ARTICLE 4. New Construction Grant Eligibility Determination [17072.10. - 17072.18.]

Cal. Education Code - EDC 4.

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Cal. Education Code - EDC § 17072.10. Section 17072.10.

(a) The board shall determine the maximum total new construction grant eligibility of an applicant by multiplying the number of unhoused pupils calculated pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 17071.75) in each school district with an approved application for new construction, by the per-unhoused-pupil grant as follows: (1) Five thousand two hundred dollars ($5,200) for elementary school pupils. (2) Five thousand five hundred dollars ($5,500) for middle school pupils. (3) Seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) for high school pupils. (b) The board annually shall adjust the per-unhoused-pupil apportionment to reflect construction cost changes, as set forth in the statewide cost index for class B construction as determined by the board. (c) Regulations adopted by the board prior to July 1, 2000, that adjust the amounts identified in this section for qualifying individuals with exceptional needs, as defined in Section 56026, as amended after July 1, 2000, in consideration of the recommendations provided pursuant to Section 17072.15, shall continue in effect. An increase made to the per-unhoused-pupil grant amounts set forth in subdivision (a), on or after January 1, 2010, including, but not limited to, those made pursuant to Section 17072.11 on or after January 1, 2010, also shall be made to the per-unhoused-pupil who is a qualifying individual with exceptional needs grant amounts established pursuant to this subdivision. If an increase to the per-unhoused-pupil grant amounts differentiates among the pupil groups based on whether the pupils are elementary, middle, or high school pupils, the Office of Public School Construction shall recommend to the board, within 60 days of that increase, a methodology to adjust the per-unhoused-pupil grant amount for pupils who are qualifying individuals with exceptional needs so that those adjustments appropriately reflect the increases. (d) The board may establish a single supplemental per-unhoused-pupil grant in addition to the amounts specified in subdivision (a) based on the statewide average marginal difference in costs in instances where a project requires multilevel school facilities due to limited acreage. The application of a school district shall demonstrate that a practical alternative site is not available. (e) For a school district having an enrollment of 2,500 or less for the prior fiscal year, the board may approve a supplemental apportionment of up to seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for any new construction project assistance. The amount of the supplemental apportionment authorized pursuant to this subdivision shall be adjusted in 2008 and every year thereafter by an amount equal to the percentage adjustment for class B construction.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 17072.11. Section 17072.11.

(a) All of the following shall apply on and after July 1, 2006: (1) The per-unhoused-pupil grant eligibility determined under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 17072.10 shall be increased by 7 percent. (2) The per-unhoused-pupil grant eligibility determined under paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 17072.10 shall be increased by 4 percent. (3) The board shall conduct an analysis of the relationship between the per-unhoused-pupil grant eligibility determined under this article and the per-pupil cost of new school construction for elementary, middle, and high school pupils. (b) On or after January 1, 2008, the board shall increase or decrease the per-unhoused-pupil grant eligibility determined pursuant to subdivision (a) by amounts it deems necessary to cause the grants to correspond to costs of new school construction, provided that the increase in any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall not exceed 6 percent.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 17072.12. Section 17072.12.

(a) In addition to the amount provided in Section 17072.10, the board may provide funding for assistance in site development and acquisition if all of the following are met: (1) The amount of the site acquisition and development assistance does not exceed 50 percent of the cost of site development to the school district, plus the lesser of the following: (A) 50 percent of the site cost to the school district. (B) 50 percent of the appraised value of the site within six months of the time the complete application is submitted. (2) The school district certifies that there is no alternative available site, or that the district plans to sell an available site in order to use the proceeds of the sale for the purchase of the new site. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the board may provide funding for assistance in site development and acquisition to a school district that uses land previously acquired by the school district in an amount equal to 50 percent of the cost of site development to the school district, plus 50 percent of the site’s appraised value at the time the application for site acquisition and development is submitted, provided all of the following are met: (1) The site was acquired no less than five years prior to the date the application is submitted. (2) The site had been productively used by the school district as other than a schoolsite for the five years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted. (3) The board determines that the nonschool function currently taking place on the site must be discontinued or relocated in order to utilize the site as a schoolsite. (c) A school district that receives assistance pursuant to subdivision (b) shall, within one year after the completion of the project, certify in writing to the board that the nonschool function was in fact relocated as set forth in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b). (d) Pursuant to subdivision (b), an applicant school district shall include in its application to the board a cost-benefit analysis performed by the school district demonstrating how utilizing existing nonschoolsite district property pursuant to this section would be a more effective method of solving the school district’s pupil housing problems than any other method of funding under this chapter. The board shall review and approve the analysis if the board agrees with the findings and shall consider the analysis and findings in approving the project pursuant to this section.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 17072.13. Section 17072.13.

In addition to the amounts provided pursuant to Sections 17072.10 and 17072.12, the board may provide site acquisition and hazardous materials evaluation and response action funding for proposed new schoolsites as follows: (a) (1) For 50 percent of the cost of the evaluation of hazardous materials at a site to be acquired by a school district and for 50 percent of the other response action costs of the removal of hazardous waste or solid waste, the removal of hazardous substances, or other response action in connection with hazardous substances at that site. Except as provided in subdivision (b), the funding provided pursuant to this section may not exceed 50 percent of the total evaluation and response action costs, including, but not limited to, the costs of the removal of hazardous waste or solid waste, the removal of hazardous substances, or other response action, as determined by the Department of Toxic Substances Control, in connection with hazardous substances at that site, pursuant to standards adopted by the board. (2) For projects eligible for funding under this subdivision, the total state share of the site acquisition costs, including evaluation and response action, shall not exceed 50 percent of 1 1 2 times the appraised value of the uncontaminated site. However, the board may exceed this maximum for projects that demonstrate circumstances of extreme need. (b) (1) The board may provide funding for up to 100 percent of the cost of the evaluation of hazardous materials at a site to be acquired by a school district eligible for financial hardship assistance pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 17075.10) and for up to 100 percent of the other response action costs for the site. The funding provided pursuant to this subdivision may not exceed 100 percent of the total evaluation and response action costs, including, but not limited to, the costs of the removal of hazardous waste or solid waste, the removal of hazardous substances, or other response action, as determined by the Department of Toxic Substances Control, in connection with hazardous substances at that site, pursuant to standards adopted by the board. (2) The board may provide funding pursuant to this subdivision only if the State Department of Education certifies that the site is the best available site considering all of the following factors in relation to other available sites: (A) The total costs of the project, including, but not limited to, costs of evaluation and response action. (B) The desirability of the site, considering its proximity to pupils and suitability for meeting the educational and safety needs of the school district. (C) The time required to fully complete the project in relation to the current and projected need for school facilities. (3) For projects eligible for funding under this subdivision, the total state share of the site acquisition costs, including evaluation and response action, shall not exceed 100 percent of 1 1 2 times the appraised value of the uncontaminated site. However, the board may exceed this maximum for projects that demonstrate circumstances of extreme need. (c) A school district with a proposed site that meets the environmental hardship criteria set forth in paragraph (1) may apply to the board for site acquisition, including, but not limited to, evaluation and response action, funding for that site prior to having construction plans for that site approved by the Division of the State Architect and State Department of Education. (1) A project is eligible for environmental hardship site acquisition funding if both of the following apply: (A) The preparation and implementation of a response action for the site, to be approved by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Section 17213, is estimated by the Department of Toxic Substances Control to take six months or more to complete. (B) The State Department of Education determines that the site is the best available alternative site. (2) The initial site-specific reservation pursuant to this subdivision shall be for a period of one year. Extension may be approved in one-year intervals upon demonstration to the State Allocation Board of progress toward acquisition, including, but not limited to, evaluation or response, as the case may be. In the event there is not demonstrable progress, the State Allocation Board shall have the option of rescinding the reservation. (3) Environmental hardship site acquisition funds approved by the State Allocation Board can be used only for the site identified in the response action approved by the Department of Toxic Substances Control. (4) The date that the State Allocation Board approves the environmental hardship site acquisition funding will become the State Allocation Board approval date for the project’s construction funding for that site. (5) A school district may apply to the State Allocation Board for construction funding for the environmental hardship site when the project has received final Division of the State Architect plan approval and final State Department of Education site and plan approval. (d) The cost incurred by the school districts when complying with any requirement identified in this section are allowable costs for purposes of an applicant under this chapter and may be reimbursed in accordance with this section. (e) The State Allocation Board shall develop regulations that allow school districts with financial hardship site acquisition, including, but not limited to, evaluation and response action, funding prior to ownership of the site or evidence that the site is in escrow.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 17072.14. Section 17072.14.

Notwithstanding Section 17070.63, the board may allow adjustments to a new construction grant if, as a result of additional requirements imposed by the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the actual amount paid by a school district for allowable costs of hazardous materials evaluation and removal, including associated fees, exceeds the amount of the grant apportionment for those purposes. The combined amount of the initial apportionment for these purposes and the adjustment pursuant to this section may not exceed the amount permitted pursuant to Section 17072.13.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 17072.15. Section 17072.15.

In conjunction with the State Department of Education and the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst shall review the method of funding the construction and modernization of school facilities for special education pupils and the amount provided per unhoused special education pupil pursuant to Sections 17072.10 and 17074.10. Pursuant to this review, the Legislative Analyst shall recommend modifications to this method that he or she deems to be advisable on or before September 1, 1999.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 17072.17. Section 17072.17.

In conjunction with the State Department of Education, the Department of Finance, and the Legislative Analyst, the Department of General Services shall review the method of funding the construction and modernization of school facilities for continuation high school, community day school, county community school, and county community day school, teaching stations pursuant to Sections 17072.10 and 17074.10. Pursuant to this review, the Director of General Services shall, by September 1, 2000, recommend modifications to this method that he or she deems to be advisable.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 17072.18. Section 17072.18.

(a) (1) The board may provide evaluation and response action funding for response costs of the removal of hazardous waste or solid waste, the removal of hazardous substances, or other response action in connection with hazardous substances at an existing schoolsite, in the same manner as provided in Section 17072.13. (2) Funding as set forth in paragraph (1) may be provided to a school district that has not applied for, or received, funds from the board for the acquisition of a new schoolsite, but which has incurred, or will incur, response costs necessary for the development of the existing schoolsite, if the school district is otherwise eligible for funding under this chapter. (b) A school district may apply for funding pursuant to this section prior to having construction plans for that site approved by the Division of the State Architect or by the State Department of Education if the school district is otherwise eligible for funding under this chapter.

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