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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Legal Issues |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Brain Research |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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| Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Does Money Matter? |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--Mandates |
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| Governance--Regional Entities |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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| High School--Credit Recovery |
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| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches |
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| Instructional Approaches--Constructivism |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills |
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| Instructional Approaches--Official English |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education |
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| Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task |
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| Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Benchmarking |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--African American |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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| No Child Left Behind |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Finance |
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| No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement |
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| No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Special Populations |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Brain Development |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
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| P-3 Data Systems |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits |
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| P-3 Family Involvement |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Health and Mental Health |
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| P-3 Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Public/Private Partnerships |
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| P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Parent/Family--Research |
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| Partnerships--University/School |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning |
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| Postsecondary Affordability |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies |
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| Postsecondary Institutions |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
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| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Outreach |
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| Postsecondary Students |
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| Postsecondary Students--Adults |
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| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
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| Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
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| Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
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| Postsecondary Students--International |
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| Postsecondary Students--Low-Income |
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| Postsecondary Students--Military |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Postsecondary Success |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs) |
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| Proficiency-Based Approaches |
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| Promising Practices |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Attitudes |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Purposes of Public Education |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) |
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| Rural |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Week |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round |
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| School Climate/Culture |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Code of Conduct |
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| School Safety--Corporal Punishment |
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| School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness |
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| School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
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| School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
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| School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
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| School Safety--Special Education |
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| School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes |
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| School/District Structure/Operations |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Size |
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 | School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2012 | P-12 | From bill summary: For contracts awarded on and after January 1, 2014, and until January 1, 2019, requires the governing board of the district, except for school districts with an average daily attendance of less than 2,500, for certain public projects, to use procedures, which require a standardized questionnaire and financial statement to be verified under oath, for bidding applicable to public entities. Requires the questionnaire and uniform system of rating bidders to cover, at a minimum, the issues covered by the standardized questionnaire and model guidelines for rating bidders developed by the department of industrial relations. Provides that the questionnaire and uniform system of rating bidders do not preclude the district governing board from prequalifying or disqualifying a subcontractor. Provides that bidders include the general contractor and, if utilized, all electrical, mechanical, and plumbing subcontractors. Authorizes the district board to establish a process for prequalifying prospective bidders on a quarterly or annual basis. Requires the director of industrial relations, on or before January 1, 2018, to submit a report to the legislature evaluating whether labor violations have decreased, and to recommend improvements to the system for prequalifying contractors and subcontractors on district projects. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1551-1600/ab_1565_bill_20120930_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1565
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2012 | P-12 | Amends the School Construction Law. Includes the rehabilitation of aging buildings to alleviate classroom shortages and the rehabilitation of school facilities determined to be severe and continuing health or life safety hazards on the list of projects the state board must prioritize. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/PDF/09700SB0639lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 639
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Permits a local board to name the following at a school within its jurisdiction in honor of a living person: (1) A street maintained by the school board and that is not a state or federal highway, or (2) An existing athletic facility. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=812046
Title: H.B. 98
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Authorizes a board of education to sell real or personal property to certain to a nonprofit institution of higher education or the governing authority of a nonpublic school. Prior to disposing of real property, requires the district to first offer the property for sale to the board of trustees of any college-preparatory boarding school located in the district (previous provision required offering of sale only to communty school governing authority). Requires such offering to be made at a price not higher than the property's appraised fair market value as determined in an appraisal not more than one year old.
Also amends provisions related to district sale of unused school facilities. Permits the district, at the same time it offers the unused school facilities for lease or sale to governing authorities of community schools or the board of trustees of any college-preparatory boarding school, to also offer that property for sale or lease to the governing authorities of community schools with plans either to relocate their operations to the territory of the district or to add facilities to be located within the territory of the district.
Pages 79-86 of 592: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_316_EN_Y.pdf
Title: S.B. 316 - District Sale or Lease of Property or Facilities
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | (Sec. 1) Requires the SBE to provide funds to appropriate school districts to create 1,000 new school readiness spaces. (Not Codified)
(Sec. 2) Allocates any unspent funds (up to $ 80,000) appropriated for the new school readiness spaces, to the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) to update its 2008 study of the space and facilities needed to provide universal early childhood education for all three- and four-year-olds in the state. If CHEFA receives funding for the updated study, it must submit the updated study and any recommendations to the Education Committee by April 1, 2013. (Not Codified)
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/ACT/PA/2012PA-00116-R00SB-00458-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 458
Source: cga.ct.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Permits a local board to authorize the use of school property by community members during non-school hours for recreation, sport, academic, literary, artistic or community uses pursuant to local board policies. Provides a district and its board members, officers, and employees retain the same immunities for any loss or injury claim arising from such facilities and property use as they would had the use occurred during school hours or for school-related activities. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/SB110/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 110
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Authorizes local school boards to allow school property to be used by the public during nonschool hours for recreation and sports, limits the liability of school districts and school district employees for claims arising from the public's use of school property and facilities for recreation and sports, encourages school districts to enter into shared use agreements with community organizations and local governmental entities for purposes of recreation and sports, requires the state department of education, in consultation with the state department of health, to develop a best practices tool kit relating to shared use agreements.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0540SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 540
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
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| UT | Adopted 03/2012 | P-12 | Encourages the Utah State Board of Education to consider the broader application of the design and construction practices for healthy, energy-efficient schools, both for new construction and major renovation projects undertaken with school district funds. Encourages school districts to consider sustainable practices that can be incorporated effectively into school construction and operation. http://le.utah.gov/~2012/bills/hbillenr/hjr001.pdf
Title: H.J.R. 1
Source: le.utah.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 09/2011 | P-12 | Directs the New York City district chancellor to inventory and report on the district's outdoor schoolyards. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=S00587&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y
Title: S.B. 587
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2011 | P-12 | Repeals the provision concerning the Illinois Accessibility Task Force. Also provides that a school board does not have to comply with the Illinois Accessibility Code with respect to accessibility to press boxes that are on school property if the press boxes are in bleachers that have points of entry at only one level, and the aggregate area of the press box is no more than 500 square feet (instead of if the press boxes were constructed before August 25, 2009). http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0355.pdf
Title: S.B. 2096
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2011 | P-12 | 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 relieve overcrowding. Also creates different fiscal transparency requirements than those created in S.B. 620. S.B. 630 requires that for fiscal year 2012, the chief executive officer provide the Chicago school board with an annual capital expenditure report within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, to be posted to the district Web site. It also requires that for fiscal year 2013 and thereafter, the chief executive officer provide the board with an annual capital expenditure report with the same specifications as the one S.B. 620 calls for after the bill goes into effect (not phased in, as in S.B. 630). In section regarding contents of a school transition plan, requires that school transition plans include "informational briefings" (rather than "counseling" as in S.B. 620) to provide parents and children with pertinent information to make an informed choice. Clarifies that the chief executive officer publish notice of the proposed school actions each year, rather than by December 2011, as required in S.B. 620, though both require annual posting of proposed school actions to be taken at the close of the current academic year by December 1 of each year. Provides that no Chicago school board decision regarding a proposed school action may take place less than 60 days after the announcement of the proposed school action. Requires the chief executive officer to publish a brief summary of the proposed school actions and the date, time, and place of the hearings or meetings in a newspaper of general circulation. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0474.pdf
Title: S.B. 630
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2011 | P-12 | 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 standards include several specified components, including the method to determine efficient use of a school building based on educational program design capacity, and the standards for overcrowding and underutilization. Directs the chief executive officer or designee to annually publish a space utilization report for each building operated by the district. Requires the chief executive officer, by December 31, 2011, to propose minimum and optimal facility performance standards for specified facility attributes, and identifies process for eliciting public feedback before the final recommendations are developed. Requires that the final educational facility space utilization and performance standards be published on the district Web site.
Directs the chief executive officer or designee to develop a 10-year educational facility master plan every five years, with the first such master plan to be approved by July 2013. Specifies the elements that must inform the educational facility master plan. Requires that a preliminary draft of the master plan be distributed for comment by January 2013, and requires that the final approved Educational Facility Master Plan be published on the district Web site. Directs the district to develop a capital needs review process and 1-year and 5-year capital improvement plans. By January 1, 2012, requires the chief executive officer or designee to establish a capital needs review process that includes a comprehensive bi-annual assessment of the capital needs at each facility owned, leased or operated by the district. Requires that, beginning with fiscal year 2013 and each year thereafter, the chief executive officer publish a proposed one-year capital improvement plan at least 60 days before the end of the prior fiscal year. Requires that the one-year capital improvement plan include specified information for all capital projects for which funds are to be appropriated. Directs the Chicago school board to adopt a final one-year capital improvement plan within 45 days after adopting the annual budget. Beginning with fiscal year 2013, directs the chief executive officer to publish a proposed 5-year capital improvement plan with the proposed one-year capital improvement plan, and requires the 5-year capital improvement plan to be assessed annually. Requires that an annual report be published explaining differences between projected capital projects in the 5-year capital improvement plan and the capital projects authorized in the proposed one-year capital improvement plan for the following fiscal year. Requires that the 5-year plan be published on the district's Web site and distributed to all principals.
Requires the chief executive officer to provide the Chicago board with an annual capital expenditure report within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, and for the report to be published on the district's Web site. Requires that the annual capital expenditure report include specified information. Requires that a list of all property owned by or leased to the Chicago school board be published on the district's Web site by January 1, 2012, and that the information be updated annually. Requires that all lease agreements in which the Chicago school board is a lessor or lessee be published on the district's Web site for the duration of the lease, and requires specified information about lease agreements to be published to the Web site.
Provides that if the Board approves a school action, the chief executive officer or designee must work with local school educators and families of students attending the affected school to ensure successful integration of affected students into new learning environments. Requires the chief executive officer or designee to develop a school transition plan, and to identify and commit specific resources for implementation of the plan for at least the first full academic year after the board approves a school action. Requires that a school transition plan include specified components, including options to enroll in higher performing schools, and counseling on the choice of schools, including all information a parent and child need to make an informed choice. Requires the chief academic officer to annually publish guidelines for school actions, outlining the academic and non-academic criteria for a school action. Outlines processes for providing notice of proposed school actions and providing public hearings. Provides that if the chief executive officer does not follow the statutory mandates for proposing a school action, the proposed school action cannot be approved by the Chicago school board during the school year in which the school action was proposed.
Provides that nothing in these provisions prevents the district from taking emergency action to protect the health and safety of students and staff in an attendance center.
Directs the Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force, after recommendations have been issued, to meet at least once annually to review Chicago's compliance with the aforementioned statutory provisions concerning school action and facility master planning. Directs the task force to prepare a report on how the district has met the school action and facility master planning provisions. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0473.pdf
Title: S.B. 620
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | 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 $2,500,000 and have an executed contract between the school administrative unit and the project designer dated prior to October 1, 2016.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PS17.asp
Title: H.P. 413
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | 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 person with substantial discretion and authority to plan, coordinate, manage, direct and construct all phases of a project for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair or reconstruction of any public building, structure or other improvement and who provides the public authority a guaranteed maximum price. Defines "open book pricing method" as a method in which a construction manager at risk provides the public authority, at the public authority's request, all books, records, documents, and other data in its possession pertaining to the bidding, pricing, or performance of a construction management contract awarded to the construction manager at risk.
In provisions related to negotiating with a construction manager or a construction manager at risk, specifies that nothing affects a public authority's right to accept or reject any or all proposals in whole or in part. Creates similar provisions for a public authority's selection of a construction manager at risk; requires among other provisions that the contract negotiations be directed toward agreeing upon a procedure and schedule for determining a guaranteed maximum price using an open book pricing method that must represent the total maximum amount to be paid by the public authority to the construction manager at risk for the project. Requires a construction manager at risk to provide a surety bond to the public authority before beginning construction.
Section 153.01: Releases from specified requirements any construction management contract entered into with a construction manager at risk, or a design-build contract entered into with a design-build firm as described in section 153.693. Increases the minimum cost of a project that would trigger reporting requirements of 153.01 from $50,000 to $200,000, or the amount determined pursuant to 153.53.
Section 153.02: Specifies that the director of administrative services may debar a contractor on the director's own initiative or upon request of the Ohio school facilities commission. Permits a contractor to be debarred from contract awards for projects as defined in Section 3318.01 ("a project to construct or acquire classroom facilities, or to reconstruct or make additions to existing classroom facilities, to be used for housing the applicable school district and its functions").
Pages 38-43 and 306-307 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part1.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - K-12 and Higher Education Construction Contracts
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Defines "life cycle cost analysis". Specifies that certain provisions related to energy-efficient designs for state-funded facilities do not apply to facilities operated by a political subdivision (including a school district). (Facilities of state institutions of higher education were already exempted from these provisions.)
Pages 191-196 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part1.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Energy-Efficient Buildings
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Permits a contracting subdivision (i.e., a municipal corporation, township, joint recreation district, township park district, county, school district, educational service center, or state institution of higher education), jointly with one or more other contracting subdivisions, to acquire property for, construct, operate and maintain educational facilities, and appropriate money for such purposes. Permits fees to be charged in connection with the use of educational facilities acquired or maintained by a contracting subdivision. Page 596-598 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part1.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Contracting Subdivision May Acquire and Maintain Educational Facilities
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | 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 completion to a district board prior to the satisfaction of all of the conditions specified in legislation, if the commission determines that the circumstances preventing the conditions from being satisfied are sufficiently minor. Permits the commission to issue a certificate of completion to a district board that does not voluntarily participate in the process of closing out the district's project, if the construction manager for the project verifies that all facilities to be constructed, as specified in the project agreement, have been completed and the commission determines that those facilities have
been occupied for at least one year. In that case, requires all funds due to the commission be returned within 30 days after receipt of the certificate of completion. If the funds due to the commission have not been
returned within 60 days after receipt of the certificate of completion, the auditor of state must issue a finding for recovery against the school district and must request legal action. Specifies that upon issuance of a certificate of completion, the commission's ownership of and interest in the project ceases.
Creates the corrective action program to provide funding for the correction of certain publicly-funded work that is found after occupancy of the facility to be defective or to have been omitted. Directs the commission to establish procedures and deadlines for school districts to follow in applying for assistance. Identifies procedures if the the work to be corrected or remediated is part of a project not yet completed. Requires districts to contribute a portion of the cost of the corrective action, regardless of whether the project is completed.
Page 355-357 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Facilities
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Prohibits the board of trustees of an independent school district from using district funds, property, employees or other resources, or acquiring property for the design, construction, renovation, or operation of a hotel. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00764F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: S.B. 764
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires each political subdivision, institution of higher education or state agency to establish a goal to reduce electric consumption by at least 5% each state fiscal year for 10 years, starting September 1, 2011. Requires each such entity that does not meet its goal to include in its report justification that the entity has already implemented all available cost-effective measures. Provides for an exemption. Provides for the calculation of the amount of energy savings and estimated reduction in pollution achieved as a result of the implementation of programs. Requires this information to be shared with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to help with long-term forecasting and in estimating pollution reduction. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00898F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: S.B. 898
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Provides that during the period beginning with the adoption of a resolution by a school corporation to place a school levy referendum question on the ballot and continuing through the day on which the referendum is submitted to the voters, the school corporation may not promote a position on the referendum by taking certain actions.The bill provides that if a referendum levy is approved by the voters in a school
corporation in a calendar year, another referendum levy question may not be placed on the ballot in the school corporation in the following calendar year. It provides that if a school corporation imposes a referendum levy approved in a referendum, the school corporation may not simultaneously impose more than one additional referendum levy approved in a subsequent referendum.The bill prohibits a person or organization that provides goods or services to a school corporation under contract from spending money to promote a position on a school corporation's capital project petition and remonstrance, capital project referendum, or referendum tax levy, unless: (1) the person is an employee of the school corporation whose employment is governed by a collective bargaining contract or employmentcontract; or (2) the person or organization has a contract with a school corporation solely for the use of the school corporation's facilities.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1238.1.html
Title: H.B. 1238
Source: http://www.in.gov
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires boards of trustees of school districts, under certain circumstances, to grant the use of certain athletic fields to nonprofit organizations which serve adults and children with disabilities or which provide programs for youth sports.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB227_EN.pdf
Title: A.B. 227
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Establishes district-to-community college program and facilities sharing pilot program. Authorizes a consortium of four or more districts and a community college to request approval to participate. Sets parameters and timeliness.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/84/external/govbills/SF424.pdf
Title: S.F. 424
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Two sessions ago, HB 253 was passed into law. The intent of that legislation was to allow expenditures for authorized construction projects and to provide that no debt service costs be incurred. The language restricted any actual start of construction until after all the funds had been collected. The intent of this legislation (HB 236) is to allow construction to be started as funds are collected, streamlining the process still without incurring debt or associated costs. Effective 07/01/11
http://legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2011/H0236.pdf
Title: H.B. 236
Source: http://legislature.idaho.gov
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Before the state superintendent of education can approve new [school] construction or a renovation affecting more than fifty percent of an existing structure's square footage, the local district is required to demonstrate that circumstances within the district are likely to result in a stable or increasing student population. Deletes other approval requirements that would have gone into effect June 30, 2011.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/62-2011/documents/11-0197-03000.pdf
Title: H.B. 1066
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| WY | Signed into law 02/2011 | P-12 | Act relating to school facilities. Requires school facilities commission to meet every 4 years to review and evaluation school building needs together with the commission's required review of facility standards, every 4 years. Prescribes criteria and measures for building condition scoring, which is a component of annual building needs assessment. Prescribes components to be included in building capacity scoring and allows capacity to surface independent of condition scoring when establishing overall building needs assessment. Limits capital outlay budget requests based upon capacity needs only after consideration of all other avilable remedies for any particular building. Chapter 0071
Title: S.F. 16
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us
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| NY | Vetoed 10/2010 | P-12 | Requires that any plumbing or electrical work on a school building be performed by a licensed master plumber or licensed electrician if required by a local municipality. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=S07137&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y
Title: S.B. 7137
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2010 | P-12 | From bill summary: Requires a school district or county office of education, as a condition of receiving approval by the state department of education for a construction project, to provide written confirmation or documentation that each has conferred with the other, and certify that the project includes appropriate facilities, which may include, but are not limited to, the necessary classrooms, toilet rooms, and medical therapy facilities for pupils who are individuals with exceptional needs with due consideration for identifying and planning for the least restrictive environment that supports the education of these pupils or certify that the project site has dedicated acreage of sufficient size and in an appropriate location to support the construction of appropriate facilities, which may include, but are not limited to, classrooms, toilet rooms, and medical therapy facilities in the future by the district or the county office of education, unless the applicant school district or county office of education certifies that the district and the county office of education have conferred and determined that there are no special education facilities needs. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1432_bill_20100823_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z62cx4x6c4tidn?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z62gzd7qv6i961&_ce=1287007150.a54c3e9f2c20eb0e0ab4633413b16fd3
Title: S.B. 1432
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2010 | P-12 | From bill summary: Beginning January 1, 2014, requires all schoolsites to adopt an integrated pest management program as established, administered, and enforced by the department of pesticide regulation. Also requires, beginning January 1, 2012, that the rate of the assessment on registered pesticide products be augmented to reimburse the department, local agencies and school districts for the cost of adopting integrated pest management programs at schoolsites. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1151-1200/sb_1157_bill_20100831_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5vptbqb0jt1jc?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5vz87s2cpa0wu&_ce=1286395134.0b174e451e0d03aba243458b712ba697
Title: S.B. 1157
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2010 | P-12 | Prohibits the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development from issuing a building permit for any construction absent certification from the appropriate school district that any fee, charge, dedication, or other requirement levied by the governing board of that school district has been complied with. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2001-2050/ab_2048_bill_20100929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2048
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2010 | P-12 | Requires all new construction projects submitted to the division of the state architect to include locks that allow doors to classrooms and rooms with an occupancy of 5 or more persons to be locked from the inside. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_211_bill_20100929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 211
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| DC | Adopted 07/2010 | P-12 | Establishes an environmental programs office in the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization that would establish comprehensive recycling, energy reduction, integrated pest management and lead testing programs. Requires DC public schools to use environmentally friendly cleaning supplies. Directs the District of Columbia Public Schools to submit to the mayor, the council, and the Healthy Schools and
Youth Commission, on or before December 31, 2010, a plan to use sustainable products in serving meals to students. On or before December 31, 2010, directs the Mayor to submit to the council a comprehensive report describing the implementation of recycling, composting, energy-reduction, pest management, air quality and environmentally friendly cleaning supplies programs in public schools. Directs the district department of the environment to create an environmental literacy plan.
Establishes a school gardens program in the office of the state superintendent of education. On or before June 30, 2011, requires the school gardens program to issue a report to the mayor, the council, and the Healthy Schools and Youth Commission about the state of school gardens in the District of Columbia, plans for expanding them, and recommendations for improving the program. Directs the University of the District of Columbia to assist the school gardens program by providing technical expertise, curricula and soil testing for school gardens. Permits the sale and consumption of food grown in school gardens when safe. Provides that one of the purposes of the newly-created Healthy Schools Fund is to make competitive grants available to support school gardens.
Amends the Green Building Act of 2006 to encourage school construction to achieve LEED Gold certification if sufficient funding for the construction or renovation is provided.
Pages 4 and 11-13 of 19: http://www.dccouncil.us/images/00001/20100510112429.pdf
Title: LB 18-564 - School Environments and School Gardens
Source: www.dccouncil.us
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| FL | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12 | 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) Awards to districts. Increases minimum construction costs that make a site eligible for a SIT Program award. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7037er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7037&Session=2010
Title: HB 7037 - Secs. 11-20
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| GA | Adopted 07/2010 | P-12 | 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 funded projects, and the process for closing an educational facility.
Rule: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-4-.16.pdf
Related guidelines: http://www.gadoe.org/fbo_facilities.aspx?PageReq=FBOFacilitiesInfo
Title: 160-5-4-.16
Source: www.doe.k12.ga.us
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| AK | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | An Act relating to energy consumption and costs, operating costs, and energy efficiency standards for school construction and major maintenance by the Department of Education and Early Development; setting standards for energy efficiency for school construction and major maintenance to provide energy efficiency benefits for all school locations in the state and that address energy efficiency in design and energy systems that minimize long-term energy and operating costs; amending the percentages required to be paid by a municipal school district receiving a school construction or major maintenance grant; making a conforming amendment to a bond debt reimbursement provision referencing the percentages; establishing a formula and a fund for school construction grant funding for regional educational attendance areas; extending the deadline for authorizing school construction debt reimbursed by the state; requiring a report from the Department of Education and Early Development; and providing for an effective date. (NOTE: Since this bill was signed into law it has been found to contain manifest errors and may be reevaluated.)
Title: S.B. 237
Source: http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/images/pdficonsmall.gif
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | 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 intergovernmental agreement. Establishes powers and duties of an agency, including (1) purchasing or selling, or investigating the desirability of and necessity for additional means of providing electrical energy from wind sources of any kind and (2) issuing bonds to provide sufficient funds to cover the costs of such projects. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB6419lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 6419
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Relates to joint technological education and the formula for funding students enrolled in both a local district and a joint technological education program at a community college or career education and technological education center. Allows a school district governing board to sell any school property to a joint technical education district with an existing central campus, provided the sale will not affect the normal operations of a school within the school district. Chapter 285
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/hb2127s.pdf
Title: H.B. 2127
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Directs the Department of Education to study green cleaning practices in public schools.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/HJR0767.pdf
Title: H.J.R. 767
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Specifies that any new contract awarded for the construction of a new public school must require that the school include an Alabama Building Commission approved safe space or hallway.
Title: H.B. 459
Source: www.lexis.com
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Relates to development of thermal energy systems by school districts; authorizes school districts to develop, own, maintain, operate and contract for the development of thermal heating and cooling energy generation and distribution systems; authorizes school districts to sell thermal energy; authorizes the issuance of school bonds for the purpose of acquiring thermal energy systems and to negate application of the bond levy equalization program. Chapter 220
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2010/S1354.htm
Title: S.B. 1354
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | 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 concepts. Strongly encourages the department of education and districts to (1) Meet or exceed efficient school design standards in planning and designing all new buildings and major renovation projects; (2) Use life-cycle cost analysis to evaluate different design proposals; (3) Consider the possibility that each new school building or major renovation of a building could be a net zero building, either during the construction or renovation, or at a later date as resources become available. Creates the Kentucky efficient school design trust fund, to be administered by the department of education, to to offset any initial additional cost associated with the construction or renovation of school buildings using efficient school design. Directs the state board to establish in administrative rules how a school district may qualify for and use funds from the account. Requires the department of education to develop and publish guidelines for efficient school design. Directs the department of education and department for energy development and independence to assist districts in:
(1) Developing methods for measuring ongoing operating savings resulting from the use of efficient school design
(2) Identifying sources for training for school staff and students to ensure that efficient school design features and components are fully utilized
(3) Identifying ways that efficient school design and its energy-saving components can be integrated into the school curriculum.
Directs the department of education and department for energy development and independence to submit an annual report to the legislative research commission and the governor that includes:
(1) An assessment of the implementation of efficient school design within Kentucky's education system
(2) Documented energy savings from any buildings built using efficient school design or net zero school buildings in operation
(3) A list of the new or renovated school buildings completed or identified for future construction during the prior year using efficient school design, including total project cost, additional cost or savings, if any, associated with efficient school design features, and efficient school design features included in the project
(4) A list of all school buildings that operate as a net zero building, and school buildings which school districts plan to convert to net zero; requires that the list include the total cost associated with the school building becoming a net zero building, and the components that will be installed to make the building a net zero building
(5) Any recommendations relating to efficient school design
(6) A list of new school buildings completed during the prior year without using efficient school design and an explanation of why efficient school design was not used.
Directs the department of education, beginning in the 2011-12 fiscal year, to standardize the process for evaluating the overall quality and condition of school buildings statewide. Requires that the evaluation process:
(1) Result in consistent categorization of buildings for local planning purposes and for the distribution of state general fund moneys designated for capital construction
(2) Be based on measurable, objective criteria
(3) Include numerical scoring with weights to recognize building components and characteristics that address specified components.
Directs the state board to adopt administrative rules upon recommendation of the Kentucky Department of Education and the School Facilities Construction Commission to implement this requirement.
By June 2011, directs the department of education to determine the estimated amount of money that districts are spending on architect and engineering evaluations in preparation of the existing district facility plans and report that amount to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue. By January 15, 2011, directs the Kentucky Department of Education to issue an RFP for contracting with a third party for evaluating the overall quality and condition of all school buildings across the state, as called for in this legislation. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/SB132/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 132
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Requires the state department of education to adopt regulations that require all public school buildings newly constructed or completely renovated and occupied after January 1, 2013, to include a gymnasium and support spaces for physical education instruction and to adopt guidelines for facilities for physical education programs. http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/bills/hb/hb0334t.pdf
http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/chapters_noln/Ch_266_sb0256T.pdf
Title: H.B. 334/S.B. 256
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| WI | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Creates Section 119.16 to require local boards to evaluate all buildings using certain criteria and to develop a master plan governing the use, repair, renovation and demolition of buildings in the district. Requires boards to evaluate the safety, structural integrity, utility and costs of maintenance and repair of buildings in the district -- and consider advantages and disadvantages of repairing versus demolishing older buildings. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act215.pdf
Title: S.B. 437
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Amends definition of "educational facility". In the case of a land use or structure owned or operated by a school district or charter school that is not an educational facility but is used in support of providing instruction to students, bars a municipality or county from imposing a regulation that:
(1) Is not imposed on a similar land use or structure in the zone in which the land use or structure is approved; or
(2) Uses the district or charter school's tax-exempt status as criteria for prohibiting or regulating the land use or location of the structure. http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/hbillenr/hb0282.pdf
Title: H.B. 282
Source: le.utah.gov
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| OH | Adopted 02/2010 | P-12 | 123:4-1-03: Requires all new construction, renovation, repairs and replacements of buildings to use cost-effective, energy-efficient, green building practices to the maximum extent possible. Repeals references to life cycle cost analysis. Requires state agencies except institutions of higher education to design and construct state-funded facilities to reduce energy consumption incrementally, with energy consumption reduced by 100% for designs completed on and after January 1, 2030. Requires renovation projects to be designed such that energy consumption is reduced by 50%. Allows state agencies to apply for waivers from these provisions under specified circumstances. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/123/4/1/123$4-1-03_PH_FF_A_RU_20100204_1210.pdf
123:4-1-05: Requires procedures for leased facilities to use cost-effective, energy efficient, green building practices to the maximum extent possible. Requires leases negotiated after the effective date of these rules to include specified energy efficiency provisions. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/123/4/1/123$4-1-05_PH_FF_A_RU_20100204_1210.pdf
123:4-1-06: Establishes new rule requiring any state funded entity that manages or operates facilities to employ certified building operators to manage or operate facilities. Requires designated building operators to complete a building operator certification training program adopted by the department of administrative services. Authorizes state-funded entities to apply for a waiver if certain circumstances apply. Specifies that provisions do not apply to institutions of higher education. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/123/4/1/123$4-1-06_PH_FF_N_RU_20100204_1210.pdf
123:4-1-07: Establishes new rule that sets requirements for the local administration of installment payment energy conservation contracts. Specifies these provisions do not apply to an institution of higher education authorized to administer an installment payment energy conservation contract under section 3345.64 of the Revised Code. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/123/4/1/123$4-1-07_PH_FF_N_RU_20100204_1210.pdf
Title: OAC 123:4-1-01 thru -07
Source: www.registerofohio.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 12/2009 | Postsec. | During fiscal year 2010, directs the chancellor of the board of regents to designate one construction project at three different state institutions of higher education as a Construction Reform Demonstration Project, which may use alternative methods of construction delivery. Identifies criteria chancellor must consider in selecting projects for designation. Requires a state institution of higher education to demonstrate specified elements for a project to be eligible for consideration, including, among others, that the project will qualify for LEED Certification. Identifies alternative methods of construction delivery that an eligible project must use at least one of (construction manager at risk, design build, general contracting, design assist). Requires state institutions of higher education to conform to specified provisions of law in developing their Construction Demonstration Reform Projects. Requires state institutions of higher education undertaking chancellor-designated Construction Reform Demonstration Projects to maximize EDGE business enterprises (http://www.osfc.state.oh.us/Construction/EDGEOtherContractingRequirements/tabid/96/Default.aspx) contracting on the project. Requires participating state institutions of higher education to provide the chancellor with all requested information, to facilitate the chancellor's study of the cost effectiveness and efficiencies associated with using the alternative construction delivery methods. Directs the chancellor to prepare semi-annual reports and a final report, all of which must be submitted to the governor, the house of representatives and the senate. Provides these provisions expire on the date that all of the Construction
Reform Demonstration Projects have been completed or on January 1, 2014, whichever is later. Pages 13-17 of 20: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_318_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 318 - Section 8
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| WI | Signed into law 12/2009 | P-12 | Establishes the Indoor Environmental Quality in Schools Task Force; directs the task force to make recommendations to the Department of Public Instruction for development of a model management plan for maintaining indoor environmental quality in public and private schools. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act58.pdf
Title: S.B. 41
Source: http://www.legis.state.wi.us
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| IL | Signed into law 11/2009 | P-12 | Requires the establishment of a Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force in order to ensure that school facility-related decisions are made with the input of the parents, teachers and community residents, and reflect educationally sound and fiscally responsible criteria. Establishes membership of the task force, including four members each from the house and senate. Requires the task force to analyze school openings, closings, consolidations, turnarounds, construction and other matters. Requires the task force to consult widely with stakeholders on these issues and examine best practices from other school systems for dealing with these issues systematically and equitably. Directs the task force to issue final recommendations by October 30, 2009 on how the enumerated issues can be addressed effectively based upon educationally sound and fiscally responsible practices. Directs the task force to prepare final proposed policy and legislative recommendations for the general assembly, the governor and the school district. Identifies numerous areas the recommendations may address, including teacher mobility and lack of inclusion of local councils in decisionmaking on school facilities. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-0803.pdf
Title: H.B. 363
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| RI | Signed into law 11/2009 | P-12 | Requires all public buildings, including schools, to be constructed or renovated, to meet standards established by the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating silver standard. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext09/senatetext09/s0232aaa.htm
Title: S.B. 232
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes a school district to enter into leases and agreements relating to real property and buildings to be used jointly by the district and a local government agency. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1051-1100/ab_1080_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1080
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | Requires the Office of the State Architect to update the seismic safety inventory of school buildings and related report to more accurately identify building deficiencies in school facilities currently being used for public school purposes. Requires the State Allocation Board to use the updated information and report to inform the development of eligibility criteria for the Seismic Mitigation Program. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_305_bill_20090824_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_305_vt_20091012.html
Title: S.B. 305
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | Requires the state department of education to include, as part of its review of an application for new construction plan approval, a determination of whether a project that includes athletics-related facilities provides the opportunity for gender equitable access to such facilities or provides equity in the size and quality of areas to be used exclusively by either boys or girls, including locker rooms, playing and practice facilities, or medical and training service areas. Authorizes the department to convene a working group to develop guidelines and procedures for the implementation of this review process. Authorizes the department to submit a report, including the guidelines and procedures developed for implementing the bill, and any additional pertinent recommendations, to the chairpersons of the assembly and senate education committtes by December 31, 2010. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_685_bill_20090911_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_685_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 685
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | 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 reviews. States legislative intent that the department of general services incorporate this information into existing venues and schedules of communication that the department has established with school districts as a result of its role in the review and approval of school construction plans. Defines "constructability review" as a cost control technique by which the project plans and specifications are reviewed to identify potential claim or problem areas and deficiencies in the plans and specifications that may occur as a result of errors, ambiguities, omissions, discrepancies and conflicts in the plans and specifications. Provides that one or more professionals, including mechanical, electrical, structural, or construction professionals would be authorized to conduct a review.
Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1120_bill_20090910_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1120_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 1120
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2009 | P-12 | From Legislative Counsel's Digest:
Amends existing law which requires that, prior to receiving funding, title to property used for a charter school facilities project shall be held by the school district in which the facility is to be physically located, in trust, for the benefit of the state public school system. Authorizes a local governmental entity or a charter school to hold title to charter school project facilities. Requires applicants, prior to the release of funds for site acquisition or new construction final apportionments, to provide documentary evidence that the school district in which the facility is to be physically located, a local governmental entity, or the charter school holds title to the project facilities, subject to specified conditions. Authorizes a charter school to request a school district to transfer title to project facilities to an entity authorized by the bill if the district entered into an agreement, prior to January 1, 2010, to hold title to the project facilities. Authorizes a school district that receives such a request to transfer the title to the entity designated in the request pursuant to terms
and conditions mutually agreed upon by the district and the charter school. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_592_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 592
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Amends the Asbestos Abatement Act. Deletes a provision requiring the department of public health to require local educational agencies to submit to the department certain asbestos related response action contracts for which the agency seeks indemnification and collect from the agency 5% of each response action contract for deposit into the Response Contractors Indemnification Fund. Amends the Response Action Contractor Indemnification Act. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB2145lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2145
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | Community College | Provides that electronic bid submissions to community colleges must be considered a sealed document for competitive bid requests if they are received at the designated office by the time and date set for receipt for bids. Requires electronic bid submissions to be authorized by specific language in the bid documents in order to be considered and to be opened in accordance with electronic security measures. Prohibits construction bids from being submitted electronically. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0862lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 862
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Recommends that school buildings be tested for radon every five years. Recommends that schools be built using radon resistant construction techniques. Allows a district to notify parents and faculty of radon test results. Requires districts to report radon test results to the state board of education; requires the state board to consolidate all school reports and report on radon test results every other year to the governor and general assembly. Allows an exemption from radon professional licensure for Emergency Management Agency exempted individuals conducting school radon tests. Authorizes districts with radon screening results above a specified theshold to hire a professional to perform measurements before mitigation decisions are made. Recommends that affected areas be mitigated by a licensed professional. Establishes requirements for test kits. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB4223lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4223
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | 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
Title: A.B. 8903 - New York City School Construction Authority Act
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Provides for the property tax classification of property leased to a not-for-profit charter school; exempts property that is owned by an educational, religious or charitable organization and leased to a not for profit educational organization from taxation; clarifies the property tax classification of certain property belonging to shopping centers. Chapter 87
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/1r/bills/hb2346s.pdf
Title: H.B. 2346
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Requires school construction projects supported by grants from the Capital Development Board to receive silver certification from the United States Green
Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System. Creates new section authorizing the state board to make grants to districts for school energy efficiency projects. Requires districts to provide local matching funds. Requires 20% of grant funds to be awarded to projects in Chicago.
Creates new section authorizing the Capital Development Board to make grants to districts and not-for-profit entities for early childhood construction projects. Requires a district or eligible entity to provide local matching funds. Directs the Capital Development Board, in consultation with the state board of education, to establish standards for the determination of priority needs concerning early childhood projects based on projects located in communities in the state with the greatest underserved population of young children. Requires 20% of grant funds to be awarded to projects in Chicago.
Creates new section authorizing the Capital Development Board to make grants to charter schools for construction projects. Requires eligible charter school construction projects to receive silver certification from the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building
Rating System.
Pages 40-45 of 263: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB2424lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 2424 - Article 30, Section 30-20
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| KY | Adopted 07/2009 | P-12 | Amends rules that establishing standards that school districts shall meet in operational performance, including construction of public school buildings and the use of uniform forms. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/702/004/160.htm
Title: 702 KAR 4:160
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | 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 requirements specified in the rules adopted under section 3306.25 of the Revised Code establishing expenditure and reporting standards for operating funds paid under Chapter 3306 of the Revised Code. Page 1345 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3318.312
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | From DOE summary of H.B. 1:
Section 3313.86: Creates new Section 3313.86. Requires school districts, community schools, STEM schools and chartered nonpublic schools to periodically review their policies and procedures to ensure (1) the safety of persons using a school from known hazards that pose an immediate risk to health or safety, and (2) compliance with federal health and safety laws and regulations applicable to schools.
Repeals Section 3313.473, 3314.15 and sections 3701.93 through 3701.936.
Section 3313.473: Directed the principal or chief administrator of public and nonpublic school to provide access to school premises during school operational hours for boards of health to conduct school health and safety network inspections. Also directed local boards of districts and educational service centers, and the chief administrator of each nonpublic school, to develop and submit a plan for abatement of hazardous conditions at the school.
Section 3314.15: Same provision as 3313.473, but applicable to community schools.
Section 3701.93: School safety and health - definitions.
Section 3701.931: Establishes the school health and safety network, under which each board of health was required to inspect each public and nonpublic school building and associated grounds at least once each year during school hours to identify conditions dangerous to public health and safety present in or on the building or grounds.
Section 3701.932: Requires the board of health to report the findings from every school inspection to specified stakeholders.
Section 3701.933: Directs local boards to submit to the board of health a written plan for abatement of the conditions determined to be hazardous to occupants, as identified in the report under Section 3701.932.
Section 3701.934: Directs the director of health to develop information specifying dangerous conditions and dangerous products, including products recalled by the manufacturer, that may be present in school buildings and associated grounds, and to distribute this information every quarter to local boards of health.
Section 3701.935: Directs the director of health to adopt rules establishing minimum standards and procedures for school inspections.
Section 3701.936: Provides that these provisions do not diminish a local board of health's authority to issue orders or take actions under specified sections of code.
Page 1207 and 2725 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635
Title: H.B. 1 - Sections 3313.473, 3313.86, 3701.93 through 3701.936
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Requires the executive director of the Ohio School Facilities Commission to survey classroom facilities projects financed by the commission and compile descriptions of how spaces within those facilities are used for activities, services and programs shared between schools and other public and private entities in their communities. Requires the executive director to identify and describe such spaces included in current or completed projects, and to recommend best practices for enhancing opportunities for including shared community spaces in future projects. Requires the executive director to submit the survey and recommendations to the commission by December 31, 2009.
Page 2979 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 385.40
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Makes discretionary, rather than mandatory, fire inspections conducted by the county fire chiefs. Provides that frequency of inspections of buildings other than public schools will be at least once every 5 years rather than every 2 years. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB564_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 564
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| HI | Vetoed 06/2009 | P-12 | Requires construction and renovation of public school facilities to meet the Collaborative for High Performance Schools standards. Also requires prioritization of public school facilities projects in accordance with certain criteria.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB986_CD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/GM802_.PDF
Title: H.B. 986
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec. | Creates the State University Certificates of Participation Act. Authorizes the board of any state university to enter into financing agreements to finance capital improvements by selling certificates of participation in the installment payments made under such agreements. Establishes provisions regarding approval of proposals prior to issuance of any certificate of participation. Establishes debt limits for each state university. Specifies that the 10-year limit on the duration of state contracts and leases is inclusive of proposed renewals. Prohibits holdover leases of a specified duration. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB1200lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 1200
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Provides that public schools seeking voluntary child care facility licensure may use the same building standards for prekindergarten classrooms as for Kindergarten classrooms meeting certain requirements. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1031v5.pdf
Title: H.B. 1031
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Clarifies the meaning of public school buildings as related to after-school child care programs as "any building which is currently approved for school occupancy and which houses a public or private elementary school to include the playgrounds and athletic fields as part of the school building when that building is used to serve school-age children in after-school child care programs"; establishes procedures for approving education criteria for after-school child care program coordinators and group leaders. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1030v6.pdf
Title: S.B. 1030
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | 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 of a classroom. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00746F.pdf
Title: H.B. 746
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Defines "relocatable educational facility." Provides that a relocatable educational facility purchased or leased on or after January 1, 2010 must comply with all Occupations Code provisions applicable to industrialized buildings. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02763F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2763
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | 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 stadium or other athletic facilities owned by or under the control of the institution of higher education. Provides for such a partnership only if both parties enter into a written agreement authorizing the district to use the facility.
Authorizes one or more districts to enter into an agreement with an institution of higher education for the district(s) to pay a portion of the costs of the design, improvement or construction of an instructional facility owned by or under the control of the institution of higher education. Provides for such a partnership only if both parties enter into a written agreement authorizing the district to use that facility, including authorizing the enrollment of district students in courses offered
at that facility. Pages 72-73 of 108: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB03646F.pdf
Title: H.B. 3646 - Section 74
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| WI | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Adds 121.91 (4) (L). Defines "local law enforcement agency". Provides additional funding if a local board and local law enforcement agency (1) jointly develop a school safety plan that specifies the purposes
of the additional revenue, (2) the school safety plan is consistent with the school safety plan required under s. 118.07 (4), and the school board submits the school safety plan to the department. Provides the excess revenue may be used to purchase school safety equipment, fund the compensation costs of security officers, or for school safety expenditures consistent with the school safety plan.
Provides additional funding to cover the salaries and benefits of school nurses and transportation. Adds new provision to incentivize energy efficiency measures and renewable energy products that result in the avoidance of, or reduction in, energy costs.
Pages 481-482 of 692: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/acts/09Act28.pdf
Title: A.B. 75
Source: www.legis.state.wi.us
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Creates the renewable energy and energy efficiency for schools loan program to fund renewable energy projects and battery-powered and hybrid-electric bus projects in qualified school districts; makes the administration of the program a permissible use of moneys appropriated from the Public School Energy Efficiency Fund; extends the repeal date associated with that fund; creates the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Schools Loan Program Fund to finance district renewable energy projects.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2009a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/593577B568AC03B887257537001A2A30?open&file=1312_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1312
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Repeals certain provisions regarding the cost of electricity and maintenance for air conditioners in schools that were not installed by the Department of Accounting and General Services and the cost for repair and maintenance of donated fixtures and equipment. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB179_SD2_.HTM
Title: H.B. 179
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ND | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | 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 providing coverage for its buildings, its facilities, and their contents and ensure that there are in place
policies sufficient to provide in full for the repair or replacement of the buildings, its facilities, and their contents, in the event of a loss. Requires districts to annually certify that they are in compliance.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JARF1000.pdf
Title: H.B. 1400 - Section 10, Insurance
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Revises requirements for the purchase of property on subdivided land for school construction; provides that in counties of a specified size a school district and subdivider may negotiate a purchase price which is the lesser of the fair market value of the land on the date of purchase or the fair market value of the land at the time the tentative subdivision map was approved plus the costs of certain expenses paid by the subdivider. Chapter 288
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/Ab/AB220_en.pdf
Title: A.B. 220
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Establishes an academic facilities review board; provides public school districts with an additional opportunity for a hearing on the determination regarding state financial participation for academic facilities projects.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act937.pdf
Title: H.B. 1852
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Provides a process for routine inspections and reporting of inspections of public school academic facilities.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1475.pdf
Title: S.B. 863
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | 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 nonpublic elementary and secondary school, public hospital or for the applicant's own use, of wind turbines with a specified capacity; amends provisions regarding city and county ordinances.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=Billbook&ga=83&menu=text&hbill=SF456
Title: S.B. 456
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Relating to the State Building Code Act; provides that public school building plans shall be approved by either the local government or the Division of Building Safety; provides that certain cities and counties shall be eligible to perform school plan reviews if certain requirements are met; provides requirements regarding plans examiners and contracts; provides that a school district may elect to utilize certain school plan review services including the division of building safety's plan review services. Chapter 219
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/H0251.htm
Title: H.B. 251
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Amends and adds to existing law relating to cooperative service agencies to revise provisions relating to certain levies for the purpose of constructing and maintaining facilities of a cooperative service agency; provides that a cooperative service agency may request additional funding to be furnished by a tax levy; provides for an election; provides provisions relating to a question to be submitted; provides for notice; provides for certain voting percentages relating to tax levy rates. Chapter 220
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/H0253.htm
Title: H.B. 253
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Relates to school building design and energy efficiency; provides that school districts may seek to qualify for reductions in building replacement value calculations for certain buildings; provides for the use of integrated design practices and fundamental commissioning in the design and construction of certain buildings; provides that the amount of relief provided to any school district shall not exceed the amount provided pursuant to a certain value index. Chapter 169
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/S1132Bookmark.htm
Title: S.B. 1132
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov
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| IN | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education to adopt standards concerning indoor and outdoor air quality and water quality as part of the nonbinding guidelines for school corporation construction, alteration, and repair of school buildings and athletic and other facilities. Public Law 168
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2009/pdf/he/he1097.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1097
Source: http://www.in.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Concerns the state's education system; finds ample evidence of a need for continuing to refine the program of basic education funded by the state and delivered by school districts; declares an intent to continue to review, evaluate, and revise the definition and funding of basic education in order to continue to fulfill the state obligation under Article IX of the state Constitution which provides that it is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders and attending public schools. Chapter 548
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2261-S.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2261
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Section 113 charged the office of the superintendent of public instruction with making biennial determinations of the state educational system's capacity to: provide the capital facilities necessary to support a particular instructional program; the staffing levels necessary to support an instructional program—both in terms of actual numbers of staff and in terms of experience level and type of staff; higher education system's capacity to prepare the next generation of education and the availability of data and a data system capable of helping the state allocate appropriate resources in a manner consistent with evidence-based practices that are shown to improve student learning. Office of the superintendent is to present this capacity report on a biennial basis beginning December 1, 2010.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2261-S.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2261--Section 113, Capacity
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| KS | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Enacts the state fire marshal commissioned inspector act; provides that the state fire marshal and any state educational institution may enter into an agreement under which employees of the state educational institution are commissioned by the state fire marshal to inspect buildings owned, maintained or controlled by the state board of regents.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/187.pdf
Title: S.B. 187
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org
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| WY | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Relates to school facilities; modifies budget process forwarding school building projects recommended by the school facilities commission; requires an audit.
Chapter 207
http://legisweb.state.wy.us
Title: H.B. 299
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us
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| CA | Rule Adoption 10/2008 | P-12 | Amends rules concerning the Leroy F Greene School Facilities Act of 1998. Adds components to the enrollment projection calculation method used to establish eligibility for school facilities program (SFP) new construction funding. CALIFORNIA 18833
Title: Title 2 CCR Sec(s) 1859.2, 1859.41, 1859.41.1, 1859.42, 1859.42.1,1859.43, 1859.51, 1859.147
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Adopted 10/2008 | P-12 | Amends rule to address processing of plans and specifications for public school construction for the board. Specifies that rule must apply to all public school construction projects regardless of project funding source unless certain exemptions apply.
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-4-.15.pdf
Title: GAC 160-5-4-.15
Source: www.doe.k12.ga.us
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| IL | Signed into law 10/2008 | Community College | Authorizes the board of trustees of a community college district to make the buildings of a community college available for emergency purposes, and to cooperate with the state emergency management agency, local emergency management agencies, state-certified, local public health departments, the American Red Cross and federal agencies concerned with emergency preparedness and response. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2690lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2690
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2008 | P-12
Community College | Adds the acquisition and construction of residential rental property to be used to house teachers and employees of a school district or community college district to the purpose for which a district is authorized to issue bonds. Provides that such property is not a school facility and prohibits it from being deemed such property. Prohibits the apportionment of funds for acquisition or construction of such property. Prohibits the bonds from being considered for capital outlay school facility purposes.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1112
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Relates to the Charter Schools Facilities Program under the Leroy F. Green School Facilities Act of 1998 that provides funding to qualifying entities for the purpose of establishing school facilities for charter school pupils, and regulations that provide for the payment schedule for lease payments in lieu of local matching funds and requires the payments to include interest at a rate paid in moneys in the Pooled Money Investment Account. Revises the manner in which the interest rate is determined. Chapter 273
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2033
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2008 | P-12 | Revises the process by which a governing board of a school district calculates the maximum fee, against school facility construction that may be collected. Provides that any member of the public would be able to request a meeting with the board to discuss and understand school facilities needs analysis and the governing board would be required to hold a meeting as requested a certain number of days prior to the public hearing to adopt the school facilities needs analysis.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2173
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Requires the Division of the State Architect to develop uniform criteria for precheck approval processes for solar design plans for a school facility that comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of General Services and the applicable requirements of the State Building Standards Code. Requires the department to complete review of such design plan applications submitted by a school district that conform with the standards and to act on corrected applications.
Chapter 653
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1062
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed by Governor 07/2008 | P-12 | Makes technical changes to the California Environmental Quality Act that prohibits an environmental impact report for any project involving the purchase of a schoolsite or the construction of a new elementary or secondary school by a school district unless specified conditions are met. Defines hazardous air emissions and extremely hazardous substances for the Act that prohibits the certification of a report or approval of a negative declaration for a project near a school emitting such substances. Chapter 148
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2720
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| HI | Vetoed 07/2008 | P-12 | Creates the facilities alignment commission to establish criteria for the selection of public schools to be consolidated or closed, and to recommend to the board of education a list of schools for consolidation or closure. By June 30, 2009, requires the department of education to submit to the commission a school facilities plan based on the department's assessment of the projected student enrollment in specified areas. By December 31, 2009, requires the commission to establish the criteria for selecting schools that will be consolidated or closed. Requires the commission, prior to finalization of the school alignment selection criteria, to hold public hearings to receive public response to the commission's proposed criteria.
By February 28, 2010, based on the department's school facilities plan and the commission's final school alignment selection criteria, requires the commission to develop a preliminary list of schools to be consolidated or closed. Requires the commission to hold public hearings on the proposed closures by August 31, 2010, and to submit to the legislature prior to the convening of the 2011 regular session a report of its findings and conclusions, including a final list of recommendations for schools to be consolidated or closed.
Allows the legislature to disapprove these recommendations only in their entirety. If no legislative disapproval occurs, requires the board of education to comply with these recommendations during the 2012-2013 school year.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2972_CD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2008-session/veto-messages/HB2972%20SOBJ.pdf
Title: H.B. 2972
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| LA | Vetoed 07/2008 | P-12 | 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 statewide assessment of such facilities and develop a formula and mechanism to prioritize applications for funding for local projects submitted by local boards based on best practices. Creates the Educational Facilities Advisory Council to provide advice and input to the Louisiana Statewide Education Facilities Authority board of commissioners to inform policy and funding decisions made by the board.
Bill text: http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=498623
Veto message: http://www.legis.state.la.us/archive/08rs/veto/sb632v.pdf
Title: S.B. 632
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| MO | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Creates the Rebuild Missouri Schools Program to allow loans to rebuild certain damaged school facilities.
Title: S.B. 1170
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | 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 work with the State Board of Education on matters concerning school facilities.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/HB1446.html
Title: H.B. 1446
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes a commission to study air quality issues in public school buildings; provides for membership and compensation and a report; provides duties include the study of air quality issues in public school buildings and feasibility of implementing air quality standards and performing regular air quality inspections, investigations and recommendations regarding successful, cost-effective, alternative initiatives developed to address issues and to solicit and accept grants, gift or donations.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/HB1171.html
Title: H.B. 1171
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| AK | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Extends specified public school bond debt reimbursement; relates to school construction and maintenance grants; relates to the required participating share for a municipal school district which is based on the district's full value per average daily membership calculated by dividing the full and true value of the taxable real and personal property in the district for the same fiscal year for which the valuation was made. Chapter 107
http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/house/23/WLS.htm
Title: H.B. 373
Source: http://w3.legis.state.ak.us
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| MN | Vetoed 05/2008 | P-12 | Relates to school district development screening aide, teacher and administrator licensure, district teacher compensation aide, district debt service equalization aid, non-resident student enrollment, an advisory council on early childhood education and care, adult basic education aid, general education revenue, district land or building leasing, safe schools levies, district borrowing, district repayment defaults, district tax abatement adjustments, testing and reports, and school breakfast programs.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H0006.5.html&session=ls85
Title: H.B. 6
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| CA | Adopted 04/2008 | P-12 | Amends rules concerning the state school deferred maintenance program (DMP). Provides state matching funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, to assist school districts with expenditures for major repair or replacement of existing school building components. Outlines the source of funds from which districts can deposit their matching share into the district deferred maintenance fund.
Title: Title 2 CCR Sec(s) 1866.1.3, 1866.4.3, 1866.13
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Adopted 03/2008 | P-12 | Clarifies and expands existing provisions with regards to facilities and the operation and maintenance of charter schools. Adds content to the section pertaining to procedures and timeliness for dispute resolution.
Title: Title 5 CCR
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Creates the Governors energy office; provides that the energy office will work with communities, utilities, organizations and individuals to promote renewable energies, promote high performance buildings, make government and public schools more energy efficient, promote economic development, create a wind for schools project, distribute funds to the renewable energy authority, provide home energy efficiency improvements for low income homes and develop renewable energy curricula for higher education.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/7DCA9D63A44957D08725737F00732CD3?open&file=1025_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1025
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/
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| NE | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Relates to energy financing contracts; increases the maximum amount of time for repayment for energy financing contracts after the installation of the energy conservation measures; increases the maximum amount of time for repayment of energy financing contracts for school boards; provides for a performance bond; requires disclosure of interest rates.
Title: L.B. 747
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WI | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | 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, if the school board's share of the installed capacity of the facility does not exceed 5 megawatts and the school board incorporates information about the facility in its curriculum.
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/AB-625.pdf
Title: A.B. 625
Source: www.legis.state.wv.us
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| NY | Signed into law 01/2008 | P-12 | Directs the commissioner of education to review ventilation and air temperature conditions in public school cafeterias in New York City. Requires a report to be made specifying those schools where improvements in infrastructure or other investments of funds would be most effective in removing threats to the health and safety of employees working in the cafeteria and the estimated cost of such improvements. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06487&sh=t
Title: S.B. 6487
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| CA | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 471 10/2007 | P-12 | Relates to design-build contracts for the design and construction of a school facility. Authorizes a school district governing board to enter into contracts that exceed a specified amount. Extends the repeal date of such authority. Prohibits retention proceeds withheld by the district or community college district from the design-build entity to exceed 5% if a performance and payment bond, issued by an admitted surety insurer, is required in the solicitation of bids. Chapter 471
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_614_bill_20071011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 614
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2007 | P-12 | Requires an applicant school district for new construction to submit to the State Allocation Board a one-time report of existing school building capacity. Requires the maximum school building capacity for each school district applying for new construction funding to be increased by the number of pupils reported by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for that grade level. Provides procedures to reduce dependence on year round educational programs.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_121_bill_20070912_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_121_vt_20071014.html
Title: S.B. 121
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Subject to appropriation, authorizes the department of commerce and economic opportunity to establish and operate a renewable energy grant program to assist school districts in the installation, acquisition, construction, and improvement of renewable energy sources in the public schools, including solar, geothermal and wind energy.
Requires the grant to cover 50% of the cost for which the grant is sought, up to a maximum grant of $1,000,000.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB0285lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 285
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Encourages school boards to allow community organizations to use school facilities during non-school hours. Provides that if a school board allows a community organization to use school facilities during non-school hours, the board must adopt a formal policy governing the use of school facilities by community organizations during non-school hours. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0538lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 538
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Authorizes the department of commerce and economic opportunity to establish and administer a Green Cities grant program and a Smart Cities grant program to make grants to municipalities for urban preservation and redevelopment and green technology. Provides that grant funds may be used for schools. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB3394lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 3394
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12
Community College | Allows school districts and community college districts to own and operate wind generation turbine farms that directly or indirectly reduce energy or other operating costs. Provides that the school district or the community college district may ask for the assistance of any state agency in obtaining financing options for a wind generation turbine farm. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0843lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 843
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Amends 105 ILCS 230/5-40. Provides that school construction projects for which a district first applies for a grant on or after July 1, 2007 must receive certification from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System, or the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes Green Building Rating System, or must meet green building standards of the capital development board and its green building advisory committee. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0505lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 505
Source: www.lexis.com
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Defines large school district for purposes of provisions relating to school facility planning; modifies provisions regarding school facility planning with a city or county; extends the length of a school facility plan; revises the required elements of a school facility plan; removes the provision providing that school capacity cannot be the sole basis for the approval or denial of a residential development application.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/sb0300.dir/sb0336.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 336
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Banns pesticide use on the grounds of middle and high schools; promotes a healthy environment in middle and high school facilities; provides for enforcement officers who may enter any establishment to observe pesticide use and inspect equipment used to apply pesticides.
Title: H.B. 5234
Source: Connecticut Legislature
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | 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
Title: A.B. 4336; S.B. 2796
Source: New Jersey Legislature
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Provides that, in a county whose population is less than 400,000 (currently counties other than Clark County), plans, designs and specifications pertaining to the construction or renovation of school buildings must be reviewedby, and the construction or renovation must be inspected by, the county building department or another local building department in the county.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB499_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 499
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | 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 school capital construction to assist the state board with the administration of grants for capital construction, to assist school districts in identifying capital outlay needs and grant application preparation, to assist districts in implementing the projects paid by the grants including contract negotiations and energy savings.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/E99D43C3D65B051787257251007C6120?open&file=041_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 41
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Concerns the School Security Infrastructure Grant Program; provides that the program may be used to remodel or renovate the infrastructure of schools to prevent intruders from entering schools and endangering children.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/472D5F3233F0A58287257251007B4394?open&file=1059_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1059
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes a State Building Code Council to establish a comprehensive state building code, to review and adopt new model building codes within a specified timeframe, to provide education and technical training and administrative assistance in the form of services or grants at the state and county levels relating to the implementation and enforcement of the state building code.
Establishes a state building code applicable to all construction in the state.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB795_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 795
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| MT | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Provides for a school facility improvement account in the state special revenue fund to provide money to schools to implement the recommendations of the school facility condition and needs assessment and energy audit for: (1) major deferred maintenance; (2) improving energy efficiency in school facilities; or (3) critical infrastructure in school districts.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/specsess/0507/billhtml/SB0002.htm
Title: S.B. 2A (Facilities Funding)
Source: http://data.opi.mt.gov
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Allows, under specified circumstances, public school facilities to be acquired pursuant to lease purchase arrangements. Authorizes additional property taxes for school districts upon the approval of the qualified electors.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0843.pdf
Title: H.B. 843
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Creates fund relating to charter school facilities funding. Provides procedures for meeting the needs of state-chartered and locally chartered charter schools for adequate facilities.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0634.pdf
Title: S.B. 634
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/
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| NM | Vetoed 04/2007 | P-12 | Provides that certain school construction projects may be exempted from some state oversight. Amends the public school capital outlay Act to change the criteria for offsetting amounts from state grants. Requires space utilization to be considered. Allows additional grants to certain school districts; increases grants to schools for lease payments.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0328.pdf
Title: H.B. 328
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Relates to public school facilities; provides that certain school construction projects may be exempted from some state oversight. Amends the Public School Capital Outlay Act to change the criteria for offsetting amounts from state grants; requires space utilization to be considered to allow additional grants to certain school districts. Increases grants to school and lease payments, to allow certain facilities to be purchased with state grants. Extends the time for which certain expenditure may be made.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0395.pdf
Title: S.B. 395
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/
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| AL | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Makes a supplemental appropriation from the Education Trust Fund in the State Treasury to the State Department of Education, for Enterprise High School to cover
repairs to facilities damaged in tornado. (Act 2007-133)
http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACTIONViewFrame.asp?TYPE=Instrument&INST=HB141&DOCPATH=searchableinstruments/2007RS/Printfiles/&PHYDOCPATH=//alisdb/acas/searchableinstruments/2007RS/PrintFiles/&DOCNAMES=HB141-int.pdf,HB141-eng.pdf,HB141-enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 141
Source: http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/
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| ND | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | 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 consider in the review:
(1) The need for the project;
(2) The educational utility of the project;
(3) The school district's ability to sustain a stable or increasing student enrollment
for a period of time at least equal to the anticipated usable life of the project;
(4) The potential use of the project by a future reorganized school district;
(5) The capacity of the district to pay for the project; and
(6) Any other objective factors relative to the appeal.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HANF0300.pdf
Title: H.B. 1248
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Adds additional building inspections to a list of requirements that a county and municipality may not impose on school districts or
charter schools; modifies the criteria for an improvement project for which a county and municipality may not require a school district or charter school to pay an impact fee; clarifies that a school district building inspector that a school district or charter school may use is from the school district or the district in which the charter school is located. http://le.utah.gov/~2007/bills/hbillenr/hb0069.htm
Title: H.B. 69
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Exempts from the contractor licensing requirements work undertaken by students as part of a career and technical education project as defined in § 22.1-228 established by any school board in accordance with Article 5 (§ 22.1-228 et seq.) of Chapter 13 of Title 22.1 for the construction of portable classrooms or single family homes. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB2757ER
Title: H.B. 2757
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| WY | Signed into law 02/2007 | P-12 | Provides for enforcment of expenditures from a school district's facilities maintenance, repair and replacement account; reduces payments to a school district for the amount of any unauthorized expenditures from the account. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0017.pdf
Title: H.B. 17
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm
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| WY | Signed into law 02/2007 | P-12 | 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 provision of one of the following programs and the district meets certain requirements:
(1) Child care programs certified to operate in the state;
(2) Developmental preschool programs receiving state financial assistance for program operations; or
(3) Educational programs and services provided through a board of cooperative educational services as defined under state law in which the district is a participant in the cooperative agreement.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0014.pdf
Title: S.B. 14
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm
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| UT | Adopted 12/2006 | P-12 | Provides specific provisions for the oversight of permanent or temporary public school construction/renovation inspections and to identify local school board and charter school board responsibilities and accountability to the Utah State Board of Education and State Charter School Board in this regard; provides for better coordination with local governments, utility providers and the state fire marshal on public school construction; provides for charter school land use zoning within municipalities and counties. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-471.htm
Title: R277-471
Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov/main/
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Controller to transfer funds from the Ratepayer Relief Fund to an account in the Special Deposit Fund to provide grants to eligible institutions, kindergarten and grades 1-12, inclusive, public school ranked academically, for energy conservation projects at eligible institutions. Transfers funds from the Attorney General's Ratepayer Relief Fund to an account for use by state public universities and community colleges for that same purposes. Requires reports from a specified energy settlement.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2751-2800/ab_2756_bill_20060918_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2756
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2006 | P-12
Community College | Requires the Department of General Services to establish procedures governing the use of the collaborative process for project development and review alternative to ensure the safety of any K-12 school building or community college building to submit a report on whether the use of the process has assisted the department, school and community college districts in meeting timeframe goals. Establishes procedures for plan review and construction oversight contracts. Assesses a fee on a participating district.
Title: A.B. 162
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2006 | P-12 | Relates to the Healthy Schools Act. Expands the definition of schoolsite to include private child day care facilities. Requires landlords to notify tenants who run a day care facility of their pest management practices. Requires those who apply pesticides at a day care facility to provide notice of pesticide application and inform pesticide contractors that they must conform to the Healthy Schools Act. Requires the Department of Pesticide Regulation to promote integrated pest management at such facilities.
Title: A.B. 2865
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2006 | P-12 | Relates to eligibility for new school building construction calculations. Requires the existing building capacity calculation used to determine new construction to be reduced using specified determining factors, including the transfer of a special education program between a school district and a county office of education or special education local plan area. Provides procedures for the calculating of projected enrollment when facilities for special education programs are included.
Title: A.B. 2947
Source: California Legislature
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| WY | Rule Adoption 08/2006 | P-12 | Establishes a process to identify and prioritize the relative importance of each school building and facility improvement need on a statewide basis. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6327.pdf
Title: Chapter 6
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Approved by voters 07/2006 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | (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 boards of education, the California Community Colleges, the University of California and the California State University to construct and modernize education facilities.
Title: V. 9 (Prop. 1D)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Provides that the board of a school district shall not build a school upon a site without having prior title in fee to the
site, a lease for not less than 99 years, or a lease for not less than 50 years from the United States government, or the
state, or a political subdivision of the state. Prohibits the governing board of a public school from building or expanding a high school building on a site without first submitting the site plan to the local zoning authority for administrative review only if the expansion will result in the square footage of the high school building being increased by at least 20%; provides the procedures governing that submission and review process; does not apply to temporary structures or facilities that are necessary due to unexpected enrollment increases and that are used for not more than 2 years; exempts sites located within a city or village. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0276.pdf
Title: H.B. 5479
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Enacts the schoolchildren 's health act. Provisions relate to: (1) sealing arsenic-treated wood in playgrounds and testing the soil on school grounds for contamination; (2) reducing students' exposure to diesel emissions from school buses; (3) studying mold and mildew prevention; (4) establishing guidelines for Integrated Pest Management; (5) the use of pesticides; (6) parental and school staff notification of of pesticide use; and (7) encouraging local boards of education to remove mercury used as teaching aids.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H1502v0.html
Title: H.B. 1502
Source: http://www.ncleg.net/
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Authorizes local boards of education to enter into capital leases of real or personal property for schools and facilities. Provides that the taxing power of a unit may not be pledged to secure any moneys due under a contract. Requires a capital lease to state that it does not constitute a pledge of such taxing powers. Prohibits assignment of students.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/HTML/S2009v3.html
Title: S.B. 2009
Source: http://www.ncleg.net/
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12
Postsec. | Restricts the statutory purposes for which eminent domain may be used by private condemnors, local public condemnors, and other public condemnors. Provides for local boards of education and rights of way. Requires a planning commission to determine that a parcel is blighted and provides that eminent domain may only be used to take a blighted parcel.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H1965v5.html
Title: H.B. 1965
Source: http://www.ncleg.net/
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| NY | Vetoed 07/2006 | P-12 | Relates to the renovation of cafeterias in public school districts located in New York city. Requires the commissioner of labor to establish air temperature, ventilation and filtration standards and cooling requirements for cafeteria kitchens.
Title: A.B. 11326
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Provides that school buildings may be inspected for fire safety purposes by persons certified by the state to enforce the state uniform fire prevention and building code. Provides that schools may not deny entry to such a person.
Title: A.B. 877
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Rule Adoption 07/2006 | P-12 | To comply with recently passed legislation, transfers authority from the State Board of Education (SBE) to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to adopt rules governing state assistance in providing school plant facilities to school districts. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=180-25
Title: WAC 180-25-005, -012, -015, -020, -025, -030, -035, - 037, -040
Source: http://search.leg.wa.gov/pub/textsearch/default.asp
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Provides that the qualifications of persons performing reviews and inspections of school facilities must include requirements for training, education, and at least two years of relevant experience. Requires registration for new construction inspections by a fire district or a municipality under the jurisdiction of a regional superintendent. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB5416lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 5416
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Authorizes the Recovery School District to sell, exchange, or lease school property or buildings over which it has the rights of ownership to the governing authority of a state board-approved school which has need for property as the result of a hurricane. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=397833
Title: S.B. 308
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2006 | Postsec. | Defines "design and construction oversight" as (i) the right to review and approve plans and specifications prior to the start of construction and to require such changes as may be necessary to comply with applicable building codes, space standards, where appropriate, and standards ensuring quality of construction, and (ii) the right to conduct periodic inspections during construction to ensure that work is being performed in compliance with the approved plans and specifications. Directs each higher education management board to adopt proposed space standards and quality standards on or before January 1, 2007. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=403845
Title: H.B. 418
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| CA | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | 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 Community Colleges, the University of California, the Hastings College of the Law, and the California State University to construct and modernize education facilities.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_127_bill_20060520_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 127
Source: California Legislature
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Authorizes local boards to make available school facilities and equipment for specified public purposes if such purposes appear, in the judgment of the board, to be in the best interests of the district and are an efficient, economical, and appropriate use of the facilities and equipment.
Authorizes local boards to enter into contracts with other school boards to provide joint programs, services, facilities, and professional or other staff. Does not permit the designation by a school district that does not maintain a secondary school of another school district's secondary school as the secondary school of the district. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT182.HTM
Title: H.B. 867 - Section 25
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Establishes the extraordinary circumstances program for public school academic facilities.The Commission for Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation division shall develop by rule the Academic Facilities Extraordinary Circumstances Program under which the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall provide state financial assistance to eligible school districts that do not have sufficient means to contribute an amount of local resources necessary to qualify for state financial participation under the Academic Facilities Partnership Program or the Academic Facilities Catastrophic Program.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2006S1/public/HB1036.pdf
Title: H.B. 1036, S.B. 22
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Requires the administrator of the division of building safety and the state department of education to draft a best practices maintenance plan for school buildings, to be given to every district superintendent. Requires every district, based on the best practices maintenance plan, to develop a 10-year plan and submit it to the state department of education for approval. Requires the district to annually submit a report to the department detailing the work completed pursuant to the maintenance plan and any revisions to that plan.
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0743.html#billtext
Title: H.B. 743 Section 9
Source: www3.state.id.us
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Authorizes school boards to partner with entities, organizations and corporations for the purpose of benefiting the school district and to borrow funds from the Rural Economic Development Authority for the Maintenance of school buildings.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0944SG.htm
Title: H.B. 944
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | 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 of facility needs to maintain a full-day kindergarten program prior to PSFA approving school construction or a district letting contracts for school construction. PSFA notes this is consistent with requirements currently in effect for districts applying for grant assistance. Provisions contained in the bill increase the current 3 to 9 percent caps currently in place on the amount of operational cash balances a public school district may retain to 5 to 15 percent depending on total program cost. School districts have complained the caps currently in place are unfair and are causing undue pressure with regard to expenditures which require the district to expend funds prior to requesting reimbursement. The committee substitute also provides for the secretary of education to waive all or a portion of reductions for excess cash balances if the funds are needed to provide a local match or to reduce the districts share of amounts granted for qualified high priority projects.
The Senate Finance Committee Substitute for the Senate Education Substitute for Senate Bill 450 is an omnibus public school capital outlay bill making changes to the public school capital outlay (PSCO) program, requiring school district master facilities plans, providing for certain
districts to receive assistance in developing and updating five-year facilities plans, providing for capital outlay fund local match assistance for qualified high priority projects, increases statutory caps on school district cash balances, and creates a fund to pay for new school one-time costs. The bill also provides funding to fully implement the lease payment assistance program, provides for use of PSCO funds to demolish abandoned buildings, changes the method with which high growth school construction is addressed, and provides funding to correct deficiencies at the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Handicapped and the New Mexico School for the Deaf. Also included in the bill are provisions increasing the SB-9 guarantee from $60.00 to $90.00 per unit, continuing the exempt status of Public School Facilities Authority (PSFA) employees, providing for PSFA to act as its own purchasing agent and creating a study committee and making
appropriations. Link to fiscal note: http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/06%20Regular/firs/SB0450.pdf
Link to bill text (final version): http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/06%20Regular/FinalVersions/senate/SB0450FCS.pdf
Title: S.B. 450
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WY | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | 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 school facility unless there has first been a public hearing on the issue. Chapter No. 42.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/HB0073.pdf
Title: H.B. 73
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us
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| NJ | Issued 02/2006 | P-12 | 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 Directors. The working group is directed to review "the entire School Construction Program and the laws, regulations and policies governing educational facilities and to develop recommendations for reform" including recommendations for statutory changes. The working group is also charged with recommending immediate changes to improve SCC operations.
http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/approved/20060207.html
Title: Executive Order No. 3
Source: http://www.state.nj.us
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| NJ | Issued 02/2006 | P-12 | (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 Special Assistant Attorney General and shall, in consultation with the Attorney General, have access to the support and resources of the Department of Law and Public Safety, including without limitation such clerical and support staff as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities under this Executive Order. The Special Counsel is authorized to call upon any department, office or agency of State government to provide such information, resources or other assistance deemed necessary. Each department, office, division, and agency of State government is required to cooperate with the Special Counsel and to furnish the Special Counsel with assistance necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Executive Order. The Special Counsel shall serve as the Governor's representative in all matters pertaining to the management and operations of the Schools Construction Corporation and shall serve on the Corporation's Board of Directors in the position designated in Executive Order No. 24 (2002) for a member of the Governor's Executive Staff.
http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news/news/approved/20060207.html
Title: E.O. 3; (NEW BILL)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| DE | Signed into law 01/2006 | P-12 | The legislature appropriated $5,000,000 to the Department of Education for an "Energy Fund". These funds will help reorganized school districts, vocational-technical school districts and charter schools pay for energy cost increases resulting from, but not limited to, the increased cost of natural gas and electricity, limited refining capacity, and increased consumption.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+242/$file/legis.html?open
Title: S.B. 242
Source: Delaware Legislative Site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2005 | P-12 | An act to amend Section 20112 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. Requires notice for bids for district projects to be
mailed to all construction trade journals specified in Section 22036 for the county or counties in the attendance area of the district, provided the district will incur no publishing costs.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_490_bill_20050908_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 490
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2005 | P-12 | Requires the procurement and use of environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products in elementary and secondary schools; defines terms;authorizes the commissioners of general services and education to promulgate necessary rules and regulations. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S05435&sh=t
Title: S.B. 5435
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | An act to amend Section 47610 of , and to add Section 47610.5 to, the Education Code, relating to charter schools. Expressly includes the California Building Standards Code amongst those state laws from which a charter school is not exempt. Requires charter schools to be in compliance with those provisions by January 1, 2007. Also provides that a charter school is exempt from this requirement if it complies with the requirements of the Field Act, or if the school is exclusively owned or controlled by the federal government or other entity that is not subject to the California Building Standards Code.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1054_bill_20050719_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1054
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | 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 assessment fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of carrying out construction projects managed by the department; equitably collecting and distributing moneys for other current expenses associated with capital improvement, repairs and maintenance, and repairs and alterations projects; and specified personnel benefits and reimbursement needs.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1660_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1660
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to conduct asbestos tests prior to renovations or painting of school facilities at all DOE schools. Directs DOE to maintain a record of all students at King intermediate who may have been exposed to asbestos
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1295_sd2_.htm
Title: H.B. 1295
Source: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education to adopt rules for the documentation of school plan reviews and inspections of school facilities and to convene a task force for the purpose of reviewing these documents and making recommendations regarding training and accreditation of individuals performing reviews or inspections. In a Section requiring school building plans and specifications to be approved by the regional superintendent of schools, removes the provision allowing the local fire department or fire protection district to request a review of the plans and specifications. Provides for review of the plans and specifications by a municipality, fire protection district, or county. Requires the office of the state fire marshal or a qualified fire official conduct an annual fire safety inspection of each school building in the state. Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0225
Title: S.B. 383
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Allows use of construction management services which are provided for a fee and which involve preconstruction and construction administration and management services; deems these services to be professional services and may be performed by a
qualified licensed person. Allows a school systems, at its own discretion, to perform work on the project with its own employees and include the coordination and oversight of this work as part of the services of the construction manager. http://tennessee.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0462.pdf
Title: S.B. 1343
Source: http://tennessee.gov
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| TN | SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. 06/2005 | P-12 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, relative to indoor air quality and mold in schools Encourages each district to conduct an inspection and evaluation program, such as the Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Program, for its facilities. Such program may include, but need not be limited to, the following measures: (1) Ensuring that an adequate amount of outdoor air is being supplied; (2) Testing for radon; (3) Separating students and staff from construction and renovation areas; (4) Reducing use of products, such as adhesives, floor-care products, and pesticides, that require ventilation during use; and (5) Maintaining relative humidity to an appropriate level during hot and humid summers. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0291.pdf
Title: S.B. 641
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Replaces the statutory limits for procurement of construction, construction services, materials or services that the state board must adopt within rules. The state board must adopt rules, and the Auditor General must review the rules, specifying the total cost of a procurement subject to invitations for bids, requests for proposals and requests for clarifications that does not exceed current statutory limits under procurement. Additionally, the limits for job-order-contracting are replaced. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2349
Title: H.B. 2349 (section 2)
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Authorizes the State Fire Marshal and the State Building Inspector to jointly grant variations or exemptions from, or approve equivalent or alternate compliance with the requirement that any building to be built as an educational occupancy and eligible for a school building project grant must have an automatic fire extinguishing system approved by the State Fire Marshal on each floor. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/act/Pa/2005PA-00031-R00SB-01032-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 1032
Source: www.cga.ct.gov
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | The Legislature encourages the board of trustees of each school district in this State to adopt policies, or, if
applicable, to revise existing policies and regulations, governing the use of school buildings and facilities by groups and organizations
that are not part of the school district in a manner that will minimize costs to the school district as well as minimize costs to those groups
and organizations that are dedicated to the furtherance and benefit of the mission of the school district.
2. The Legislature recognizes that the boards of trustees of the school districts in this State have a vested interest in ensuring
that the operations of the school district are consistent with the policies and regulations adopted by the board of trustees. Therefore,
the Legislature hereby encourages the board of trustees of each school district to exercise such authority as is necessary to ensure that a policy or regulation adopted by the board of trustees concerning the use of school buildings and facilities by groups and organizations that are not part of the school district be applied as consistently as possible by all schools located in that school district.
http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/bills/AB/AB70_EN.pdf
Title: H.B. 70
Source: StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Allows the establishment of a dual usage educational complex by a junior college district and other political subdivisions or institutions of higher education. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=79&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01737&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 1737
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | 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
Title: S.B. 591
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | 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 facilities master plan program; an academic facilities custodial, maintenance, repair, and renovation manual; a public school academic facility manual; a public school academic equipment manual; and an academic facilities distress program. Defines each of the components of the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program and the areas each component must address.
Establishes the provisions of the academic facilites master plan program, which requires every local board to approve a ten-year districtwide facilities master plan for submission to and approval by the division of public school academic facilities and transportation. Specifies the required content of every district's facilities master plan.
Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to identify a public school or school district as being in academic facilities distress if the division determines that the public school or school district has engaged in actions or inactions that result in any act or violation determined by the division to jeopardize any academic facility used by a public school or school district, or any other condition of an academic facility or facilities in a public school or school district that is determined by the division to have a detrimental impact on educational services provided by that public school or school district. Requires the division to provide the district with written notification of its being in academic facilities distress. Requires a public school or school district identified as being in facilities distress to develop a facilities improvement plan within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice and promptly submit the facilities improvement plan to the division for review and approval, and revise the plan on a periodic basis.
Authorizes the division to:
--Provide on-site technical evaluation and assistance to any school district identified to be in facilities distress, and to make recommendations to the district superintendent regarding the care and maintenance of any academic facility in the district. Requires the district in facilities distress to accept such on-site technical evaluation and assistance.
--Require the superintendent to relinquish all administrative authority with respect to the school district and appoint an individual in place of the superintendent to administratively operate the school district under the supervision and approval of the Director of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.
--Suspend or remove all of the current board members and call for the election of a new school board for the district, in which case the school district must reimburse the county board of election commissioners for election costs as otherwise required by law;
--Require the school district to operate without a local board under the supervision of the local superintendent or an individual or panel appointed by the director of the division;
--Return the administration of the school district to the former board or place the administration of the school district in a newly elected school board;
--Require school district staff and employees to attend training in areas of concern for the public school or school district;
--Require a school district to cease immediately all expenditures related to activities not described as part of an adequate education in § 6-20-2302 and place money that would have been spent on the activities into an academic facilities escrow account to be released only upon approval by the division for use in conjunction with a local academic facilities project.
--Notify the public school or school district in writing that the deficiencies regarding academic facilities must be corrected within a
time period designated by the division;
--Petition the state board at any time for the consolidation, annexation, or reconstitution of a school district in facilities distress or take other appropriate action as specified in statute in order to secure and protect the best interest of the educational resources of the state or to provide for the best interests of students in the school district. Allows the state board to consolidate, annex, reconstitute any school district that fails to remove itself from the classification of a school district in facilities distress within two consecutive school years of receipt of notice of identification of facilities distress status by the division; and
--Take any other action allowed by law that is deemed necessary to assist a public school or school district in removing criteria of facilities distress.
Allows a district to appeal the state board's consolidation, annexation, or reconstitution decision to the Commission for Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation. Authorizes the commission to reverse the action of the state board if the commission finds that the school district could not remove itself from facilities distress due to external forces beyond the school district's control.
Allows any student attending a public school district classified as being in facilities distress to be automatically eligible to transfer to another geographically contiguous school district not in facilities distress during the time period that a district is classified as being in facilities distress. Requires transportation costs to be paid by the resident district and the nonresident district to count the student for average daily membership purposes.
Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to conduct random unannounced on-site inspections of all academic facilities that have been funded wholly or in part by moneys from the state to ensure compliance with the school district's facilities master plan and, if applicable, the school district's facilities improvement plan. Requires the division to report to the Commission for Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation within 30 days of completion of the on-site inspections.
Establishes a process for a school district to appeal any determination of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to the Commission for Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.
Repeals Arkansas Code § 6-20-1402 on school districts' authority to borrow money for building or repairing school facilities and Arkansas Code § 6-11-130 on custodial and maintenance care for school facilities.
Full text of bill as enacted: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB593.pdf
Title: S.B. 593
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | 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 any improvement to real property owned by a school district. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1093.pdf
Title: S.B. 1093
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | 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 in effect at the time the lease became effective. Permits a district to sublease a school building or facility whenever that building or facility is not being used for educational purposes. Requires rent from a sublease to be placed in the district's general fund; allows rent to be used for any operational or capital purpose. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1448.pdf
Title: H.B. 1448
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | 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 Facilities Immediate Repair Program to provide school districts with state financial participation for eligible repair projects based on the school district's academic facilities wealth index.
Establishes the Academic Equipment Program to support the purchase of eligible academic equipment based on the school district's academic facilities wealth index.
Establishes the Transitional Academic Facilities Program to provide state financial participation based on a school district's academic facilities wealth index in the form of reimbursement to a school district for eligible new construction projects for which debt is incurred or funds are spent after January 1, 2005, and on or before June 30, 2006. Under the transitional academic facilities program, a school district may proceed with new construction of an academic facility through the expenditure of local resources prior to the school district's eligibility for state financial participation and may apply the expenditure of local resources after January 1, 2005, and on or before June 30, 2006, toward meeting the school district's share of financial participation in the cost of the new construction project when, and if, the school district becomes eligible for state financial participation.
Establishes the Academic Facilities Partnership Program to provide state financial participation based on a school district's academic facilities wealth index in the form of cash payments to a school district for eligible new construction projects.
Establishes the Academic Facilities Catastrophic Program to award state financial participation to a school district based on a school district's academic facilities wealth index for eligible catastrophic repair and new construction projects for the purpose of supplementing insurance or other public or private emergency assistance received by or payable to the school district.
Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to establish formulas, to be updated annually, for determining the basic project cost per student for various types of new construction projects, including new academic facilities; additions to existing academic facilities; and major improvements to academic facilities that bring the state of condition or efficiency of the academic facility to a state of condition or efficiency better than the facility's original condition of completeness or efficiency.
Establishes legislative intent that school districts explore collaboration with other districts in pooling equipment, facilities and transportation.
Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation to develop a program to provide emergency loans to eligible high-growth school districts for assistance with excess debt service requirements.
Allows a school district to appeal any determination of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation under the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act to the Commission on Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.
Effective July 1, 2005, Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 20, Subchapter 24 is repealed.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2508.pdf
Title: H.B. 2508
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Concerns energy savings contracts for school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1095.pdf
Title: S.B. 1095
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | 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 anticipated future needs to donate the property to a non-profit organization if donation thereof would serve a beneficial educational service for the students of the district. Adds providing community programs, social enrichment programs, or after-school programs for students who are from the district or to educate pupils from within the donating school district even if other persons in the community or students from outside the district might also benefit to the purposes that such donated property may fill.
States that if the school district donates real property to an entity, the district has right of first refusal to reacquire the real property if the entity decides to sell or otherwise dispose of the real property. States that the school district is not required to compensate the entity for any improvements to real property reacquired in this manner.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2936.pdf
Title: H.B. 2936
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Requires the school facilities board to provide school districts with information every two years on improving and maintaining the environmental quality in school buildings. Requires an environmental site assessment before approval of construction or renovation of a school building. Requries school facilities board to not approve a school building project if specified conditions are found in the assessment or building plans. Requires a school district that installed or renovated its HVAC system on or after the effective date of this act to ensure that the system meets specified requirements, and that an HVAC system installed or renovated before the effective date of this act to ensure that the HVAC system is maintained and operated in accordance with the prevailing maintenance and standards at the time of its installation or renovation.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1009
Title: S.B. 1009
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | 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 improvements to public school buildings in Baltimore City after 2009 under specified circumstances.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/billfile/sb0766.htm
Title: S.B. 766
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | 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/HB1357.pdf
Title: H.B. 1357
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | 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 School Academic Facilities and Transportation are to: ... "(5) Develop and implement an ongoing uniform process for collecting, inventorying, and updating information on the state of condition of all public school academic facilities in the state; (6) Develop a facility cost index that provides a methodology for comparing the cost of repairing the condition of a public school academic facility to the cost of replacing the public school academic facility with a facility containing the same amount of square footage; (7) Conduct unannounced random on-site inspections of public school academic facilities; (8) Develop minimum standards for accessibility to public school academic facilities and programs for individuals with disabilities; (9) Develop guidelines for competitive bidding, competitive negotiation, and other methods of procurement for public school academic facilities projects; (10) Develop incentive programs to reward school districts for innovative, effective, and efficient use of local and state resources with regard to public school academic facilities;" and "(13) Report by October 1 of each year to the Governor, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee on the state of condition of education facilities statewide" addressing specified features of school facilities; "(14) Report by October 1 of each even-numbered year to the Governor, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee on the state academic facilities master plan; and (15) Maintain a public access website dedicated to public school academic facilities."
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB590.pdf
Title: S.B. 590
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | 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 services. Authorizes any school district to use public-public partnerships as a project delivery method for the building, altering, repairing, improving, maintaining, or demolishing of any structure, or any improvement to real property owned by the school district.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB858.pdf
Title: S.B. 858
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | Postsec. | Authorizes the Development Authority Finance Authority to issue higher education general authority bonds for technology and facility improvements; provides for a statewide election on the issuance of bonds.
Title: S.B. 1137
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Vetoed 03/2005 | P-12 | 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
Title: S.B. 1394
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | 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.
Title: H.B. 267 (Facility Component)
Source: Kentucky 2005 Legislative Summary
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | 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 the Leroy F. Green School Facilities Act from the proceeds of general obligation bonds approved by voters after January 1, 2006, is contingent on the applicant school district meeting design standards equivalent to the regulations. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_736_bill_20040824_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_736_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 736
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Relates to the Field Act that requires the Department of General Services to supervise the design and construction of school buildings to ensure compliance with specific rules and regulations and building codes. Requires written rules and regulations adopted pursuant to that act be made available to the public by the State Architect upon request. Requires building code rules and regulations by an local enforcement agency to clarify the State Building Code be made public. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2601-2650/ab_2638_bill_20040921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2638
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Requires a school district to use its uniform complaint process to help identify and resolve any emergency or urgent facilities conditions that pose a threat to the health and safety of the pupils or staff instead of conditions of facilities that are not maintained in a clean and safe manner or in good repair. Becomes operative only if 2003-2004 Senate Bill 850 is also enacted. Declares that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2701-2750/ab_2727_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2727
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Deletes the requirement, under the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act, that the School Accountability Report Card include information on the degree to which pupils are prepared to enter the workforce and whether the school qualifies for the Governor's Performance Award Program. Requires each school district to include within the report card information regarding career technical education, the availability of sufficient textbooks and materials, any needed maintenance of school facilities to ensure good repair, the misassignments of teachers, including misassignments of English learner teachers, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent 3-year period. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2551-2600/ab_2596_bill_20040827_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_2596_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2596
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Relates to the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998. Authorizes the governing board of a school district to make a written request to any person, corporation, public utility, local publicly owned utility or governmental agency for information necessary or useful to make an assessment of a proposed schoolsite or an addition to an existing schoolsite. Provides response procedures. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2451-2500/ab_2485_bill_20040918_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2485
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Requires the county superintendent to annually present a report to the governing board of each school district under his or her jurisdiction and to the board of supervisors of the county describing the state of the schools in the county and of his or her office that are ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, of the 2003 base Academic Performance Index. Requires the county superintendent for the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Del Norte, Mariposa, Plumas, Sierra, and the City and County of San Francisco to contract with a neighboring county office of education or an independent auditor to conduct the required visits and make all required reports. Makes the priority objective of the visits to determine if there are sufficient textbooks, conditions of facilities that pose an emergency or urgent threat to the health or safety of pupils or staff, and accurate data reported on the school accountability report card with respect to the availability of sufficient textbooks and instructional materials, the safety, cleanliness, adequacy, and good repair of school facilities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Requires schools initially applying to participate in the High Priority Schools Grant Program on or after the 2004–05 fiscal year to include highly qualified teachers and appropriately credentialed teachers for English learners in the component on quality of staff in
the school action plan. Specifies that the mandatory school action plan components on facilities, curriculum, instructional materials, and support services for those schools be on facilities in good repair, curriculum, sufficient instructional materials, and support services. Requires schools initially applying to participate in the High Priority Schools Grant Program on or after the 2004–05 fiscal year to measure the availability of instructional materials against a specified definition of ''sufficient instructional materials.'' http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | SEC. 12: Requires a school district to use its uniform complaint process to help identify and resolve any deficiencies related to
instructional materials, conditions of facilities that are not maintained in a clean and safe manner or in good repair, and teacher vacancy or
misassignment. Requires a notice to be posted in each classroom in each school in the school district notifying parents and
guardians that there should be sufficient textbooks or instructional materials, school facilities must be clean, safe, and in good repair, and
the location to obtain a form to file a complaint in case of a shortage. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov/
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | 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 district
that receives funds for a school construction or modernization project to make all necessary repairs, renewals, and replacement to ensure that a project is at all times kept in good repair, working order and condition.
As a condition of participation in the school facilities program and the receipt of funds pursuant to the deferred maintenance program, the current bill requires a school district to establish a facilities inspection system to ensure that each of its schools is in good repair, as defined in
the bill. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | 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 misassignments of teachers, including misassignments of English learner teachers, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent 3-year period. Defines ''misassignment'' and ''vacant position'' for this purpose.
Requires the template for the school accountability report card to include a field to report the determination of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials and a summary statement of the condition of school facilities. Requires the department to provide examples of summary statements of the condition of school facilities that are acceptable and those that are unacceptable. Declares that these provisions further the purposes of the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| RI | Passed 07/2004 | P-12 | (Joint Resolution) Creates a twenty-four (24) member special joint commission, whose purpose it would be to develop a comprehensive statewide plan that would effectively coordinate information, initiatives, and to identify resources, training and educational needs, as they pertain to school environmental health and safety issues, and who would report back to the general assembly no later than January 25, 2005.
Title: H.B. 8109
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/gen_assembly
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | 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 grants provided to counties under the Aging Schools Program; provides an exception to a specified mandatory level of State funds to be granted to Prince George's County and Baltimore City.
Title: S.B. 787
Source: StateNet
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| MO | To governor 05/2004 | P-12 | Allows for the adoption of emergency preparedness plans for the use during natural disasters or other community emergencies by school districts.
1. The board of education of each school district in this state is authorized to adopt an emergency preparedness plan to address the use of school resources, including school facilities, commodity foods, school buses, and equipment if a natural disaster or other community emergency occurs.
2. The emergency preparedness plan may authorize the superintendent or other designated school officials to approve use of school resources to provide relief to the community if an emergency occurs.
3. Food assistance may be provided using commodities distributed by the United States Department of Agriculture consistent with the standards for emergency congregate feeding under such program.
4. The use of school resources under this section shall be subject to review by the board of education within thirty days of authorization or as soon as reasonably possible.
http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills041/biltxt/truly/HB1070T.HTM
Title: H.B. 1070
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Authorizes governing school boards to exercise options in response to a request of local election officials to use schools for polling places by keeping schools used for polling places in session but identifying to the elections official the specific areas of the buildings not used by school activities, designating the election day for staff training and development or closing the schools to students and nonclassified employees. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1451-1500/ab_1472_bill_20030811_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1472
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Creates task force to establish guidelines for mold abatement in public schools.
Title: H.B. 891
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | States student political organizations may be granted the uncompensated use of school district property and may conduct lawful meetings on school district property. Stipulates that no person, group or organization may be denied use of or charged differentiated fees for school property based on beliefs or legal rights and requires the governing board to annually approve a fee schedule for the lease of school property.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1250&x=24&y=9
Title: S.B. 1250
Source: Arizona Legislative Web site
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| CA | Adopted 05/2003 | P-12 | Establishes emergency rules concerning Leroy F. Greene Facilities Act of 1998, specifying amending the audit requirements for the Critically Overcrowded Schools (COS) program. http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/
Title: Title 2 CCR 1859.61, .105, .106, .141, .142, .145, .147, .148, .150.1, .151, .152, .153
Source: California State Web site
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | 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 energy needs/demand the grant will cover for conversion to solar energy. http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/bills/sb/sb0002t.rtf
Title: S.B. 2
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 12/2002 | P-12 | Clarifies liability for certain school construction projects; provides that the architect or engineer preparing the plans and specifications and the person supervising the construction of a school building are responsible for assuring the construction in a workmanlike manner of a building with sufficient structural strength and fire resistance according to all applicable codes. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2001-2002/publicact/pdf/2002-PA-0627.pdf
Title: S.B. 670
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 | P-12 | 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 board. Establishes $200 million per fiscal year as the maximum amount for which school facilities board may enter into lease-to-own transactions. See section 35: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 | P-12 | 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 Section 52: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 | P-12 | Requires that school building inspection carried out by school facilities board every five years ensure compliance wtih routine preventative maintenance guidelines as established in code. Requires school facilities board to randomly select 20 districts every 30 months for inspection. As of August 15, 2004, requires school facilities board to report to the joint committee on capital revenue the amounts required for the building renewal fund and new school facilities fund for the state schools for deaf and the blind for the succeeding two fiscal years, which amounts must be incorporated in any request for building renewal and new school facilities funds. Mandates that by October 15 each year, the school facilities board submit for review to the joint committee on capital review demographic assumptions, projected construction schedule and new school construction cost estimates for coming fiscal year. Requires every district to develop routine preventative maintenance guidelines for its facilities by October 1, 2002, which must be submitted to the school facilities board for analysis and approval by February 1, 2003. If school facilities board deems district facility inadequately maintained pursuant to district's routine preventative maintenance guidelines, district must use building renewal funds to bring facility into compliance with district's routine preventative maintenance guidelines. Allows school facilities board to transfer monies between specified facilities funds under enumerated circumstances. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 | P-12 | 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 specifies that reduction includes a reconfiguration of grades resulting in reduction of pupil square footage of any grade level, but that this subsection does not apply to a maximum of one-year reconfiguration of grades to accommodate new school construction. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 | P-12 | Estabishes specific circumstances under which excess square footage in new construction may not be included in the gross square footage. Also mandates that school facilities board, in measuring square footage per pupil requirements, demand that excess square footage constructed after July 1, 2002 and that is not excluded under above circumstances meet minimum school facility adequacy guidelines to be eligible to receive building renewal funds. See section 36: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Allows for only one one-year extension to be granted a school to make improvements to bring buildings up to school building safety code standards. Fire officials are to provide written notice to schedule times for fire safety checks. No more than 2 routine inspections may be
made in a calendar year. Nothing in this section should be construed to prohibit a local fire department, fire protection district, or the Office of the
State Fire Marshal from conducting a fire safety check in a public school. Upon being notified by a fire official that corrective action must be taken to resolve a violation, the school board must take corrective action within one year. However, violations that present imminent danger must be
addressed immediately. Permits local fire department to request copy of local building plans. http://www.legis.state.il.us/publicacts/pubact92/acts/92-0593.html
Title: S.B. 1545
Source: www.legis.state.il.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Requires thirty days' written notice to all parents of students at school board is considering closing prior to community meeting on closure of school site. The notice must include the reasons for the proposed closure, and must be held at least thirty days before voting in a public meeting to close the school. This paragraph does not apply if the facility is being closed because it endangers student or employee health or safety. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0316.htm
Title: S.B. 1180
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | 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 facilities reported to the Florida Inventory of School Houses [FISH] by each school district. If the information provided by the district is less than 95% accurate, the district must submit revised and corrected data to the FISH. If the district fails to submit corrected data that is at least 95% accurate within one year from the date of notification by the department, the commissioner of education may exercise discretion of withholding future state fixed capital outlay funds until such time as the district submits corrected information; [section] is amended to provide that the department is to conduct an in-depth analyses [sic] each year of a representative sample of five school districts selected from among the districts with surveys showing the largest need-to-revenue ratio based on the five-year fixed capital outlay revenue projection. If the districts survey does not accurately project its facilities needs it must revise its survey. If a district fails to revise its survey to accurately project its facility needs the commissioner may exercise discretion of withholding future state fixed capital outlay funds until such time as the district corrects its survey." See http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | 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 state legislative summary, "Exempts charter schools from building permit fees, etc." See bill section 859, page 1577, line 10 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | New section forbids building of K-12 school on or adjacent to known contaminated site unless action has been taken to ascertain that students will not have contact with air, water or soil contaminants at a level that poses a threat to human health or the environment. Requires local board to conduct appropriate due diligence including all appropriate inquiry into the use of property before building a K-12 school on the site. If contaminants are found at levels that pose a threat to human health or the environment, the board must undertake appropriate site rehabilitation before beginning construction on the school site. See bill section 832, page 1539, line 1 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Eliminates date for purgation of certain relocatable classrooms and establishes system by which districts may obtain permission to continue using relocatables as classrooms within the five-year work program. Plan to use existing relocatable facilities must be evaluated and approved by state commissioner by January 1, 2003. According to legislative summary, "Relocatables that do not meet state standards at the end of the work program may no longer be used as classrooms. This does not negate the statutory requirement that relocatable classrooms over 20 years of age that were used as classrooms during the FY 1998-99 must be removed from service by July 1, 2003." See bill section 814, page 1498, line 21 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us
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| ME | Public Law No. 04/2002 | P-12 | Provides that a municipality may use a school building transferred to it by a school board for municipal purposes in the condition that the building was in on the date of the transfer as long as work performed by the municipality on the building is limited to repairs and minor alterations.
Title: H.B. 1615
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | 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; authorizes injunctive relief for failure to comply with a notice or order relating to a serious safety hazard; provides for penalties for violations. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1434.html
Title: S.B. 1434
Source: www3.state.id.us
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| ME | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Increases the number of construction-manager-at-risk alternative delivery pilot projects for school construction; increases the maximum project cost of projects eligible for alternative delivery
Title: H.B. 1426
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| PA | Signed into law 12/2001 | Postsec. | Requires dormitories in public and private institutions of high education to conform to certain automatic sprinkler system specifications. Establishes a loan program. Makes an appropriation and imposes penalties.
Title: H.B. 209
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES; TO RESTRICT THE DONATION OF SCHOOL PROPERTY TO RETIREES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Title: S.B. 819
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | To governor 02/2001 | P-12 | Allows any local governing body, school district or public institution of higher education to enter into energy performance-based contracts to significantly reduce energy and operating costs of a facility.
Title: H.B. 1967
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2000 | P-12 | Deletes the condition that required the relocatable building to be in use for classroom purposes on or before September 30, 1997 and would add the condition that the relocatable building be manufactured and in use for classroom purposes on or before May 1st, 2000.
Title: S.B. 1469
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | P-12 | Appropriates funds to the State Department of Education for repairs, upgrades, and expansion of existing conservation education facilities, under the direction of the Conservation Education Service in the State Department of Education.
Title: A.B. 2391
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2000 | P-12 | Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract with a nonprofit organization that has staff with expertise in financing and capital expansion, are knowledgeable about the child care field, and have the ability to develop and implement a plan to increase the availability of financing to renovate, expand, and construct child day care facilities.
Title: A.B. 2778
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2000 | P-12 | Requires the superintendent to comply with prescribed provisions of the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 in making calculations for the year-round school grant program. Excludes one classroom for the first 800 pupils at a schoolsite, or 2 classrooms for schoolsites with over 800 pupils, from the definition of teaching station for purposes of determining existing school building capacity if certain conditions are met.
Title: S.B. 1602
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | P-12 | Authorizes the State Allocation Board to develop a pilot program in as many as 4 applicant school districts under the Greene Act to demonstrate alternative means by which school facilities may be constructed to meet the dual objectives of operational efficiency and educational improvement.
Title: A.B. 1378
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 09/2000 | P-12 | Provides that plans and specifications for all school buildings in the State be submitted to local fire and law enforcement authorities.
Title: A.B. 8370
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2000 | P-12 | Extends until January 1, 2002, those waivers granted by the State Allocation Board under the Field Act to a school district for occupancy of a nonconforming existing private building acquired for conversion for use as a school building.
Title: A.B. 2811
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2000 | P-12 | Chapter No. 65; Exempts from specified provisions concerning the design, construction, reconstruction, or alteration of a school building, until 01/01/02, any building leased by a school district on a temporary basis for the purposes of housing a pregnant and parenting teen education program.
Title: A.B. 1830
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| SC | Became law without governor's signature 06/2000 | P-12 | 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.
Title: H.B. 4970
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | 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.
Title: H.B. 678
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | 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 unhealthy conditions in schools.
Title: H.B. 668
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Amends the statute authorizing schools boards to permit the use of school property, under such conditions as will not impair the efficiency of the schools, to allows the school boards to authorize the division superintendent to permit the use of the school property, including buildings, grounds, vehicles, and other property.
Title: H.B. 1212
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| State Policymaking--Ballot Questions |
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| State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses |
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| State Policymaking--Politics |
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| State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
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| STEM |
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| Student Achievement |
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| Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap |
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| Student Achievement--State Trends |
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| Student Supports |
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| Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
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| Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
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| Student Supports--Remediation |
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| Student Surveys |
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| Students |
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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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| Students--Employment |
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| Students--Incentives |
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| Students--K-12 Exchange Students |
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| Students--Mobility |
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| Students--Records/Rights |
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| Teaching Quality |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
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| Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
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| Teaching Quality--Preparation |
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| Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects |
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| Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Contracts (Not Tenure) |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
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| Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes |
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| Teaching Quality--Working Conditions |
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| Technology |
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| Technology--Computer Skills |
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| Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
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| Technology--Equitable Access |
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| Technology--Funding Issues |
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| Technology--Internet Safety |
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| Technology--Research/Evaluation |
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| Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training |
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| Textbooks and Open Source |
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| Urban |
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| Urban--Change/Improvements |
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| Urban--Governance |
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| Whole-School Reform Models |
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| Whole Child |
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