Or. Admin. R. 581-023-0230 - Facility Grant
(1) For
purposes of this rule:
(a) "New School
Building" means newly constructed school buildings, additions to existing
school buildings, newly remodeled or converted structures and newly acquired
premanufactured structures if those buildings or structures are to be used for
instructing students. Newly remodeled structures may not have been used as
classrooms in the prior five school years.
(b) "Construction Cost" means the cost of
construction or remodeling excluding cost of land acquisition and cost of
equipment not intrinsic to the structure or, for premanufactured structures,
the purchase price excluding interest. Costs of site preparation and
improvements, project management, and mandated utility and access upgrades may
be included. Construction cost does not include structures such as athletic
fields, stadiums, pools or any other structure whose primary purpose is not the
instruction of students.
(2) A school district is eligible to receive
a facility grant for a new school building in the year the new school building
is first used for instruction for more than half of the district's regular
school year or the following year.
(3) Facility grant shall equal a percentage
of new school building construction cost as determined by statute. If the total
amount to be distributed as facility grants exceed the limitation set in
statute, the Department of Education shall prorate the amount of funds
available for facility grants among those school districts that qualified for a
facility grant. The proration percentage shall be adjusted to be the same for
each year of the biennium.
(4) A
school district may not use the portion of the State School Fund grant that is
attributable to the facility grant for capital construction costs.
(5) Facility grant applications must be
received at the Department of Education no later than February 15 of the school
year following the school year in which the new school building is first
eligible for the facility grant. The application shall include a summary of the
construction cost as well as a copy of the parts of the contract(s) documenting
the construction cost or purchase price.
(6) The Department of Education will
distribute the facility grant with the March 15 State School Fund payment. Any
necessary adjustments will be made on May 15, with final adjustment to be made
in the second year.
(7) The State
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall resolve any issues arising from the
administration of the facility grant not specifically addressed by this rule
and the Superintendent's determination shall be final.
Notes
Stat. Auth: ORS 327.125
Stat. Implemented: ORS 327.013 & ORS 327.008
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