Section 17070.54.
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 17070.54.
in effect(a)
As a condition of participating in the school facilities program, a school district shall submit to the department a five-year school facilities master plan, or updated five-year school facilities master plan, approved by the governing board of the school district.
(b)
The school facilities master plan submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include information on the school district’s eligibility for state bond funding pursuant to this chapter.
(c)
The school facilities master plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following information:
(1)
An inventory of existing facilities, sites, and
property pursuant to subdivision (d).
(2)
Existing classroom capacity, as determined pursuant to Sections 17071.10 and 17071.25.
(3)
Projected enrollment growth for the applicable school district over the next five years, accounting for growth pursuant to Sections 17071.75 and 17071.76.
(4)
A capital planning budget outlining the applicable school district’s projects.
(5)
The financing and other funding sources that would be used to support the acquisition of the applicable schoolsite, new construction project, modernization project, and lead testing and remediation projects.
(6)
Verification of the applicable school district’s current assessed value from the appropriate local government
entity that collects and maintains this information.
(7)
The school district’s deferred maintenance plan certified pursuant to Section 17070.75.
(8)
A narrative describing how the school facilities master plan is consistent with the goals, actions, and services identified in the school district’s local control and accountability plan for the first state priority, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 52060, as it relates to school facilities.
(d)
The department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall develop guidelines that school districts may use to guide the development of the school facilities master plan required as a condition of participating in the school facilities program. The department, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall develop
guidelines or standards that school districts shall use to develop and submit the inventory required pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) for every school in the school district, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1)
The year each building at the school that is currently used for instructional purposes was constructed.
(2)
The square footage of each building that is currently used for instructional purposes.
(3)
The year, if any, each building that is currently used for instructional purposes was last modernized.
(4)
The pupil capacity of the school.
(5)
The age and number of portable buildings at the school.
(6)
Whether the school has any of the following:
(A)
A cafeteria or multipurpose room.
(B)
A library.
(C)
A gymnasium.
(e)
The Controller shall include the instructions necessary to verify that all of the required components of this section are reflected in a participating school district’s school facilities master plan in the audit guide required by Section 14502.1, as part of the audit procedures required pursuant to Section 41024.
(f)
The school district shall update its school facilities master plan to reflect any changes in enrollment, capacity, or other areas, as appropriate for purposes of participating in the school facilities
program.
References
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 17071.10.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 17071.25.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 17071.75.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 17071.76.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 17070.75.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 52060.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 14502.1.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 41024.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026