4 AAC 31.025 - Site acquisition and selection

(a) Acquisition of an educational facility site must be approved by the Department of Education and Early Development (1) to be eligible for reimbursement under AS 14.11.100; or (2) if construction responsibility has been assumed under AS 14.11.020.

(b) If school construction, for which reimbursement will be sought under AS 14.11.100 occurs on a site which has not been approved under this section, the costs of land acquisition are not eligible for reimbursement. If the construction responsibility for a particular facility has been assumed by a school district under AS 14.11.020, no money may be spent for site acquisition or construction without site approval under this section.

(c) The purchase of a parcel of land identified as a potential school site must be investigated by the appropriate local governing body or the school district to determine its suitability in terms of educational plans, cost of acquisition, impact on cost of construction, size, accessibility, and other appropriate local criteria.

(d) This section applies to projects submitted for approval after December 2, 1983.

(e) For the purposes of this section, the value of land is the current fair market value, by appraisal, not to exceed the amount for land in a project agreement executed under 4 AAC 31.023.

(f) Sufficient interest in an approved school site by either long-term lease or deed must be established before advertising for construction bids.

Notes

4 AAC 31.025

Eff. 12/2/83, Register 88; am 4/17/98, Register 146; am 12/19/2002, Register 164

As of Register 151 (October 1999), the regulations attorney made technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect the name change of the Department of Education to the Department of Education and Early Development made by ch. 58, SLA 1999, and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of education.

Authority:AS 14.07.020

AS 14.07.060

AS 14.11.020

AS 14.11.100