2023 Delaware Code › Title 29 - State Government › Chapter 75. SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS › § 7501. Definitions.

§ 7501. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Bonds” means any bonds authorized to be issued by the State pursuant to a school construction bond authorization act.
(2) “Local share” means the sum of money specified in any school construction bond authorization act to render permissible the use of the state share for school construction within the particular school district.
(3) “Minor capital improvement” means minor capital improvement as that term is defined in § 7528 of this title.
(4) “Notes” means anticipation notes issued by the State in anticipation of the issuance of bonds.
(5) “School construction” includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling or enlargement of school buildings, the acquisition or installation of apparatus or equipment or educational supplies suitable for the use of such buildings, the acquisition of machinery necessary for the maintenance of such buildings or school grounds, the acquisition of land required as sites for such buildings, or for playgrounds, including land or rights in land needed to provide access to sites and to provide suitable playgrounds, and the grading or other improvements of such sites, land or rights in land, including the construction of sidewalks where authorized by law, the construction of any sewers or water mains needed to connect such buildings to any publicly owned sewer system or water system, the acquisition of temporary buildings or facilities for school purposes to be used until such time as permanent school buildings or facilities shall become available. The cost of such school construction shall not include any expenses in connection with the holding of any referendum for such school construction.
(6) “School construction bond authorization act” means an authorization act of the General Assembly concurred in by 3/4 of all the members of each House, authorizing, among other things, the issuance of bonds and the appropriation of the proceeds thereof to finance school construction.
(7) “School district” means a reorganized school district, or any newly created school unit or area for which no board has been appointed or elected at the time of the effective date of any school construction bond authorization act or any area which the State Board of Education shall determine to be the area served by any school facility which is referred to in any school construction bond authorization act and for which there is specified no local share.
(8) “State share” means that maximum sum of money which may be paid from state sources for school construction in a particular school district as provided in any school construction bond authorization act.
(9) “Total cost” means the maximum sum or sums of money which may be spent for school construction under a particular school construction bond authorization act in a particular school district, provided that nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any school district from increasing said total cost by providing a larger amount from local sources than that stated as that district's local share, nor prevent the acceptance and use of any funds appropriated by the Congress of the United States for these purposes.
29 Del. C. 1953, §  7501;  54 Del. Laws, c. 345;  57 Del. Laws, c. 440, §§  1, 2;  62 Del. Laws, c. 146, §  30;