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29 DE Code § 7511. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7511. Approval of plans; modification.

§ 7511. Approval of plans; modification. After making the certificate required by § 7510 of this title, the Secretary of Education is authorized and directed to consider the preliminary and final plans, estimates of costs and specifications of any school construction program and to approve or modify such plans, estimates and specifications, and also to amend the certificates of necessity, provided that nothing herein shall be construed to give said Secretary of Education authority to increase the total share of such program beyond the maximum limit set forth in any school construction bond authorization act. No certificate of necessity shall be amended after the date of successful local school district referendum. In the event that a certificate shall be amended as herein provided, the fact of such amendment shall be communicated to the State Treasurer, and the copies thereof shall be sent to the State Auditor of Accounts and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the board of education of the school district. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7510;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  57 Del. Laws, c. 440, §  4;  71 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  119;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(13);
29 DE Code § 7512. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7512. Consolidation of school districts.

§ 7512. Consolidation of school districts. In the event that 2 or more existing school districts shall consolidate, the maximum total cost, the maximum state share and the maximum local share of a school construction program as authorized by any school construction bond authorization act for such consolidated district shall be the totals of said amounts appearing in the school construction bond authorization act for the school districts so consolidating, except that the construction funds shall be used only as originally authorized in the certificates of necessity issued to the original districts. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7511;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345.;
29 DE Code § 7513. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7513. Division of a school district.

§ 7513. Division of a school district. In the event that an existing school district is divided into 2 or more school districts, the maximum total cost, the maximum state share and the maximum local share of the school construction program, as authorized for the existing district by any school construction bond authorization act, shall be determined and allocated among the resulting districts by the State Board of Education by taking into consideration the same factors prescribed by § 7509 of this title in determining the necessity for the school construction program in such resulting school districts. The aggregate amounts so determined by the State Board of Education to be allocated to such resulting districts shall not exceed the amount of the maximum total cost, maximum state share and maximum local share, respectively, in the pertinent school construction bond authorization act with respect to the original school district so divided. Such allocated amounts shall be in lieu of the amounts set forth in any school construction bond authorization act for the original school district, and applicable to certificates of necessity issued pursuant to the school construction bond authorization act and this chapter. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7512;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345.;
29 DE Code § 7514. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7514. Local funds and state appropriations to be deposited.

§ 7514. Local funds and state appropriations to be deposited. The moneys paid to the State Treasurer by a school district as its local share under any school construction bond authorization act and any funds appropriated as its local share by the State under any school construction bond authorization act, including any additional amount appropriated to such school district by the State, and for the financing of which bonds of the State are to be issued shall be deposited by the State Treasurer in a special fund and shall be expended only for school construction in such district. Each of said local shares and additional amounts shall be credited with interest in the following manner:  (1) The State Treasurer shall credit to the account of each local school district which has funds on deposit with the State Treasurer such amount of interest as determined by this section upon such funds. The rate of interest applied shall be based upon net interest earned and calculated under guidelines established by the Cash Management Policy Board. (2) On or before the last day of each month, the State Treasurer shall credit the operating and debt service accounts respectively of each school district's operating and debt service funds with interest on the average daily balances in operating and debt service funds for the preceding month. The amount of interest due shall be calculated upon the average daily account balances determined by the respective financial activity reports of the Department of Finance. (3) On or before the first day of each month, the State Treasurer shall credit the debt service of each local school district's construction fund with interest on the average balance of that proportion of the construction account contributed by the local district. The amount of interest due shall be calculated upon the average daily account balances determined by the respective financial activity reports of the Department of Finance.29 Del. C. 1953, §  7513;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  58 Del. Laws, c. 315, §  12;  63 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  53;  63 Del. Laws, c. 404, §§  3, 4, 7;  72 Del. Laws, c. 304, §  2;
29 DE Code § 7515. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7515. Reversion of unexpended state share.

§ 7515. Reversion of unexpended state share. Any sum of money which has been appropriated or allocated to any school district by the State under any school construction bond authorization act which remains unexpended 1 year after pupil occupancy of any school building constructed under the school construction bond authorization act authorizing the construction shall revert to the State and shall be deposited to a special account to be applied against future school construction bond requirements. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7514;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345.;
29 DE Code § 7516. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7516. Reversion of unexpended local share.

§ 7516. Reversion of unexpended local share. Any sum of money which has been appropriated by any local school district under a school construction bond authorization act which remains unexpended 1 year after pupil occupancy of any school building constructed under the school construction bond authorization act authorizing the construction shall be deposited to the debt service account of the school district to be used for such purposes as are permitted by law. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7515;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  59 Del. Laws, c. 205, §  8;
29 DE Code § 7517. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7517. Aid to boards of education.

§ 7517. Aid to boards of education. The Department of Education shall render such assistance to boards of education as they may request in the preparation of their preliminary and final plans for school construction. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7517;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  57 Del. Laws, c. 440, §  5;  71 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  120;
29 DE Code § 7518. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7518. Approval of plans.

§ 7518. Approval of plans. The final plans, specifications and estimates of costs of school construction under any school construction bond authorization act and this chapter shall be approved by the Department of Education. No board of education shall change or alter the final plans as approved without the written consent of the Department of Education or its designated representatives. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7518;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  57 Del. Laws, c. 440, §  4;  71 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  121;
29 DE Code § 7519. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7519. Powers of board of education; contracts.

§ 7519. Powers of board of education; contracts. The board of education for any district shall cause the school construction program authorized under any school construction bond authorization act and this chapter for such school district to be carried out. Such board of education, with consent of the Department of Education or its designated representatives, shall have power to make and enter into all contracts for school construction and for labor, materials, supplies, instrumentalities, furniture and equipment required to accomplish any such school construction program (including purchase of all educational supplies necessary for the initial operation of school so built, altered or added to), provided that all contracts involving expenditure shall be subject to Chapter 69 of this title. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7519;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  57 Del. Laws, c. 440, §§  4, 6;  71 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  122;
29 DE Code § 7520. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7520. Supervision of construction.

§ 7520. Supervision of construction. The board of education in each school district shall supervise, or cause to be supervised, the school construction program in such school district. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7520;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  57 Del. Laws, c. 440, §  4;
29 DE Code § 7521. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7521. Employing school construction personnel.

§ 7521. Employing school construction personnel. Each board of education shall have power to employ engineers, architects and such other employees as it deems essential to the proper and expeditious performance of its duties under this chapter, to fix their salaries and length of service and to dismiss them for any cause which it shall deem sufficient. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7521;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  57 Del. Laws, c. 440, §§  4, 6;  71 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  123;
29 DE Code § 7522. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7522. Approval of bills.

§ 7522. Approval of bills. All bills for the expenses of the board of education of any school district for carrying out the school construction program of such school district under this chapter must be marked “approved,” and such approval must be signed by the president or vice-president of such board of education and attested by the secretary or acting secretary of such board of education. If such approval is countersigned by the superintendent of the school district or the superintendent's authorized designee, any other signature on the approval may be a facsimile. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7522;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  57 Del. Laws, c. 440, §§  4, 7;  59 Del. Laws, c. 205, §  9;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  124;
29 DE Code § 7523. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7523. Warrants.

§ 7523. Warrants. The board of education of each school district shall when and as funds are required (and not until then) for the payment of the expenses of carrying out the school construction program in such school district contemplated by this chapter, including expenses of engineers, architects and other employees of such board of education, draw warrants on the State Treasurer for the moneys required, which warrants shall be signed by the president or vice-president and attested by the secretary or acting secretary of such board of education; such warrants shall be delivered to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget who shall thereupon deliver them to the State Treasurer, and the State Treasurer shall pay the same. If such warrants are countersigned by the superintendent of the school district or the superintendent's authorized designee, any other signature on the warrants may be a facsimile. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7523;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  57 Del. Laws, c. 440, §§  4, 8;  59 Del. Laws, c. 205, §  10;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(13);
29 DE Code § 7525. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7525. Use or acquisition of lands for school construction.

§ 7525. Use or acquisition of lands for school construction. (a) Whenever a school district either proposes to use land that it currently owns for the carrying out of school construction, or to select and acquire land for the same purpose, the board of education of such school district is authorized to use or to select and acquire such land upon the approval of the Department of Education, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of State Planning Coordination, pursuant to rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Department of Education. A school district may submit more than 1 prospective site for approval. If the Department of Education, the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of State Planning Coordination approve more than 1 site, the Department of Education shall work jointly and cooperatively with the school district to finally decide which site or sites shall be approved. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to any land that a school district desires to use for school construction purposes, whether acquired prior to or after July 19, 2004, and regardless of whether said land was or is to be acquired by the school district either by gift or for consideration, or where said land is proposed to be set aside in lieu of payment of the Voluntary School Assessment as provided in § 2661(c)(3) of Title 9 and § 842(c) of Title 22. (b) The land may be acquired by contract with the owner or owners thereof at a fair value, or by condemnation proceedings instituted by the appropriate official body, but such condemnation proceedings shall not be instituted against any land, building, franchise, easement or other property of a public utility used by it in providing its service to the public. (c) The cost of such land shall be deemed to be part of the cost of such school construction. (d) Title to any lands acquired shall be a fee simple title and shall be vested in the board of education of the school district. (e) Condemnation proceedings to acquire land in any case where such land cannot for any reason be acquired by agreement with the owner or owners thereof for a fair or reasonable consideration may be instituted by the appropriate official body under § 2303 of Title 14 and Chapter 61 of Title 10. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7525;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  57 Del. Laws, c. 440, §  4;  71 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  126;  74 Del. Laws, c. 367, §§  20, 21;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(13);
29 DE Code § 7526. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7526. Use of appropriated funds for inspecting and auditing.

§ 7526. Use of appropriated funds for inspecting and auditing. (a) The local school district shall apply such portions of the total cost of any school construction improvement authorized by a school construction bond authorization act as shall be necessary to provide for the cost of auditing such school construction improvement, but in no event shall such portion exceed 1/2 percent of such total cost. The Auditor of Accounts shall be responsible for conducting or having conducted such audit subject to § 2906(c) and (d) and §§ 2907, 2908 and 2909 of this title, as amended. (b) The local school district shall allocate such portion of the total cost of major school construction improvements for which funds are appropriated by an authorization act as shall be necessary to provide for the cost of inspecting such school construction improvement. The local school district may also allocate a portion of the funds appropriated for minor school improvements for such inspection services. (c) The local school district shall let contracts for inspection of school construction improvements. In contracting for the inspection of major or minor school construction improvements, the local school district shall give first preference to an experienced and able Delaware organization offering to provide such inspection services on a nonprofit, at-cost basis. Such contracts shall not be deemed public works contracts as defined in Chapter 69 of this title, as amended. If no such organization is able or willing to perform such specialized service on such nonprofit, at-cost basis, then the local school district may contract for such services with profit-making organizations subject to Chapter 69 of this title. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  7526;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  59 Del. Laws, c. 205, §  11;  62 Del. Laws, c. 146, §  31;  64 Del. Laws, c. 131, §  17(b);  66 Del. Laws, c. 92, §  60;  71 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  127;
29 DE Code § 7527. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7527. Expendable supplies.

§ 7527. Expendable supplies. Funds appropriated for school construction improvements by an authorization act shall not be expended for educational supplies of an expendable nature which are consumed or materially changed as they are used or which have a useful life of less than 4 years; provided, that such funds may be applied to the purchase of supplies necessary or appropriate for the initial operation of schools constructed or reconstructed with such funds. 62 Del. Laws, c. 146, §  32;
29 DE Code § 7530. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 75. School Construction Capital Improvements|§ 7530. Guaranteed energy cost savings contracts.

§ 7530. Guaranteed energy cost savings contracts. School districts, notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, are authorized to enter into long term contracts known as “guaranteed energy cost savings.” They are empowered to use their annual Division II energy appropriations to cover the costs of the contract. All such contracts must contain provisions which allow termination of the contract by the district in the event of non-appropriation of sufficient identified funds to meet the terms of the contract. No additional State funds shall be available for this type of contract. Districts which enter into such an agreement, notwithstanding any change in regulations, shall be allowed to complete the contract using Division II energy appropriations. Where these contracts include hardware/material expenditures, such procurements will be subject to subchapter I of Chapter 69 of Title 29, whether the procurement is carried out by the district or vendor. In the event that the Division II energy appropriations are insufficient to meet the costs of the contract and energy used, districts shall be required to use other funds available to it for the costs exceeding the appropriations. The Division of Accounting is directed to assist school districts in implementing such contracts. 70 Del. Laws, c. 390, §  1;
29 DE Code § 7601. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 76. Federal Grant and Nonfederal Grant Coordination|§ 7601. State Clearinghouse Committee.

§ 7601. State Clearinghouse Committee. (a) There is established the Delaware State Clearinghouse Committee (“Committee”) for federal grant and nonfederal grant coordination. (b) The Committee consists of the following members, or designee of the member:  (1) The Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the Joint Finance Committee, who serve as the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, respectively, of the Committee. (2) The Controller General, who services as the Chairperson of the Committee in the absence of both the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson. (3) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (4) The Secretary of State. (5) The Secretary of Finance. (6) Four members of the General Assembly, appointed as follows:  a. One member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. b. One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. c. One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. d. One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. (7) In the absence of a quorum of the members heretofore listed, fiscal and policy staff of the Office of the Controller General shall serve as designees sufficient for a quorum. (c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall function as the Secretary of the Committee, and the Office of Management and Budget shall provide the necessary staff support. The Office of the Controller General shall provide staff support to the Committee, as required by the Chairperson or the Vice Chairperson. (d) The members of the Committee shall serve until their successors are selected. (e) A member of the Committee that desires to delegate another individual to serve in the member's place must make the designation in writing. The member must provide the written designation to the Secretary of the Committee and the Controller General. The designee serves at the pleasure of the member making the designation and has the same duties and rights as the member. 61 Del. Laws, c. 116, §  75;  61 Del. Laws, c. 409, §  10;  63 Del. Laws, c. 191, §  3(a);  63 Del. Laws, c. 279, §  5;  69 Del. Laws, c. 458, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(13);  81 Del. Laws, c. 49, §  3;  81 Del. Laws, c. 374, § 20;  82 Del. Laws, c. 64, § 70;  82 Del. Laws, c. 242, § 76;
29 DE Code § 7602. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 76. Federal Grant and Nonfederal Grant Coordination|§ 7602. Powers, duties and functions of Committee.

§ 7602. Powers, duties and functions of Committee. The Clearinghouse Committee shall:  (1) Establish state goals and objectives for maximizing the utilization of federal aid and nonfederal aid programs. (2) Promulgate procedures and guidelines for all state departments, agencies, public and higher education covering applications for federal grants and nonfederal grants. (3) Require, upon request, any state department, agency, public and higher education receiving a grant of money from the federal government or a nonfederal grant to submit a detailed report to members of the Committee of expenditures and program measures for the fiscal period in question. Such report shall also be sufficiently descriptive in nature so as to be concise and informative. The Committee may cause the agency submitting such a report to appear before the Committee and to answer such questions as the Committee may require. (4) Meet as often, in person or virtually, as it is deemed necessary by the Chairperson of the Committee for the purpose of establishing policy, reviewing and approving or disapproving applications for federal and nonfederal grants.61 Del. Laws, c. 116, §  75;  61 Del. Laws, c. 409, §  10;  63 Del. Laws, c. 279, §  5;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 242, § 76;