Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-5-4-.04 - Special Appropriation for Public School Capital Outlay
(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Capital Outlay -
expenditures which result in the acquisition of fixed assets, improvements to
sites, construction of buildings, construction of additions to buildings,
retrofitting of existing buildings for energy conservation, renovation and
modification of existing buildings, initial and additional equipment, and
furnishings for Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K)-12 educational facilities. For the
purposes of the special appropriation, expenditures for the acquisition of
property, swimming pools, tracks, stadiums, and other facilities or portions of
facilities used primarily for athletic competition, non-permanent instructional
units, and the central and area administrative offices of local units of
administration shall be excluded.
(b)
Facilities Inventory - all
existing instructional units meeting minimum state requirements used in the
delivery of the Pre-K-12 instructional program planned by the local school
system plus any instructional unit(s) planned (or currently under construction)
for which local, state, or federal funding is available.
(c)
Georgia Department of Education
(GaDOE) - the state agency charged with the fiscal and administrative
management of certain aspects of K-12 public education.
(d)
Instructional Units Earned -
the number of instructional units (IUs) that should be available to provide
adequate school facilities to deliver the approved Pre-K-12 instructional
programs planned at a school based on the grade configuration and the student
population at the school. The number of IUs earned at each school shall be
derived from the applicable IU allocation chart provided by the
GaDOE.
(e)
Instructional
Units Needed - the number of instructional units needed at each school
is determined by subtracting the number of units earned from the number of IUs
currently available and/or the number of IUs for which funding is currently
available.
(f)
Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) - any voluntary pre-kindergarten programs
provided and operated by the local school system as part of Georgia's Pre-K
Program.
(g)
Special
Appropriation for Public School Capital Outlay - any appropriation of
state funds authorized for public school capital outlay activities in addition
to the appropriations approved for capital outlay projects under the provisions
of O.C.G.A. §
20-2-260 and O.C.G.A. §
20-2-262.
(2)
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Local boards of education, with
assistance from GaDOE's Facilities Services staff, shall develop an application
(or applications) in the format specified by GaDOE to request funding for the
IUs determined to be needed and eligible for funding from this special
appropriation.
(b) All IUs included
in an application and constructed with funds from this special appropriation
shall meet the common minimum facility requirements defined in State Board of
Education Rule
160-5-4-.16 Educational Facility
Site, Construction, and Reimbursement and any associated guidelines.
(c) Funds from this special appropriation may
be combined with funds from other state or local fund sources in a single
application. However, any application utilizing multiple fund sources shall be
developed to comply with all the laws, rules, and guidelines applicable to each
of the fund sources.
(d) While no
local matching funds shall be required for the funds derived from this special
appropriation, the local board of education shall agree to provide any
additional local funds which may be needed to ensure that the project can be
completed as described in the approved application.
(e) Local boards of education shall adopt and
sign the completed application(s) and return the approved application to
GaDOE's Facilities Services Unit.
(f) Funds from this special appropriation
shall be used to reimburse local boards of education for eligible expenditures
incurred to complete the activities described in the approved application.
Projects must be completed in accordance with any applicable laws, rules, and
guidelines for capital outlay projects to qualify for reimbursement. Except as
provided otherwise in these special rules and guidelines, the general rules and
guidelines for capital outlay will apply to this program.
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