and that they meet local hygiene standar... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 School Facilities S.B. 15 Sets forth the manner of funding charter school facilities under the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004 by the State Allocation Board and the California School Finance Authority. Allows an additional apportionment to be made, ... More... NY Signed into law 09/2003 Postsec. State University Affiliated Academic Incubator S.B. 4000 Amends the education law, in relation to university- related economic development facilities; authorizes the state university to establish an account to receive payments from leases of the pharmaceutical technology manufacturing building; allows any payments d... More... OR Signed into law 08/2003 Postsec. Capital Construction H.B. 5028 Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Higher Education for capital construction; establishes accounts related to issuance of general obligation bonds; authorizes the issuance of lottery bonds to fund projects related to the university r... More... WY Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Uniform Adequacy Standards for Facilities (Uncodified) Chapter 4 Establishes emergency rules relating to uniform statewide standards for the adequacy of school buildings and facilities necessary for providing educational programs prescribed by law for the the public schools. WYOMING REG 4370 (SN)... More... HI Line-item various appropriations veto 07/2003 P-12 Helping Hands Hawaii S.B. 58 Establishes the Hawaii 3R's School Repair and Maintenance Fund;appropriates funds for a grant to Hawaii 3R's for the school repair and maintenance fund; appropriates funds for a position with the Department of Accounting and General Services to coordinate the ... More... NC Signed into law 07/2003 Postsec. Community College Community Colleges S.B. 773 Authorizes community colleges to enter into public/private partnerships for construction projects.... More... NH Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Building Aid Grant H.B. 751 Implements an alternative school building aid grant formula; establishes size and cost standards for the construction of new school facilities or administrative unit facilities; permits high school vocational technical education programs which lease space to b... More... HI Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 School Repair and Maintenance H.B. 281 Transfers control of management and funding for school repair and maintenance to the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb281_.htm... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Portable Classroom Space S.P. 538 (LD 1577) (omnibus bill) Amends section allowing district to appeal to extend 5-year maximum approval period for leasing portable classroom space if this limitation creates an undue burden. Specifies that when making a determination on a school administrative unit's request for relie... More... AZ Vetoed 05/2003 P-12 School Building Renewal Formula H.B. 2012 Changes the formula used by the School Facilities Board for building renewal, school district space conversion or replacement cost. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2012... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Facilities H.B. 2091 Removes the School Facilities Board's (SFB) requirement to provide project managers to requesting school districts for constructing new school facilities and maintaining existing school facilities. Requires a county school superintendent operating and administ... More... CO Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Charter School Capital Construction Financing H.B. 1021 Concerns the financing of capital construction for qualified charter schools that have bonds issued on their behalf by the Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/6218A4F4A2D0D87687256C5... More... CO Signed by Governor 05/2003 P-12 Tax Exempt Bond Financing H.B. 1363 Repeals the statutory provisions that prohibit a religious entity from receiving tax-exempt bond financing through the Colorado educational and cultural facilities authority. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/B8D12A394DB4C10487256CFC005... More... CO Partial veto 05/2003 P-12 Financing of Public Schools S.B. 248 Concerns the procedures for the funding of public schools, including adjustments to the district size factor, minimum per pupil funding, at-risk student calculation; temporary reduction of number of children participating on the Colorado Preschool Program; cha... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Infrastructure Financing Program S.F. 445 Relates to the establishment of a school infrastructure financing program by providing for a local option school infrastructure sales tax and providing for the use of the revenues from the local option tax for school infrastructure or property tax relief purpo... More... ID Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Unsafe and Unhealthy Schools H.B. 403 Establishes a safe school facilities levy; establishes criteria under which the levy may be imposed and allows for judicial confirmation when the safety levy fails; brings all pending lawsuits under the constitutionally based Education Claims Act. http://www3.... More... ID Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Community College Community College Facilities H.B. 396 Authorizes the State Building Authority to receive contributions from community college districts and to rent, lease, sell or sublease to community college districts; requires approval of the Legislature prior to financing facilities for community college dist... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Use of Solar Energy S.B. 2 Relates to the pilot program to use solar energy in public school buildings. Extends program from solely newly constructed buildings to also include existing or renovated public schools. Specifies how much of an elementary, middle or high school's electrical e... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Public School Facilities S.B. 498 Extends the Aging Schools Program to fiscal year 2004 and every fiscal year thereafter; Requires the impact of the proposed goals, objectives and implementation strategies on public school facilities and capital improvements that may be needed to implement the... More... ME Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Portable Classrooms H.P. 619 Allows a school administrative unit that is engaged in a lease-purchase agreement for portable classroom space to be eligible for state support beyond the 10-year limit if the unit has a major capital improvement application on file with the department and is ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Joint Committee on Educational Facilities S.B. 307 Creates the joint committee on educational facilities to evaluate school facilities across the state to ensure that adequate and substantially equal facilities are provided for children. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB307.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Public Private Partnerships to School Districts H.B. 2272 Allows school districts to enter into public-private partnerships whereby the school district enters into lease-purchase agreements for school buildings built by the private entities with facilities bonds that are exempt from federal taxes; provides for short-... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 04/2003 P-12 School Building Renewal Funds H.B. 2096 Authorizes School Facilities Board to withhold building renewal monies until school districts comply with reporting requirements. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2096... More... CO Adopted 04/2003 P-12 Schools 6 CCR 1010-6 Establishes emergency rules concerning schools, specifying the following: general provisions; grounds; sanitary facilities and controls; building, occupancy, space and use; mechanical requirements; equipment and supplies; school food service; laboratory, indus... More... ID Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Unsafe Schools H.B. 326 Provides that the repair, renovation or replacement of unsafe or unhealthy conditions in public school facilities is an ordinary and necessary expense within the meaning of the Constitution of the State of Idaho. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0326.html... More... KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Capital Outlay Fund S.B. 83 Concerns school districts; relates to the capital outlay fund. Allows districts greater freedom when attempting to win voter approval of a millage vote for capital cost. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/83.pdf... More... MD Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 State Debt for School Facilities S.B. 7 Authorizes the creation of a State Debt to be used as a grant to the Interagency Committee on School Construction for the allocation to eligible school systems under the Aging School Program for the repair, renovation, and capital improvements of qualified zon... More... ME Rule Adoption 03/2003 P-12 Maine School Facilities Program/School Revolving Fund 05-071-64, 94-376-64 Proposes rules governing the application and approval process for projects to be considered through the School Revolving Renovation Fund, Facility Maintenance and Capital Improvement Programs, Maine School Facilities Finance Program, and lease and lease/purcha... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Minimum School Program Act Amendments H.B. 3 This act modifies the State System of Public Education Code by providing funding for the Minimum School Program and school building aid programs. This act establishes a ceiling for the state contribution to the Minimum School Program for fiscal year 2003-04 of... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Facilities S.B. 710 Provides that schools must be maintained in a manner ensuring compliance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and that the school be accessible, barrier free, safe, and clean; provides suitable space for classrooms, administrative staff, pupil per... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Standards of Quality/Learning Environment H.B. 1493 Amends Standard 1 of the Standards of Quality to express the belief of the General Assembly and the Board of Education that the quality of public education is dependent upon an appropriate learning environment within school facilities built and equipped to mee... More... WV Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. School Building S.B. 180 Provides for school building on a cash basis, flood insurance, use of specified funds to finance construction, technical-vocational facilities, and facilities for junior colleges. http://129.71.164.29/Bill_Text_HTML/2003_SESSIONS/Regular_Session/Senate/S_BILL... More... CA Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2003 P-12 Charter School Facilities Program Title 4 CCR 10151 thru 10162 Establishes emergency rules concerning requirements for financing charter school construction projects, pursuant to Charter School Facilities Program. CALIFORNIA REG 15069 (SN)... More... AK Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Bonds to Support Education Facilities Bonding Proposition C State General Obligation Educational and Museum Facility, Design, Construction, and Major Maintenance Bonds $236,805,441. An Act relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of paying the cost of design, construction, and major mainten... More... OR Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 General Obligation Bonds For Seismic Rehabilitation Of Public Education Buildings Measure 15 (SJR 21) Amends Constitution: Authorizes State To Issue General Obligation Bonds For Seismic Rehabilitation Of Public Education Buildings (Defined) (http://sos-venus.sos.state.or.us:8080/elec_srch/web_irr_search.record_detail?p_reference=20020302..QSCYYY)... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 09/2002 P-12 Make recommendations for energy efficent school designs S.B. 284 Requires the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Division of the State Architect and the Office of Public School Construction within the Department of General Services, to rec... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 5-Year Plan for Infrastructure A.B. 857 Clarifies the information that is required to be included in the Governor's annual report to the Legislature concerning a 5-year plan for infrastructure needed by state agencies, schools and postsecondary education institutions and a proposal for funding the n... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Joint Commission work on facilities financing A.B. 2867 Authorizes the Redevelopment Agency, the Housing Authority, the Housing Commission, the Unified School District of San Diego and the City of San Diego to enter into a joint power agreement to create and operate a joint powers agency with all of the powers of t... More... OR Approved by voters 9/2002 09/2002 P-12 State Funding Amendment Measure 19 (HJR 80 - 2002) Amends the Constitution. Creates a "rainy day" reserve fund for public schools and colleges by converting the existing Education Endowment Fund to the Education Stability Fund. Allocates $150 million from the fund for local school budgets. I... More... CA Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Rules for Bond Elections A.B. 693 Prohibits School Facilities Improvement District special bond election within a 45-day period before or after a Statewide election, unless called for the same date as the Statewide election or an established election date.... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Lease-to-Own Facility Finance Programs Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Creates new sections permitting 1) school facilities board to acquire school facilities to permit local districts to use through a lease-to-own program; and 2) a school district to acquire facilities through lease-to-own arrangements with the school facilities... More... AZ Signed by governor 06/2002 P-12 District Capital Plans H.B. 2096 Requires districts to include in their annual capital plan the number of high school pupils the district currently pays tuition to or accepts students from another district to educate. Requires the school facilities board, the receiving school district and the... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Deficiencies Corrections Deadlines and State Schools for Deaf and Blind Omnibus--H.B. 2710 States that dates by which actions must be completed do not apply to the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind. Requires that school facilities board ensure that deficiencies in the facilities for these schools are assessed by December 31, 2002. See... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Deficiencies Correction Fund and Building Renewal Fund Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Bars school facilities board from disbursing funds to districts from the deficiencies correction fund for projects begun after June 30, 2003 or that were authorized by school facilities board after May 10, 2002. Requires any district receiving monies from the ... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 New School Facilities Fund and School Construction Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Establishes September 1 as deadline for districts to submit capital plan to school facilities board. Section formerly allowed district to use surplus monies received from school facilities fund for any other capital purpose; section now mandates that district ... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Minimum Adequate Gross Square Footage Requirements Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Makes addition to subsection forbidding local board to reduce pupil square footage when such action would cause the district to fall below minimum adequate gross square footage requirements without written permission of school facilities board. Addition specif... More... MO Signed into law 06/2002 Postsec. Community College Community College Taxes H.B. 2022 Repeals and reenacts without change the statue that sets community college property tax rates and creates a procedure to establish capital improvement subdistricts within community college districts, which may levy taxes with voter approval. ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Education Facility Survey S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary, "To ensure that educational facilities information used by the legislature is accurate, [section] is amended to provide that the department is to conduct an on-site review of a statistically valid sample of 5% of the fac... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: Compliance with Florida Building Code and Charter Building Expenses S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary, "Clarifies that school district, community college and university facilities are to comply with the 'appropriate' sections of the Florida Building Code. See bill section 837, page 1550, line 22 ff. Also according to stat... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: School Infrastructure Thrift Program S.B. 20E According to legislative summary, "More school districts will qualify for awards from the school infrastructure program because [the bill specifies that] the space counted will not include hurricane shelters."... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Local Government/District Interlocal Agreements S.B. 1906 Addresses facilities and local government/district collaborative efforts. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb1906er.html&Directory=session/2002/Senate/bills/billtext/html/... More... HI Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Coordination of Public and Private Efforts S.B. 2068 Continues 2001-02 appropriation to fund position in the department of accounting and general services to coordinate public and private efforts to repair and maintain public schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2068_.htm... More... MD Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Aging School Program Funds; Task Force to Study Public School Facilities H.B. 937 Establishes new allocation method for district grants under the Aging Schools Program; provides specified additional funds yearly to county boards. Establishes Task Force to Study Public School Facilities, establishes duties and membership. Requires task forc... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Prince George's County Governance and Administration H.B. 949 Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board members. Allows for nonvoting student member. Establishes Chief Executive Officer as executive officer, secretary, and treas... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Finance Overhaul S.B. 856 Requires that county board financial audit results be reported to state superintendent, county fiscal authority, and specified house and senate committees. Requries Management Oversight Panel to monitor implementation of audits' recommendations and coordinatio... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Require Baltimore board and CEO to ensure increased community involvement and outreach in support of the city's public school... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Capital Outlay Revenue Limits and District Desegregation Activities H.B. 2550 Sets limits to amount that local board may budget outside of the capital outlay revenue limit. Requires districts pursuing desegregation voluntarily or under mandate to report to the department biennially on desegregation expenditures, activities and documente... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Bond Issue Authorized H.B. 1628 Authorizes a $28,500,000 General Fund bond issue to capitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund, to provide grants to public educational institutions to install sprinkler systems in dormitories, to renovate the Harlow Office Building and to provide a cente... More... NE Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Nebraska Schools Construction Alternative Act L.B. 391 LB 391 is the Nebraska Schools Construction Alternatives Act. The bill allows a school district to enter into a design-build contract or construction management at risk contract for a public project if the school adheres to specified procedures. It is voluntar... More... NH Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Indoor Air Quality, Fire Safety H.B. 329 Establishes a committee to study indoor air quality and fire safety in public schools.... More... UT Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Secure Areas in Facilities S.B. 164 Modifies provisions related to security procedures at State Institutions of Higher Education by allowing the State Board of Regents to authorize institutional to establish no more than 1 bearing room at each institution as a secure area.... More... VA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 City-School Facilities S.B. 276 Makes the local governing body of a locality a tenant in common with the local school board in instances where the locality has incurred a multi- year financial obligation to fund the acquisition, construction or improvement of public school property. http://... More... VA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Satellite public education facilities H.B. 755 Authorizes school boards to enter into agreements with private business and industry for the establishment, installation, renovation, remodeling, or construction of satellite classrooms for grades kindergarten through three on a site owned by the business or i... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Safety and Health Revolving Loan and Grant Fund S.B. 1431 Amends existing law to extend conditions for applications to the School Safety and Health Revolving Loan and Grant Fund to include authority to draw upon the fund for grants for indebtedness incurred for the abatement of unsafe or unhealthy conditions; provide... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Abatement S.B. 1434 Amends existing law to clarify requirements for the abatement of unsafe or unhealthy conditions in school buildings; defines a serious safety hazard; provides for a response to a serious safety hazard within the time specified and for an appeal of the finding;... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Definition of Educational Facility Project Changed H.B. 1143 Expands the definition of educational facility project for purposes of the Indiana Development Finance Authority Law to permit the authority to provide funding to certain nonprofit corporations for real property and improvements, personal property, and noncapi... More... ME Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 H.B. 373 Removes the cap on the fees charged by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services for services associated with a school construction project; requires the Department of Education to report on the results of a survey to ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Revenue Bond Act H.B. 359 Enacts the School Revenue Bond Act; allows federal funds to be pledged for school revenue bonds. A local school board may issue bonds to finance the purchase, construction, renovation, equipping or furnishing of an income project and may irrevocably pledge an... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Technology Part of Capital Projects S.B. 6515 Relates to clarifying the uses of the school district capital projects fund to include the costs of implementing technology facilities plans; includes costs associated with implementing technology systems, facilities, and projects, including acquiring hardward... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Air Quality in New Schools S.B. 32 Relates to air quality in new schools; requires rules to establish a process for independent radon testing, adjusting and valacing heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; requires training of personnel in the maintenance and operation of such system... More... WY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Capital Construction System H.B. 43 Relates to school capital construction; establishes a school capital construction system; establishes a state school facilities commission; prescribes transitional school building activities; provides for school bonds.... More... GA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Financing Facilities H.B. 1000 Authorizes supplementary appropriation, by issuance of general obligation bonds, to the State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund for educational facilities for county and independent schools, through the State Board of Education and the Georgia St... More... ME Approved by voters 11/2001 P-12 Authorizes Bond for School Facilities S.B. 549/ Bond Issue Question 4 Private and Special Law No. 40., (LD 1707) Authorizes a bond issue to capitalize the School Revolving Renovation Fund for repairs and improvements in public school facilities to address health, safety and compliance deficiencies, general renovation needs and l... More... CA Signed into law 08/2001 P-12 Major Maintenance Funding Requirements A.B. 1558 Chapter No.194, Defines major maintenance for purposes of the Greene Act, requires commencing on a certain date, any school district applying for funding pursuant to the Greene Act to annually review the plan, update it as needed, and certify that it is in com... More... OR Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Facility Planning H.B. 3045 Requires school facility plan for high growth school district to cover a period of at least 5 years; expands analyses that must be included in plan; requires school district to cooperate with the city or county, or both, to identify land for school facilities ... More... OR Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Postsec. Community College Earthquake Safety S.B. 14 Requires inventory and rehabilitation of certain public school, community college and public university buildings that would pose threat to occupant safety in event of earthquake.... More... AK Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Postsec. The use of tobacco fund to finance school construction H.B. 234 Relates to funding and use of the Tobacco Use Education and Cessation Fund; Relates to finance of construction and major maintenance of public school facilities; authorizes the commissioner of revenue to sell the right to receive a portion of the anticipated r... More... MN Vetoed 06/2001 P-12 Capital Improvement Funds H.B. 8A Relates to capital improvements; appropriates funds for capital improvement, flood hazard mitigation grants, acquisition of easements and to implement conservation practices on frequently flooded croplands, the Closed Landfill Cleanup Program, the Maximum Effo... More... OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Urban Boundaries and Inclusions H.B. 2976 Requires local government to amend urban growth boundary if analysis finds actual housing types and densities insufficient for next 20 years; requires inclusion of certain school facilities, parks and open spaces.... More... SC Signed into law 06/2001 Postsec. Campus Housing S.B. 557 Authorizes the Board of Trustees of State University and other institutions of higher education to enter into a ground lease agreement with a private entity for providing all services necessary to the creation and operation of an on-campus student housing faci... More... CO Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Technology Education Grant Program H.B. 1163 Creates the Information Technology Education Grant Program; provides money to school districts and charter schools to use in integrating information technology education into secondary curriculum in public schools; creates a Information Technology Fund to fund... More... CO Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Bond Proceeds that Go to Charter Schools S.B. 237 Concerns the capital construction needs of charter schools; provides that a portion of the proceeds from approved school district bond measures on or after a certain shall go to charter schools in amount determined by a proportioned ratio of the charter school... More... FL Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Higher Educational Facilities Financing Act S.B. 302 2001-79., Creates Higher Educational Facilities Financing Act; creates the Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority; provides criteria for and covenants relating to authorization of issuance of notes and revenue bonds not obligating the full faith and... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Funding Repair and Maintenance S.B. 1577 Funds backlog of repair and maintenance for public school facilities through general obligation; establishes funding formula for on-going preventive repair and maintenance.... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Facilities Financing Program S.B. 493 Establishes the school repair and maintenance trust fund as a separate fund of Hawaii 3R's, a nonprofit corporation, for coordination of private and federal efforts to repair and maintain public schools; establishes a tax credit and procurement procedures for ... More... ME Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Funds for Higher Education Facilities H.B. 136 (LD 147) Prohibits the Maine State Commission for Higher Education Facilities from accepting funds from any source that would place conditions or restrictions on the use of funds in such a way as to interfere with or otherwise restrict the academic freedoms of... More... OR Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Facilities Projects H.B. 3207 Authorizes Health, Housing, Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority to finance projects for public and nonprofit schools providing pre-kindergarten through grade 12 education.... More... FL Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Special Facility Construction Account H.B. 1 Authorizes school districts to qualify construction projects for funding under Special Facility Construction Account by using school capital outlay surtax in lieu of maximum millage against their nonexempt assessed property value; specifies funding eligibility... More... GA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Supplementary appropriations for public school capital outlay H.B. 139 Act No. 212., Provides supplementary appropriations for public school capital outlay for the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, in addition to the appropriation made by the General Appropriations Act and any other appropriations.... More... MD Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Establishment of a State Debt for School Construction S.B. 288 Authorizes the creation of a State Debt to be used as a grant to the Interagency Committee on School Construction for the allocation to the eligible school system under the Aging School Program for the repair, renovation, and capital improvements of qualified ... More... MD Signed by Governor 04/2001 Postsec. Increasing the bonding authority for the University System of Maryland H.B. 1263 Increasing to $875,000,000, the bonding authority for the University System of Maryland; approving certain projects for the acquisition, development, and improvement of certain academic facilities for the University System of Maryland; and approving the issuan... More... ME Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Use of Impact Fees H.B. 268 Public Law No. 38., 39 (LD 346) Clarifies that communities that are part of a school administrative district or other single or multicommunity school district may deposit the proceeds of school impact fees in a trust fund to be used to pay their proportionate ... More... NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Public School Capital Outlay Council S.B. 167 Provides criteria and procedures for funding public school capital outlay projects for public school buildings; authorizes the issuance of short term severance tax bonds, supplemental severance tax bonds and statewide public school general obligation bonds. Cr... More... NM Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 County Gross Receipts Tax S.B. 516 Upon a finding of need, the boards of every school district in a county that is either located wholly within the exterior boundaries of the county or that has a student membership no more than ten percent of whom reside outside the exterior boundaries of the c... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 Postsec. Standards for Higher Education Construction S.B. 512 Amends code sections pertaining to Arkansas State Building Services review and approval of higher education institution capital improvements.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Expanding Bonded Indebtedness H.B. 2240 Authorizes an increase in school district bond debt to 35% of the assessed value of real and personal property in the district in cases of unexpected, unforeseen or extreme hardship.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Regulations for School Facilities S.B. 818 Directs the establishment of regulations regarding self-construction projects by public educational entities.... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 The State School Facilities Board S.B. 1181 Relates to the School Facilities Board; provides for sale of school property; provides for authorization to issue bonds for school construction; provides for repairs to school buildings.... More... KY Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 School Construction Revenues H.B. 173 Relates to school facilities construction; provides that "available local revenue" for school building construction shall no longer include the balance of the general fund budget above 10 percent and shall now include the bonding potential of capital outlay an... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 New Facilities, Growth A.B. 3076 Provides school district budget cap adjustment for expenses related to opening of new school facility during the budget year; states the district's budget may also be adjusted for increases in enrollment, certain capitol outlay expenditures for courtesy busing... More... UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 State Support of Maintenance and Operations H.B. 3, S.B. 3 Modifies provisions relating to the state system of public education in the funding of the Minimum School Program. This act provides a ceiling for the state contribution of the operation and maintenance portion of the Minimum School Program Act not to exceed $... More... WY Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Adequacy Standards for Construction H.B. 275 Relates to school capital construction; imposes a condition on state building adequacy standards.... More... WY Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Major Facility Repair/Replacement H.B. 5 Relates to major building and facility repair and replacement payments; modifies major maintenance payment computations; imposes major maintenance payment expenditure reporting requirements upon districts; requires the State superintendent to report informatio... More... SD Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Capital Outlay for Lease-Purchase H.B. 1006 Adjusts the use of the capital outlay fund; provides that it may also be used for installment or lease-purchase payments for the purchase of public school real property, plant or equipment, which have a contracted terminal date not exceeding twenty years.... More... SD Veto overridden 02/2001 P-12 Funding for Textbooks H.B. 1196 Authorizes the funding of textbooks through the school capital outlay fund.... More... WY Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Committee on Capital Construction S.B. 167 Relates to school capital construction; establishes a select committee on capital construction; provides an appropriation.... More... CA Unofficially approved by Voters 11/2000 P-12 Community College Changing Bond Approval from 75% to 55% V. 29 PROPOSITION 39 Authorizes bonds for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacement of school facilities if approved by 55% vote for projects evaluated by schools, community college districts, county education offices for safety, class size, and in... More... NC Approved by voters 10/2000 Postsec. Statewide Bond Referendum V. 1 BOND REFERENDUM Issues the State of North Carolina Higher Education Improvement Bonds, constituting general obligation bonds of the State secured by a pledge of the faith and credit and taxing power of the State for the purpose of providing funds, with any oth... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 School Construction Finance A.B. 2408 Chapter No.530, Authorizes new construction or modernization on real property leased to a school district if certain conditions are met.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Report on School Building Capacity A.B. 801 Chapter No.458, Requires each school district that elects to participate in the new construction program under the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 to submit to the State Allocation Board a one-time report of existing school building capacity, pur... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Funding Joint-use Projects S.B. 1795 Authorizes the State Allocation Board to fund joint-use projects to construct libraries, multi-purpose rooms, and gymnasiums if specified conditions are met and would authorize the board to adopt related funding priority regulations.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Postsec. Community College Petitions for Charters and Passage of School Bonds A.B. 2659 Requires the State Board of Education to develop criteria for the review and approval of charter school petitions. Makes technical revisions relating to passage of local school bond measures. Prohibits issuance of the bonds unless the property tax rate levied... More... NJ Signed into law 09/2000 Postsec. Bonds/Notes S.B. 1311 Increases the amount of bonds and notes which may be issued to provide additional State support for county colleges; states said bonds and notes may be issued by the County Board of Freeholders or the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, after certific... More... CA Rejected by voters 08/2000 P-12 Community College Bonds V. 15 BALLOT NO. 833 (SA99F0004), PROPOSITION 26; Authorizes schools, community college districts, and county education offices that evaluate safety, class size, information technology needs to issue bonds for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacem... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Postsec. Community College Capital Finance Notification A.B. 1674 Requires a) specified notification to affected school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, California State Universities, the University of California, or a state agency prior to enacting or changing capital facilities fees, and... More... CA On 11/07/2000 Ballot 07/2000 P-12 Community College Bond Vote for Schools V. 29 PROPOSITION 39; Authorizes bonds for construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or replacement of school facilities if approved by 55% vote for projects evaluated by schools, community college districts, county education offices for safety, class size, and i... More... AK Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Bond Issue Financing School Buildings H.B. 287 Makes capital appropriations that are funded from the sale of revenue bonds that are issued by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation or a subsidiary of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and that are to be repaid either from the revenue derived from the s... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Fire Safety S.B. 891 Requires installation of automatic fire suppression systems in all dormitories at public or private institutions of higher education.... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Facilities Construction S.B. 200 Concerns the Educational Facilities Construction and Financing Act; concerns the construction and financing of public school facilities.... More... OH Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 School Facilities Assistance Moneys S.B. 272 Sets aside school facilities assistance moneys for school districts with exceptional needs; permits any school district to participate in the School Building Assistance Expedited Local Partnership Program; makes other changes to the Classroom Facilities Assist... More... OH Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Property Acquisition S.B. 269 Authorizes a Board of Education to acquire real property needed for school purposes by exchanging real property that the board owns for the property or by using real property that the board owns as consideration in the purchase of the property.... More... OK Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Oklahoma Education and Infrastructure Bond Act S.B. 2A Relates to education and general obligation bonds; provides that the act may be cited as the Oklahoma Education and Infrastructure Bond Act. Primarily appropriations, but notes that for Fiscal Year ending 6-30-2002 and thereafter, it is the intent of the legi... More... OK Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. appropriations for postsecondary S.B. 984 Relates to revenue and taxation and higher education. Appropriates to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education $634,890,903 from the general fund to increase faculty salaries 3% and to correct deferred maintenance in public postsecondary institutions ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Postsecondary Capital Construction H.B. 2249 Relates to revenue and taxation and higher education. Appropriates $634,890,903 from the general fund to increase faculty salaries 3% and to correct deferred maintenance in public postsecondary institutions throughout the state.... More... SC Became law without governor's signature 06/2000 P-12 School Facilities H.B. 4970 Authorizes the Board of Education to acquire school buildings and other facilities relating to school district operations; allows this acquisition by means of a lease purchase agreement.... More... CO Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Capital Construction Projects S.B. 181 Concerns the funding of Public School Capital Construction Projects; addresses two methods of providing funding for the state's portion of matching grants for school district capital construction projects.... More... CO Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Charter School Changes, Capital Reserve Usage H.B. 1124 Concerns public schools; authorizes charter schools to impose fees for excess transportation costs and to engage in the building, planning and inspection process; authorizes public schools to use capital reserve fund expenditures for certain purposes.... More... IA Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Infrastructure Program/Fund S.B. 2447 Provides financial assistance to communities and school districts by creating a school infrastructure program and fund; continues the community attraction and tourism development program and fund; creates a vision board; creates a Vision Iowa program and fund;... More... MD Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Solar Energy in New Schools S.B. 711 Establishes a pilot program to use solar energy in new school construction projects in the State; requires a county board of education to include the use of solar energy for at least 20% of the energy or demand needs of a public school construction project; re... More... ME Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Construction Funding S.B. 298 Public Law No. 789, (LD 870); Improves public school safety and learning environments; allows a municipality to expend funds for school construction or renovation if expenditure is approved by the voters at an election; requires Board of Education and Departme... More... MS Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Allow Universities access to Dev. Bank S.B. 2868 Revises the definition of the term "local governmental entity" under the Mississippi Development Bank Act to include the State or any agency thereof, institutions of higher learning, and education building corporations established for institutions of higher le... More... FL Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Fund H.B. 627 Creates Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund within the Education Department; provides for sources of funds; provides purposes; provides for annual carry forward of funds; provides for transfer of certain funds to trust fund; proclaims that trust... More... IA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Asbestos Removal - Funding H.B. 2435 Repeals provision authorizing the raising of an additional enrichment amount to fund asbestos removal projects; provides that asbestos removal projects would continue to be able to be financed out of any funds in the general fund of a school district, funds re... More... ID Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Uniform School Building Safety Code Commission H.B. 678 Creates an Idaho Uniform School Building Safety Code Commission which shall develop an Idaho Uniform School Building Safety Code; provides for enforcement of the Uniform School Building Safety Code.... More... ID Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Unhealthy Conditions in Schools H.B. 668 Requires school districts to identify and abate unsafe and unhealthy conditions in schools in the district; creates a School Safety and Health Revolving Loan Fund from which school districts can borrow money from the state of Idaho to abate unsafe and unhealth... More... MD Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 School Construction S.B. 202 Repeals a specified limitation on the applicability of the Prevailing Wage Law to the construction of an elementary or secondary school.... More... NE Vetoed 04/2000 P-12 L.B. 1401 Changes provisions relating to budgets, beginner grade entrance document requirements, the enrollment option program, reorganization plan hearings, report filing dates, warrants, expenditure limitations, state aid, temporary mitigation funds, the Hardship Fund... More... NM Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Supplemental Severance Tax Bonds for School Capitol Outlay H.B. 32 Relates to severance tax bonds; declares an emergency. Amends the Severance Tax Bonding Act, authorizes the issuance of additional supplemental severance tax bonds for public school capital outlay purposes. Makes an appropriation.... More... NM Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Capital Projects H.B. 17A Authorizes the issuance and sale of capital projects general obligation bonds to make capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions, for public educational capital improvements and acquisitions and for other state capital expen... More... NM Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Bonds for Capital Projects H.B. 17A Authorizes the issuance and sale of capital projects general obligation bonds to make capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions, for public educational capital improvements and acquisitions and for other state capital expen... More... NM Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Criteria for School Capitol Projects H.B. 31 Relates to public school capital expenditures. Declares an emergency; amends the Public School Capitol Outlay Act to provide criteria and standards for projects to be funded; provides a formula to determine the amount of funds that a project may receive.... More... IN Vetoed 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Education Facility Projects S.B. 408 Expands the definition of education facility projects for purposes of the Indiana Development Finance Authority (IDFA) law to permit the authority to provide funding to certain nonprofit corporations for real property and improvements, personal property, and n... More... KY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Construction H.B. 249 Relates to procurement; increases the cost of construction projects and purchases for which state agencies, institutions of higher education and the legislative branch may use small purchase procedures; provides for local government newspaper advertisement for... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Construction Manager Selection Process H.B. 42 Relates to public schools; provides that if a local board determines to use a construction manager and general contractor as its method of construction contracting management on projects where the total estimated accumulative cost exceeds a specified amount, i... More... NM Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 School Facilities H.B. 279 Relates to supplemental severance tax bonds; provides for funding of public school capitol outlays.... More... NM Vetoed 02/2000 P-12 Facilities Funding S.B. 297 Authorizes supplemental severance tax bonds for public school capital outlay purposes.... More... ME Passed 11/1999 Postsec. Bonds V. 6 QUESTION 6 (MEH451/LD614-1999); Authorizes a General Fund bond issue for Maine's 7 technical colleges for high technology laboratories and libraries, facilities expansion and upgrading telecommunications and information technology.... More... OH Passed 11/1999 P-12 Postsec. General Obligation Bonds V. 1 BALLOT MEASURE NO. 1. (SJR 1-1999) Proposes to enact Sections 2n and 17 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds for a system of common schools and for State-supported and State-assisted ins... More... CA Signed into law 10/1999 P-12 New Construction Funding A.B. 387 Chapter No. 992; Relates to the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act, under which an eligible school district may receive funding for new construction of school facilities. Provides that in addition to this funding for new construction and subject to certain ... More... CA Signed into law 10/1999 P-12 Facility Safety A.B. 300 Chapter No. 622; Requires the Department of General Services to conduct an inventory of public school buildings that are concrete tilt-up, and school buildings with nonwood frame walls that do not meet the minimum requirements of the 1976 Uniform Building Code... More... LA Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Establishes Louisiana Education Facilities Authority H.B. 1242 Establishes the Louisiana Education Facilities Authority program to provide financial assistance for public elementary and secondary schools; provides for bonds and contracting; relates to school boards.... More... LA Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Management of Public School Lands, Buildings and Improvements H.B. 2252 Relates to public school boards; provides for the management and administration of certain public school lands, buildings and improvements, facilities, and other property by the public school board in whose geographic boundaries the lands, buildings and improv... More... IL Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 School Construction S.B. 840 Amends School Construction Law and School Code; requires Capital Development Board to certify to a school district the amount of the project cost that the district will be required to finance with non-grant funds; authorizes district to incur additional indebt... More... NV Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Revises Provisions Governing Construction and Financing of School Facilities A.B. 597 Revises provisions governing construction and financing of school facilities. Creates a fund and authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to assist school districts in financing capital improvements in certain circumstances. Imposes an additional sa... More... NV Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Establishes Commission to Oversee School Construction S.B. 435 Establishes a commission to oversee school construction in larger counties.... More... OR Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Donations or Reduced Sales of Land to Educational Institutions H.B. 3405 Expands the amount allowed as subtraction against personal income tax or corporate income or excise tax for donations or reduced sales of land to public or nonprofit educational institutions; permits carry forward of unused subtraction for 15 tax years; applie... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Contracts for Repair of Equipment and Facilities H.B. 2260 Relates to contracts for the replacement or repair of public school equipment or portions of public school facilities.... More... GA Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Provides for Low-Wealth Capital Outlay Grants H.B. 149 Relates to capital outlay funds; provides for Legislative findings and intent; defines certain terms; provides for low-wealth capital outlay grants to be made by the State Board of Education to local school systems.... More... AR Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Rise/Move Summer Tutorial and Enrichment Program Appropriation S.B. 727 Provides the Department of Education, General Education Division, Rise/Move Summer Tutorial and Enrichment Program capital improvement appropriation.... More... AR Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Distance Learning and Multi-Purpose Classroom Facility Appropriation S.B. 710 Allows the Distance Learning and Multi-purpose Classroom Facility capital improvement appropriation.... More... AR Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Provides for Study of the Status and Condition of School Facilities S.C.R. 23 Provides that the legislative council study the issue of the status and condition of school buildings in the state.... More... AR Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Partnership Technology Center S.B. 708 Provides for the Partnership Technology Center capital improvement appropriation.... More... ID Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Repayment of School Bonds S.B. 1236 Provides for state guarantee of repayment of school bonds.... More... KS Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Maintenance of Water Closets S.B. 36 Concerns the provision and maintenance of water closets by boards of education.... More... LA Signed by governor 03/1999 P-12 Creates Educational Facilities Improvement Districts H.B. 1115 Creates an educational facilities improvement district in certain parishes; provides that such districts shall be political subdivisions and shall be coterminous with the school district; provides for the selection of offices and appointments by the local scho... More... UT Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 School Building Construction Manual S.B. 68 Provides for the development and distribution of a school building construction and inspection resource manual by the state board of education; provides for an annual school construction conference; requires the board to develop a process for the verification ... More... UT Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Capital Outlay Foundation Program H.B. 183 Provides that a school district levying less than a .0024 tax rate for capital outlay and debt service shall receive proportional funding under the capital outlay foundation program based upon the percentage of the .0024 tax rate levied by the district.... More... CA Signed into law 11/1998 P-12 S.B. 12 Class Size Reduction and Educational Technology K-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act ($4 Billion) Enacts a Class Size Reduction and Educational Technology K-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act which, upon approval by the state's voters, would issue up to $4 billion in state general obligation bonds.... More... NC Signed into law 10/1998 P-12 Public School Capital Outlay S.B. 1150 Amends local sales tax; delays the sunset requirement that counties use part of the 2 half-cent local sales tax proceeds only for public school capital outlay purposes.... More... NC Signed into law 08/1998 P-12 Extends Tax-Exempt Financing to Elementary and Secondary Schools S.B. 1556 Extends tax-exempt financing under the Higher Education Facilities Finance Act to private elementary and secondary school facilities.... More... AZ Signed into law 07/1998 P-12 Establishes Centralized Capital Finance System S.B. 1001 Establishes a centralized state school capital finance system with limited bonding for all school districts; institutes school building adequacy requirements; makes an appropriation.... More... FL Died 07/1998 P-12 Educational Facilities Planning H.B. 3283 Requires each district school to meet annually with the board of county commissioners and with municipal governing bodies to plan for educational facilities; provides for notice; requires a report, providing for arbitration; provides a penalty.... More... MO Signed into law 07/1998 P-12 H.B. 1265 Changes the school building revolving fund; redirects the proceeds of forfeitures distributed for education to the school building revolving fund; narrow the use of revolving fund moneys from loans and grants to lease purchase only; requires a lease purchase t... More... AL Died 06/1998 P-12 S.B. 609 Education Revision Act of 1997 Provides the "Education Revision Act of 1997", establishes the Alabama K-12 Education Funding Study Council; and establishes the Alabama K-12 Education Facilities Study Committee.... More... AZ Signed into law 06/1998 P-12 S.B. 1114 School District Construction Fees Revises prohibition on school district construction fees.... More... CO Died 06/1998 P-12 S.B. 91 H.B. 1190 & H.B. 1174 Capital Construction S.B. 91 Designates the state's "excess revenues" as the source for a loan program to school districts undertaking capital construction projects. H.B. 1190 allows school districts to request funding for emergency capital construction projects on facilities that... More... NJ Died 06/1998 P-12 S.B. 2289 Funding for Public School Construction Establishes grant and loan funds in the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority to provide funds for public school construction and renovation.... More... AL Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 664 Authorizes the county commission to levy an additional ad valorem tax in the amount of 10 mills on each dollar of taxable property to be used for capital improvements for public education; provides that the increase in the tax is subject to approval of a major... More... CO Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 1231 Concerns an assistance program for school district capital construction.... More... FL Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 S.B. 2474 Requires that future land use element of local government's comprehensive plan include certain criteria regarding location of schools; revises requirements for imposition of school concurrency requirement by local government and for local government comprehens... More... FL Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 Community College H.B. 3799 Authorizes community colleges to bond capital improvement fees financing or refinancing equipment, renovation, or remodeling of educational facilities; limits terms; provides additional allowable uses; authorizes community college Boards of Trustees to issue r... More... FL Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 3599 BECAME LAW WITHOUT GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE . Authorizes boards to rent or lease certain buildings or space within buildings for conversion to use as educational facilities; provides for funding; requires school board adoption of resolution certifying that specif... More... MD Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 541 Authorizes the Maryland Health Educational Facilities Authority to make its financing programs available to, and issue bonds for, capital projects of nonprofit elementary and secondary schools in the State that have received a certificate of approval from the ... More... NM Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 29 Authorizes the issuance of severence tax bonds for public school critical capital outlay projects pursuant to the public school capital outlay act. Makes an appropriation and declares an emergency.... More... AL Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 S.B. 409 Alabama Safe Schools Bond Issue Appropriates $550 million for an education bond that will eliminate portable and substandard classrooms. School systems should remove portables within two years of receiving funds. Most of the funds will be distributed on a per pupil basis for capital improvem... More... IA Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 2282 Authorizes the imposition of a local option sales and service tax and use of certain federal funds for school infrastructure projects and the issuance of bonds; provides for the State Department of Education to adopt rules to comply with the requirements of th... More... ME Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 1622 Provides for the implementation of recommendations from the Governor's Commission on School Facilities which establishes a debt service factor to help cover the cost of school construction or renovation; establishes the School Facilities Finance Program within... More... NJ Signed into law 04/1998 Postsec. Community College Appropriates Funds for Construction Projects at Community Colleges S.B. 993 (Effective: 04/30/99) Appropriates funds from the Jobs, Education and Competitiveness Fund to the Commission in Higher Education for construction projects at various community colleges.... More... TN Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 3303 Authorizes state agencies to remedy local school placed on prohibition and meet needs for capital expenditures.... More... VA Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 918 Provides specific authority for school boards to apply for Literary Funds loans for the construction of a school building on leased property under certain circumstances; requires school board to submit evidence that both parties are fully apprises of the const... More... WV Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 S.B. 533 Relates to funding plan for continuing public school construction.... More... WV Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 4697 Relates to air quality in new school construction; relates to standards and tests; relates to School Building Authority guidelines and report to Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability.... More... NM Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 H.B. 10 Authorizes the issuance and sale of capital projects general obligation bonds to make capital expenditures for senior citizen facility improvements and acquisitions, for public educational capital improvements and acquisitions and for public library acquisitio... More... VA Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 H.B. 138 Provides that, in compliance with the provisions of the appropriation act relating to the maintenance supplement program and with such funds as are appropriated for such purpose, each school board must establish a program for ongoing school maintenance needs; ... More... VA Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 S.B. 67 Concerns funding of capital school projects; provides that issuance of bonds by Public School Authority (VPSA) may be based on debt service payments payable from appropriations from the General Assembly; provides that the VSPA is not a political subdivision an... More... WY Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 S.B. 16 Relates to school capital construction; establishes a program for school district building and facility maintenance as specified; defines terms; provides for maintenance and repair payments; imposes accounting and reporting requirements; provides for advance m... More... WY Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 S.B. 38 School Capital Construction Relates to school capital construction; modifies the mill levy supplement program for local district bonded indebtedness; imposes uniform statewide building standards for school building adequacy; prescribes a process for prioritization of statewide building n... More... NM Signed into law 02/1998 P-12 H.B. 60 Makes an appropriation from the general fund to the public school capital improvements fund; declares an emergency.... More... FL Signed into law 11/1997 P-12 H.B. 17 Smart Schools Act Creates the "SMART Schools Act", requires school districts to prepare facilities 5-year work programs before adopting their annual capital outlay budgets; provides for effort index grants for school district facilities work programs projects; revises measures ... More... FL Signed into law 11/1997 P-12 Community College S.B. 20 Allows capital improvement fees to be bonded and specifies conditions; permits new construction of educational facilities as use for fee revenues; authorizes community college district boards of trustee to borrow funds and incur debt for new construction of ed... More... CO Vetoed 06/1997 P-12 H.B. 1007 Establishes School Construction and Renovation Fund Establishes a school construction and renovation fund to receive lottery moneys allocated to it by the state constitution; provides that moneys in the fund are to be used to make matching grants to school districts for capital construction projects.... More... FL Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 School Infrastructure Thrift (SIT) Facilities Funding Reflects the survival of earlier concept of a School Infrastructure Trust Fund, which failed. The idea survived, became law as part of a larger educational facility package, H.B. 2121 (chapter 97-265, Laws of Florida), and was funded as the "School Infrastruct... More... NV Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 A.B. 353 Financing of School Facilities Revises provisions governing the review of plans for school facilities; authorizes school districts to enter into lease agreements for school facilities with an option to purchase the facilities; requires the board of trustees of school districts in certain co... More... OR Died 06/1997 P-12 H.B. 3555 Capital Construction Directs State Board of Education to establish statewide cost standards for capital construction of schools; establishes School Capital Construction Fund; directs Department of Education to distribute money from fund to school districts based on cost standards;... More... AL Died 05/1997 P-12 H.B. 623/S.B. 475 Funding for Technology and Portable Classroom Removal Provies $125 million in technology and $310 million for removal of portable classrooms and other important construction needs.... More... FL Died 05/1997 P-12 S.B. 2084 Provides matching grants to certain school districts; specifies eligible facilities. Provides for allocation and use of matching grants from Florida Lottery School Construction Fund; authorizes school districts to pledge discretionary lottery funds designated ... More... FL Died 05/1997 P-12 S.B. 1864 School Infrastructure Trust Fund Creates School Infrastructure Trust Fund with Department of Education; provides for sources of moneys & purposes, annual carryover of funds; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of trust fund.... More... CO Died 04/1997 P-12 H.C.R. 1001 Funding of State Lottery Revenues This House Concurrent Resolution would submit a measure to Colorado voters at the November 1998 general election to amend the State Constitution relating to the distribution of lottery proceeds. The concurrent resolution would require that annually $32 million... More... MS Died 03/1997 P-12 Community College S.B. 2058 Creation of Construction Education Fund Provedes for revenues derived from an additional license fee for general contractors be used for creation of Construction Education Fund; provides for fund distribution; applies to institutes for higher learning and community colleges; specifies fund usage for... More... RI Signed into law 02/1997 P-12 S.B. 85 Financing School Facilities Authorizes the city of Newport to finance the construction, equipping and furnishing of a new middle school in the city.... More... AZ Signed into law 07/1996 P-12 H.B. 2001 c Funding Capital Facility Projects SAME AS S.B. 1001c Provides that the State Board for Capital Facilities may issue bonds payable from the Permanent Common School Fund; provides that final maturity date must be no later than fiscal year 2015-16; provides that such bonds are tax-free legal investments, but not an... More... AZ Died 07/1996 P-12 S.B. 1013 School Capital Financing Provides for reformation of the school capital financing mechanism by the end of 1997 by means of constitutional amendment in accordance with 4 principles; requests substantial equalization satisfying the State Constitution; requests same assessment ratio on a... More... CA Signed into law 07/1996 P-12 S.B. 1789 Class Size Reduction Facilities Funding Program Establishes the Class Size Reduction Facilities Funding Program for the purpose of assisting school districts with the facilities-related costs associated with reducing class size in kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, pursuant to a specified Class Size... More... SC Signed into law 07/1996 P-12 H.B. 4547/S.B. 1117 Public School Facilities Assistance Act Enacts the "Public School Facilities Assistance Act", makes funds available to construct and renovate public school facilities, authorizes the issuance of school revenue bonds.... More... NC Died 06/1996 P-12 S.B. 1136 Usage of Local Sales Tax for Public School Buildings Makes permanent the requirement that counties use part of the two half-cent local sales tax proceeds only for public school buildings.... More... NC Died 06/1996 P-12 H.B. 1104 & S.B. 1133 School Facilities Establishes the School Facilities Trust Fund to provide funds for grants to counties for public school capital outlay projects to promote equity in local school facilities and reduces the pressure on the local property tax.... More... NY Died 04/1996 P-12 S.B. 6974 Omnibus Technology in Education Act Provides long-term capital funding, a financing plan that will provide equitable access to all of the State's educational resources, comprehensive training and a basis for establishing public/private partnerships for effectively and equitably distributing reso... More... AZ Signed into law 03/1996 P-12 H.B. 2009 Creation of School Capital Equity Fund for School Capital Facilities Creates a state School Capital Equity Fund and a state Board for School Capital Facilities to provide an avenue for construction funding for school districts meeting at least 1 of these criteria: 1. Bonding capacity per pupil of less than $4500 (elementary) or... More... NM Signed into law 03/1996 P-12 H.B. 45 Increase Property Tax Rate Allows an increase of a property tax rate authorized for capital improvements to public schools.... More... UT Signed into law 03/1996 P-12 S.B. 46 Captal Outlay Programs (Effective: 03/19/96) Relates to public education; establishing capital outlay foundation and capital outlay loan programs for school districts to provide revenues for capital outlay bonding, construction, renovation, and debt service; providing for qualificat... More... ID Died 12/1995 P-12 H.B. 397 School District Growth Fund Amends and adds to existing law to create a School District Growth Fund as a mechanism for a school district to utilize a levy to build additional buildings.... More... CA Signed into law 10/1995 P-12 A.B. 481 Funding for School Facilities Construction Authorizes a school district to enter into a joint venture relationship for the purposes of school facilities construction; authorizes a school district to apply to the State Allocation Board for funding for the school facilities portion of the cost of constri... More... AL Signed into law 05/1994 P-12 H 193 (Act 94-470) Appropriation for Public Education (Effective: 05/28/94) Makes an appropriation for the support and development of public education in Alabama, for debt services and capital outlay for the fiscal year ending Sept 30, 1995. The legislature plans to convene in a second special session to develop ... More... 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