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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 07:01:11+00:00

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D.C. Law Library - Chapter 29B. Public School Capital Spending.
↪ Chapter 29B. Public School Capital Spending.
Chapter 29A-i. District of Columbia Public Schools Contracting and Spending.
Chapter 29C. Turkey Bowl Funding.
Chapter 29B. Public School Capital Spending.
Subchapter I. Public School Capital Improvement Fund.
Subchapter III. Public School Capital Improvement Expenditure Accountability.
§ 38–2971.01. Establishment of the Public School Capital Improvement Fund.
(a) There is established a nonlapsing special revenue fund to be known as the Public School Capital Improvement Fund (“Fund”), which shall be separate from the General Fund of the District of Columbia and which shall be used to provide a revenue source for the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization.
(2) Any federal grant or other federal funds that may be used for the purposes of the Fund.
(c) Funds deposited in the Fund shall not revert to the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of any fiscal year or at any other time, but shall be continually available for the uses and purposes set forth in this chapter, subject to authorization by Congress in an appropriations act.
(d) Beginning on October 1, 2006, the Chief Financial Officer shall transfer any funds deposited in the Fund to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization, subject to the requirements of § 38-2971.03.
(e) The appropriation of local funds to, or the existence of retained funds in, the Public School Capital Improvement Fund shall not replace local funding that otherwise would be directed to the capital budget for the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization.
D.C. Law 17-9 rewrote subsecs. (a), (d), and (e).
For temporary (90 days) school modernization library funding, see § 4122 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827).
For temporary (90 days) school modernization library funding, see § 4122 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-61, § 4122, see § 7052(b) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-377, July 14, 2014, 61 DCR 7598, 20 STAT 3696).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-61, § 4122, see § 7042(b) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-449, October 10, 2014, 61 DCR 10915, 20 STAT 4188).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of D.C. Law 20-61, § 4122, see § 7042(b) of the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Support Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-566, January 9, 2015, 62 DCR 884, 21 STAT 541).
Section 4121 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle L of Title IV of the act may be cited as the “School Modernization Library Initial Circulation Funding Act of 2013”.
Section 4122 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that for any completed school modernization, unexpended capital funds shall first be used to purchase the initial circulation in that school’s library before being reprogrammed for any other purpose.
Section 7042(b) of D.C. Law 20-155 repealed D.C. Law 20-61, § 4122.
For temporary (90 day) repeal of section, see § 4042(a) of Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-74, July 25, 2007, 54 DCR 7549).
Short title: Section 4041 of D.C. Law 17-20 provided that subtitle E of title IV of the act may be cited as the “Public Education Reform Conforming Amendments Act of 2007”.
§ 38–2971.03. Use of Fund.
(a)(1) Funds transferred to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization from the Fund are in addition to the annual capital budget appropriation for the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization, as required in § 47-305.02 [repealed], and shall be used in conjunction with the annual capital appropriation to finance, pursuant to § 38-2973.03, the modernization of public school facilities.
(2) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “modernization” means a construction project designed to bring an existing school building and its grounds up to current standards for condition, design, and utilization, as defined by the District of Columbia Public Schools educational requirements and current building codes. Modernization can include partial or complete demolition, new construction, and rehabilitation of existing building fabric, in any combination.
(b) No funds transferred to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization pursuant to this subchapter and subchapter II of this chapter shall be spent except to fund the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization and to modernize District of Columbia Public Schools in accordance with the Facilities Master Plan and the Capital Improvement Plan and Budget.
(c) No funds shall be transferred by the Chief Financial Officer to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization unless the facilities management organizational strategy required by § 38-2971.04 has been submitted to and approved by the Council.
(c-1)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, funds provided pursuant to this chapter shall not be spent for any other purposes than those specified in the work program submitted to the Council on December 3, 2007 (“December submission”), and shall not exceed the amounts specified in the December submission without approval of the Council of an amended work program.
(2) An amended work program for any revisions in purpose or amount of any project or activity shall be submitted, along with a proposed resolution, to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the amended work program within the 45-day period, by resolution, the amended work program shall be deemed disapproved.
(F) Such amounts as may be necessary to pay the U.S. Corps of Engineers for prior work.
(B) The work program is submitted as required by subsection (c) or subsection (c-1) of this section, if applicable, of this section and certified as required by paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall transfer funds pursuant to this section only upon receipt of written certification from the Secretary to the Council of the District of Columbia that the requirements of § 38-2973.03 have been met.
This section is referenced in § 38-2971.01.
D.C. Law 17-9 rewrote subsecs. (a)(1), (b), (c), and (d).
D.C. Law 17-219, § 4021(b), purported to amend subsection (b) and § 4021(d)(2) purported to amend subsection (d).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of School Modernization Funds Submission Requirements Waiver Emergency Amendment Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-30, April 19, 2007, 54 DCR 4079).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of School Modernization Use of Funds Requirements Emergency Amendment Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-129, October 5, 2007, 54 DCR 10030).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of School Modernization Use of Funds Requirement Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-229, December 27, 2007, 55 DCR 225).
For temporary (90 day) amendment, see § 4021 of Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2008 (D.C. Act 17-468, July 28, 2008, 55 DCR 8746).
Section 2 of D.C. Law 17-15 repealed subsecs. (b), (c), and (d).
Section 5(b) of D.C. Law 17-15 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
“(b) Funding authority provided to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization (”OFM“) pursuant to this title shall be spent to fund the OFM and to modernize District of Columbia Public Schools in accordance with the Capital Improvement Plan and Budget and the Facilities Master Plan. The Facilities Master Plan shall be submitted to the Council for its approval no later than May 31, 2008.
“(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a work program detailing the activities and capital projects to be undertaken by OFM for fiscal year 2008 and a proposed organizational structure for OFM, which includes the information listed in section 104(a)(1) through (7), shall be submitted within 60 days of the effective date of the School Modernization Use of Funds Requirements Emergency Amendment Act of 2007, effective October 5, 2007 (D.C. Act 17-129; 54 DCR 10030), and approved by the Council.
“(B) The work program and proposed organizational structure are not submitted as required by subsection (c) of this section and certified as required by paragraph (2) of this subsection.
Section 7(b) of D.C. Law 17-97 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
Short title: Section 4020 of D.C. Law 17-219 provided that subtitle J of title IV of the act may be cited as the “School Modernization Financing Amendment Act of 2008”.
§ 38–2971.04. Establishment of the Public School Capital Improvement Fund.
(7) Recommendations for policy and legislative changes necessary for the efficient expenditure of the capital budget.
(b) If the Council does not approve or disapprove of the facilities management organizational strategy submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by resolution within 30 days of its submission, the organizational strategy shall be deemed approved.
(c) If the Council disapproves the facilities management organizational strategy submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Superintendent and Board of Education may resubmit, within 30 days of the disapproval, a revised version to the Council. If the Council does not approve or disapprove of the facilities management organizational strategy submitted pursuant to this subsection by resolution within 30 days of its submission, the organizational strategy shall be deemed approved.
This section is referenced in § 38-2971.03.
D.C. Law 17-9, in subsec. (a)(4), substituted “Director of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization” for “Superintendent”, and substituted “Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization” for “District of Columbia Public Schools”.
§ 38–2972.01. Funding the fiscal effect of subchapter I of this chapter.
(G) The Far Southeast Community Organization Tax Exemption and Forgiveness for Accrued Taxes Emergency Act of 2006 [D.C. Act 16-372, effective May 19, 2006].(D.C. Act 16-372; 53 DCR 4384).
(2) In fiscal year 2007, the unrestricted balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia, subject to any funds required pursuant to § 42-2802(c)(16), as certified pursuant to the annual audit, as of the end of fiscal year 2007.
(b) The Mayor shall submit an annual budget which incorporates the allocations of revenues as provided in subsection (a) of this section. The Mayor shall incorporate such allocations in any supplemental budget submission.
D.C. Law 17-353 validated previously made technical corrections in the section heading and subsec. (a).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1132(a) of Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-477, August 8, 2006, 53 DCR 7068).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1132(a) of Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-499, October 23, 2006, 53 DCR 8845).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 1132(a) of Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-1, January 16, 2007, 54 DCR 1165).
Short title: Section 1131 of D.C. Law 16-192 provided that subtitle L of title I of the act may be cited as the “School Modernization Financing Amendment Act of 2006”.
Section 401 of D.C. Law 16-123 provided: “Sec. 401. Sunset. If, pursuant to section 141(a)(1), there are unallocated local revenues, from existing revenue sources, sufficient to fund Title I, then section 141(a)(2) and (3), and section 161 shall sunset.”.
D.C. Law 17-9 rewrote subsecs. (a), (b), (d), (f), and (g).
D.C. Law 19-124, in subsec. (f), substituted “§ 1-1162.24” for “§ 1-1106.02”.
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 401(o) of Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-298, January 29, 2012, 59 DCR 683).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of this section, see § 264(a) of the New Columbia Statehood Initiative, Omnibus Boards and Commissions, and Election Transition Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-481, Nov. 18, 2014, 61 DCR 12133, 20 STAT 4405).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of this section, see § 264(a) of the New Columbia Statehood Initiative, Omnibus Boards and Commissions, and Election Transition Reform Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-7, Feb. 26, 2015, 62 DCR 2646, 21 STAT 807).
D.C. Law 17-9 rewrote the section.
For temporary (90 days) repeal of this section, see § 264(b) of the New Columbia Statehood Initiative, Omnibus Boards and Commissions, and Election Transition Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-481, Nov. 18, 2014, 61 DCR 12133, 20 STAT 4405).
For temporary (90 days) repeal of this section, see § 264(b) of the New Columbia Statehood Initiative, Omnibus Boards and Commissions, and Election Transition Reform Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2015 (D.C. Act 21-7, Feb. 26, 2015, 62 DCR 2646, 21 STAT 807).
For temporary (90 day) repeal, see § 4012 of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-187, August 26, 2009, 56 DCR 7374).
For temporary (90 day) repeal, see § 4072 of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Second Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-207, October 15, 2009, 56 DCR 8234).
For temporary (90 day) repeal, see § 4072 of Fiscal Year Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-260, January 4, 2010, 57 DCR 345).
§ 38–2973.04. Compliance with District, local, small and disadvantaged businesses contracting requirements.
(a) The Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization shall take all measures as shall be reasonably necessary to assure that all contracts entered into by the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization or any agency or instrumentality of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization with respect to any project designated in the Facilities Master Plan shall comply with the requirements of subchapter IX-A of Chapter 2 of Title 2.
(b) The Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization shall take all measures as shall be reasonably necessary to assure that all contracts entered into by the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization or any agency or instrumentality of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization with respect to each major phase of development and construction of any project designated in the Facilities Master Plan, including contracts for architectural, engineering, and construction services, shall provide that at least 35% of the work in the aggregate under such contracts shall be awarded to local business enterprises, small business enterprises, or disadvantaged business enterprises, as such terms are defined in § 2-218.02; provided, that if the 35% requirement is unattainable, the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization shall report this to the Council for reconsideration.
(c) The Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization shall take all measures as shall be reasonably necessary to assure that all contracts entered into by the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization or any agency or instrumentality of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization with respect to the development and construction of an any project designated in the Facilities Master Plan shall comply with First Source Employment requirements of subchapter X of Chapter 2 of Title 2.
(d)(1) The Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization shall take all measures as shall be reasonably necessary to assure that all contracts entered into by the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization or any agency or instrumentality of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization with respect to the development and construction of any project designated in the Facilities Master Plan shall comply with the requirements of subchapter I of Chapter 14 of Title 32.
(2)(A) 50% of all apprenticeship hours performed pursuant to apprenticeship programs related to the construction and operation of any project designated in the Facilities Master Plan shall be performed by District of Columbia residents.
(B) Any prime contractor or subcontractor that fails to make a good-faith effort to comply with the requirements of this paragraph shall be subject to a monetary fine in the amount of 5% of the direct or indirect labor costs of the contract. Fines shall be imposed by the Contracting Officer and remitted to the Department of Employment Services to be applied to job training programs, subject to appropriations by Congress.
D.C. Law 17-9 substituted “Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization” for “District of Columbia Public Schools”.
§ 38–2973.05. Audit of capital improvement projects.
(a) No later than September 30, 2020, and every 3 years thereafter until the completion of all school modernization projects in the Capital Improvement Plan, the District of Columbia Auditor shall prepare a report to the public on the use of the capital funds by the District of Columbia Public Schools during the preceding fiscal years. The report shall include a school- and project-specific audit of all expenditures for school facility capital improvements, maintenance, repairs, and operating costs, and an assessment of whether the District has met the process, quality, schedule, and cost objectives of the Capital Improvement Plan and Budget.
(b) No later than September 30, 2017, and each year thereafter until the completion of all school modernization projects in the Capital Improvement Plan, except in a year where a report is issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the District of Columbia Auditor shall examine not less than a sample of capital projects related to school modernizations and shall determine whether the District has met the process, quality, schedule and cost objectives of sampled projects, and provide a report to the Council and the public on the findings.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 11 of Repeal of Outdated and Unnecessary Audit Mandates Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Act 21-403, May 21, 2016, 63 DCR 7925).

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