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CA Educ Code § 17253 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 1 - State Department of Education: Powers and Duties|Section 17253.

17253.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:(1) The Department of Water Resources, pursuant to Division 3 (commencing with Section 6000) of the Water Code, exercises regulatory control over dam safety in the State of California.(2) The department approves all plans and specifications, certifies that any dam is safe to impound water, periodically inspects all dams for the continuing safety of all impounding structures, and may revoke any certification allowing impoundment of water if it is determined that the dam is a danger to life and property.(b) If the Department of Water Resources has asserted and continues to exercise its regulatory control over the Domenigoni Valley Reservoir Project, the State Department of Education, when evaluating schoolsites, shall not require mitigation related to potential dam breach inundation of the Domenigoni Valley Reservoir Project.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)
CA Educ Code § 17255 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 1 - State Department of Education: Powers and Duties|Section 17255.

17255.  The Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall, in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Division of the State Architect and the Office of Public School Construction within the Department of General Services, recommend best design practices that include energy efficiency measures for all new public schools. The practices and measures shall have as a goal incorporating energy efficiency design and technologies that would provide the greatest amount of energy efficiency savings within a cost recapture period of seven years. The commission may additionally recommend best design practices and measures that would be cost-effective taking into consideration life-cycle costs. The recommendations shall be reported to the Governor and the Legislature by October 1, 2003.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 498, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Educ Code § 17256 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 1 - State Department of Education: Powers and Duties|Section 17256.

17256.  The department and the Office of Public School Construction shall each develop regulations that provide local educational agencies with flexibility in the design of instructional facilities under this article and the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 (Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10) for consideration by the state board and the State Allocation Board. The regulations shall be consistent with the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 (Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10), as it read on January 1, 2015.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 837, Sec. 4. (AB 203) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Educ Code § 17260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 2 - Plans|Section 17260.

17260.  As used in this article “school buildings” shall have the same meaning as in Section 17283.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 407, Sec. 5. Effective August 27, 1998.)
CA Educ Code § 17261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 2 - Plans|Section 17261.

17261.  The State Allocation Board shall obtain construction plans for school buildings appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state. The plans shall be composed of plans designed to meet the needs of school districts requiring school buildings of various sizes. The plans may include landscape suggestions. The plans may include designs that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance schools.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 35, Sec. 13. Effective May 20, 2006. Operative after November 7, 2006, pursuant to Sec. 25 of Ch. 35, and adoption of Prop. 1D.)
CA Educ Code § 17262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 2 - Plans|Section 17262.

17262.  Any school district may request sets of the plans and specifications obtained by the State Allocation Board as appropriate for use in constructing a school building of the type desired by the school district. The plans and specifications shall be furnished to the school district subject to the payment by the school district of the actual expense incurred by the State Allocation Board, but that payment shall not exceed more than 2 percent of the total cost of the project. Any payments received for the plans and specifications shall be paid into the 1998 State School Facilities Fund, the 2002 State School Facilities Fund, or the 2004 State School Facilities Fund, as appropriate.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 33, Sec. 27. Effective April 29, 2002.)
CA Educ Code § 17263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 2 - Plans|Section 17263.

17263.  The plans and specifications for any school building as defined in Section 17283, together with estimates of cost, shall be submitted by the board to the Department of General Services for approval.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)
CA Educ Code § 17264 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 2 - Plans|Section 17264.

17264.  (a) Commencing January 1, 1992, all plans and specifications for the construction of a new or modernized elementary school building shall be designed to provide appropriate space, consistent with the needs of the attendance area of the school, to accommodate before-school and after-school child care programs. The State Allocation Board may waive this requirement if it determines that the school district will experience an educational or financial hardship in this accommodation. (b) For purposes of this section, first consideration in the design of space to be used for the before-school and after-school child care programs shall be within the multipurpose room. (c) For purposes of this section, the terms “new construction” and “modernization” shall have the same meaning as those words are used in Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 17000) of Part 10.(d) No funding shall be made available to any child care program or facility pursuant to this chapter unless all of the following conditions are met:(1) The program facility is open to children without regard to any child’s religious beliefs or any other factor related to religion. (2) No religious instruction is included in the program. (3) The space in which the program is operated is not utilized in any manner to foster religion during the time used for the program.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)
CA Educ Code § 17265 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 2 - Plans|Section 17265.

17265.  All provisions of Sections 17280 to 17313, inclusive, are made applicable to school buildings as defined in Section 17283 constructed from plans and specifications furnished under Sections 17260 to 17267, inclusive, except as otherwise provided in the latter sections.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)
CA Educ Code § 17266 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 2 - Plans|Section 17266.

17266.  The district shall furnish its own architect or structural engineer, or both, for necessary structural engineering and supervision of construction.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)
CA Educ Code § 17267 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 2 - Plans|Section 17267.

17267.  The governing board of a school district shall, before letting any contract for the construction of a school building as defined in Section 17283 according to the plans and specifications, file a set of the plans and specifications with the Department of General Services accompanied by a filing fee pursuant to Section 17300.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 19, Sec. 1. (AB 111) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Educ Code § 17268 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 2 - Plans|Section 17268.

17268.  (a) The governing board of a school district that elects not to receive state funds pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) may not approve a project for the construction of a new school building, as defined in Section 17283, unless the project and its lead agency comply with the same requirements specified in subdivision (a) of Section 17213 for schoolsite acquisition.(b) As a condition to receiving state funds pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10, the governing board of a school district may not approve a project for the construction of a new school building or schoolsite on leased or acquired land unless the project and the school district comply with the requirements specified in Sections 17213.1 and 17213.2.(c) The project shall not be subject to subdivision (b) for a minor addition to a school if the project is eligible for a categorical or statutory exemption under guidelines issued pursuant to Section 21083 of the Public Resources Code, as set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act.(d) “School building,” as used in this section, means any building designed and constructed to be used for elementary or secondary school purposes by a school district.(e) The requirements of Sections 17213, 17213.1 and 17213.2 shall not apply to a schoolsite if the acquisition occurred prior to January 1, 2000, to the extent a school district is subject to the requirements set forth in those sections pursuant to a judicial order or an order issued by, or an agreement with the Department of Toxic Substances Control regarding that site, and the school district is in full compliance with that order or agreement.(f) For purposes of this section, the acceptance of construction bids shall constitute approval of the project.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 992, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Educ Code § 17280.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 3 - Approvals|Section 17280.1.

17280.1.  Written rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article to clarify the application of the California Building Standards Code shall be made available to the public by the State Architect upon request.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 642, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Educ Code § 17280.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 3 - Approvals|Section 17280.5.

17280.5.  (a) The Seismic Safety Commission shall convene an advisory committee that shall include, but not be limited to, the State Architect, the State Fire Marshall, representatives from the major professional associations representing architects, engineers, and school facilities designers, and other interested parties.(b) The advisory committee shall convene by August 19, 2002, and shall study and report on whether a regulatory process may be developed that will allow the State Architect to determine whether a building not originally constructed in compliance with the Field Act, as defined in Section 17281, and its implementing regulations either meets, or can be retrofitted to meet, the equivalent pupil safety performance standard as a building constructed according to the Field Act and its implementing regulations. If the advisory committee finds that the regulatory process may be developed, the advisory committee, shall include within its report the facts and rationale supporting the finding and the essential steps required in that regulatory process. The advisory committee shall report its findings to the Seismic Safety Commission by December 31, 2002.(c) By January 8, 2003, and after reviewing the advisory committee’s findings, the Seismic Safety Commission shall make a determination as to whether the regulatory process described in subdivision (b) may be developed, and shall report that determination to the Governor and the Legislature.(d) If the Seismic Safety Commission determines that the regulatory process may be developed, the State Architect shall draft regulations to establish that regulatory process and to delineate the required retrofitting, deconstructive testing, continuous inspection procedures, and other necessary certifications and requirements that must be completed for a building to ensure it meets the equivalent pupil safety performance standard as a building constructed according to the Field Act and its implementing regulations. The State Architect shall promulgate the regulations on or before April 1, 2003, as emergency regulations in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(e) Notwithstanding any law, a leased or purchased building that is determined to have the equivalent pupil safety performance standard as a building constructed according to the Field Act and implementing regulations is hereby deemed to be in full compliance with the safety requirements of a school building as set forth in Section 17280, and is hereby deemed to be in full compliance with the Field Act.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 33, Sec. 29. Effective April 29, 2002.)
CA Educ Code § 17281 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 3 - Approvals|Section 17281.

17281.  This article, together with Article 6 (commencing with Section 17365), and Article 7 (commencing with Section 81130) of Chapter 1 of Part 49, shall be known and may be cited as the “Field Act.”(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)
CA Educ Code § 17282 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 3 - Approvals|Section 17282.

17282.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to expedite the repair, alteration, and reconstruction of school facilities that have been damaged or destroyed by fire, earthquake, flood, or other manmade or natural disasters, to return those school facilities to a condition that makes them useful to school districts in the least amount of time and at the lowest appropriate cost while maintaining the integrity and safety of the structure as required by the laws of this state.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a school facility has been damaged or destroyed by fire, earthquake, flood, or other manmade or natural disaster, all reviews or approvals required by this article shall be expedited. In no event shall any review or approval exceed 60 days, excluding weekends and holidays, from the date of receipt of all complete plans, specifications, and documentation for the facilities from the district.(c) If, upon review, the plans or specifications require minor amendment or modification, these minor amendments or modifications shall not delay the completion of the review or approval beyond the 60-day requirement specified in subdivision (b) unless the amendment or modification constitutes a major substantive change affecting the entire project. While any minor amendments or modifications are being undertaken, the remainder of the project shall continue under review so that a timely and adequate review may be completed within the 60-day requirement of subdivision (b).(d) A state agency that is required to perform any review or approval under this article may hire additional personnel or incur any additional costs necessary to perform the review or approval within the time limits set forth in this section and shall charge the district a fee not to exceed the actual cost of the review or approval.(e) As used in this section, “damaged” means damages to the extent that occupancy is precluded based upon a report of an architect or a structural engineer and the concurrence of the Department of General Services in the report’s conclusion that the occupancy of the premises is precluded.(f) The expedited review and approval required by this section shall not apply if the documents are not submitted within six months of the damage to, or destruction of, the facilities.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)
CA Educ Code § 17282.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 3 - Approvals|Section 17282.5.

17282.5.  (a) On or before January 1, 2010, the Division of the State Architect within the Department of General Services shall develop uniform criteria for precheck approval processes for solar design plans, including structural plans and calculations, for a school facility that comply with rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article and building standards published in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations. The criteria shall include provisions to ensure fire and life safety.(b) The Department of General Services shall complete the review of a solar design plan application submitted by a school district that conforms with the criteria established pursuant to subdivision (a) within 45 calendar days of the receipt of a complete application. If the Department of General Services requests an applicant to submit a corrected application, the Department of General Services shall act on the corrected application within 10 calendar days of the date the applicant submits the corrected complete application to that department for approval.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 140, Sec. 48. (AB 1164) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Educ Code § 17283 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 3 - Approvals|Section 17283.

17283.  “School building” as used in this article means and includes any building used, or designed to be used, for elementary or secondary school purposes and constructed, reconstructed, altered, or added to, by the state or by any city or city and county, or by any political subdivision, or by any school district of any kind within the state, or by any regional occupational center or program created by or authorized to act by an agreement under joint exercise of power, or by the United States government, or any agency thereof.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)
CA Educ Code § 17283.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 3 - Approvals|Section 17283.5.

17283.5.  (a) For the purposes of this article, Article 5 (commencing with Section 17350), and Article 6 (commencing with Section 17365), “school building” does not include any building used or intended to be used by a school district as residential housing.(b) As used in this section, “residential housing” means any building used as a personal residence by a teacher or employee of a school district, with the teacher’s or employee’s family, if applicable.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 49, Sec. 1. (AB 306) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Educ Code § 17284 (2021)
2021 California Code|Education Code - EDC|TITLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS|PART 10.5 - SCHOOL FACILITIES|CHAPTER 3 - Construction of School Buildings|ARTICLE 3 - Approvals|Section 17284.

17284.  Any school building, as defined in Section 17283, operated by a county official, board, or commission which on the effective date of this section is in violation of this article, if compliance therewith was otherwise required, may be continued in use as a school building after June 30, 1975, provided that no building shall be operated after that date unless the county official, board, or commission requests and obtains from the State Allocation Board authority for use of the building for a specific period after that date.Concurrent with the request the county official, board, or commission shall file with the State Allocation Board a statement or resolution declaring an intention to utilize the building as a school building after June 30, 1975, pending its repair, reconstruction, or replacement.The State Allocation Board shall not authorize the county official, board, or commission to use the building after June 30, 1975, unless it has first determined that the affected authority has already proceeded with a plan of total repair, reconstruction, or replacement in a timely manner and the contract has been let for any phase of, and work commenced on, the project.In no event shall the State Allocation Board authorize the use of these unsafe facilities for a period extending beyond the completion of the replacement facilities or beyond June 30, 1977, whichever occurs first.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)