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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY | |
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Introduced By: Senators Pearson, Gallo, Lawson, DiPalma, Euer, Cano, DiMario, and | |
Date Introduced: January 24, 2024 | |
Referred To: Senate Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16-9 of the General Laws entitled "School Funds and Property" is |
2 | hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 16-9-11. New school construction and renovations. |
4 | Not later than June 30, 2025, the department of education and the office of energy resources |
5 | are hereby authorized and directed to develop and adopt regulations requiring all school buildings |
6 | to meet the latest Northeast Collaborative for High Performance Schools (NE-CHPS) standard of |
7 | zero energy capable, as defined in § 16-7-36, by December 31, 2036. |
8 | (1) The regulations shall allow flexibility to the furthest extent possible for local education |
9 | agencies to pursue state and federal funding sources that assist in financing energy efficiency or |
10 | renewable energy systems without any penalties or reduction in state housing aid provided by the |
11 | department of education. |
12 | (2) Furthermore, for local education agencies that pursue federal funding for renewable |
13 | energy systems, the department’s regulations shall direct and provide further guidance to local |
14 | education agencies to build, own, and operate solar panels utilizing federal guidance established in |
15 | I.R.C. § 6417. |
16 | SECTION 2. Sections 16-7-36, 16-7-39, 16-7-40 and 16-7-41.1 of the General Laws in |
17 | Chapter 16-7 entitled "Foundation Level School Support [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode |
18 | Island Board of Education Act]" are hereby amended to read as follows: |
19 | 16-7-36. Definitions. |
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1 | The following words and phrases used in §§ 16-7-35 to 16-7-47 and in § 16-9-11 have the |
2 | following meanings: |
3 | (1) “Adjusted equalized weighted assessed valuation” means the equalized weighted |
4 | assessed valuation for a community as determined by the division of property valuation within the |
5 | department of revenue in accordance with § 16-7-21; provided, however, that in the case of a |
6 | regional school district the commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall apportion |
7 | the adjusted equalized weighted assessed valuation of the member cities or towns among the |
8 | regional school district and the member cities or towns according to the proportion that the number |
9 | of pupils of the regional school district bears to the number of pupils of the member cities or towns. |
10 | (2) “Approved project” means a project which has complied with the administrative |
11 | regulations governing §§ 16-7-35 through 16-7-47, and which has been authorized to receive state |
12 | school housing reimbursement by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. |
13 | (3) “Commissioning agent” means a person or entity who ensures that systems are |
14 | designed, installed, functionally tested, and capable of being operated and maintained to perform |
15 | in conformity with the design intent of a project. |
16 | (4) “Community” means any city, town, or regional school district established pursuant to |
17 | law; provided, however, that the member towns of the Chariho regional high school district, created |
18 | by P.L. 1958, ch. 55, as amended, shall constitute separate and individual communities for the |
19 | purposes of distributing the foundation level school support for school housing for all grades |
20 | financed in whole or in part by the towns irrespective of any regionalization. |
21 | (5) “Facilities condition index” means the cost to fully repair the building divided by the |
22 | cost to replace the building as determined by the school building authority. |
23 | (6) “Functional utilization” means the ratio of the student population within a school |
24 | facility to the capacity of the school facility to adequately serve students as defined by the school |
25 | building authority. |
26 | (7) “Maintenance expenditures” means amounts spent for repairs or replacements for the |
27 | purpose of keeping a school facility open and safe for use, including repairs, maintenance, and |
28 | replacements to a school facility’s heating, lighting, ventilation, security, and other fixtures to keep |
29 | the facility or fixtures in effective working condition. Maintenance shall not include contracted or |
30 | direct custodial or janitorial services, expenditures for the cleaning of a school facility or its |
31 | fixtures, the care and upkeep of grounds, recreational facilities, or parking lots, or the cleaning of |
32 | or repairs and replacements to movable furnishings or equipment. |
33 | (8) “Owner’s program manager” means owner’s program manager as defined in § 37-2-7. |
34 | (9) “Prime contractor” means the construction contractor who is responsible for the |
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1 | completion of a project. |
2 | (10) “Reference year” means the year next prior to the school year immediately preceding |
3 | that in which aid is to be paid. |
4 | (11) “Subject to inflation” means the base amount multiplied by the percentage of increase |
5 | in the Producer Price Index (PPI) Data for Nonresidential Building Construction (NAICS 236222) |
6 | as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics determined as |
7 | of September 30 of the prior calendar year. |
8 | (12) "Zero energy capable" means the building: |
9 | (i) Meets the latest Northeast Collaborative for High Performance Schools (NE-CHPS) |
10 | standard of a zero energy capable school building whereby the actual annual energy delivered other |
11 | than as described in subsection (12)(ii) of this section, must be less than or equal to the renewable |
12 | energy generated onsite; or |
13 | (ii) The actual annual energy delivered must be less than or equal to the sum of: |
14 | (A) The renewable energy generated onsite; |
15 | (B) The renewable energy generated offsite through a power purchase agreement; and |
16 | (C) The value of purchased NE-GIS certificates that meet the standard for a new renewable |
17 | energy resources as defined in § 39-26-2. |
18 | 16-7-39. Computation of school housing-aid ratio. |
19 | For each community, the percent of state aid for school housing costs shall be computed in |
20 | the following manner: |
21 | (1) The adjusted equalized weighted assessed valuation for the district is divided by the |
22 | resident average daily membership for the district (grades twelve (12) and below); (2) The adjusted |
23 | equalized weighted assessed valuation for the state is divided by the resident average daily |
24 | membership for the state (grades twelve (12) and below); (1) is then divided by (2) and the resultant |
25 | ratio is multiplied by a factor currently set at sixty-two percent (62%) which represents the |
26 | approximate average district share of school support; the resulting product is then subtracted from |
27 | one hundred percent (100%) to yield the housing aid share ratio, provided that in no case shall the |
28 | ratio be less than thirty percent (30%). Provided, that effective July 1, 2010, and annually at the |
29 | start of each fiscal year thereafter, the thirty percent (30%) floor on said housing-aid share shall be |
30 | increased by five percent (5%) increments each year until said floor on the housing-aid share ratio |
31 | reaches a minimum of not less than forty percent (40%). This provision shall apply only to school |
32 | housing projects completed after June 30, 2010, that received approval from the board of regents |
33 | prior to June 30, 2012. Provided further, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and for |
34 | subsequent fiscal years, the minimum housing aid share shall be thirty-five percent (35%) for all |
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1 | projects receiving council on elementary and secondary education approval after June 30, 2012. |
2 | The resident average daily membership shall be determined in accordance with § 16-7-22(1). |
3 | (2) No district shall receive a combined total of more than twenty (20) incentive percentage |
4 | points for projects that commence construction by June 30, 2024, and five (5) incentive points for |
5 | projects that commence construction thereafter; provided further, these caps shall be in addition to |
6 | amounts received under §§ 16-7-40(a)(1) and, 16-7-40(a)(2), 16-7-40(j)(1) and 16-7-40(j)(2). |
7 | Furthermore, a district’s share shall not be decreased by more than half of its regular share |
8 | irrespective of the number of incentive points received nor shall a district’s state share increase by |
9 | more than half of its regular share, including amounts received under §§ 16-7-40(a)(1) and 16-7- |
10 | 40(a)(2), irrespective of the number of incentive points received. Provided further that the |
11 | aforementioned limit on the state share increasing by more than half of its regular share shall not |
12 | apply to projects submitted for reimbursement after July 1, 2023. |
13 | 16-7-40. Increased school housing ratio. |
14 | (a)(1) In the case of regional school districts, the school housing aid ratio shall be increased |
15 | by two percent (2%) for each grade so consolidated. |
16 | (2) Regional school districts undertaking renovation project(s) shall receive an increased |
17 | share ratio of four percent (4%) for those specific project(s) only, in addition to the combined share |
18 | ratio calculated in § 16-7-39 and this subsection. |
19 | (b) In the case of projects undertaken by districts specifically for the purposes of school |
20 | safety and security, the school housing aid share ratio shall be increased by five percent (5%) for |
21 | these specific projects only, in the calculation of school housing aid. The increased share ratio shall |
22 | continue to be applied for as long as the project(s) receives state housing aid. In order to qualify for |
23 | the increased share ratio, seventy-five percent (75%) of the project costs must be specifically |
24 | directed to school safety and security measures. The council on elementary and secondary |
25 | education shall promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and operation of this |
26 | section. |
27 | (c) For purposes of addressing health and safety deficiencies as defined by the school |
28 | building authority, including the remediation of hazardous materials, the school housing aid ratio |
29 | shall be increased by five percent (5%) so long as the construction of the project commences by |
30 | June 30, 2024, is completed by June 30, 2029, and a two hundred fifty million dollar ($250,000,000) |
31 | general obligation bond is approved on the November 2018 ballot. In order to qualify for the |
32 | increased share ratio, twenty-five percent (25%) of the project costs or a minimum of five hundred |
33 | thousand dollars ($500,000) must be specifically directed to this purpose. |
34 | (d) For purposes of educational enhancement, including projects devoted to the |
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1 | enhancement of early childhood education and career and technical education, the school housing |
2 | aid ratio shall be increased by five percent (5%) so long as construction of the project commences |
3 | by June 30, 2024, is completed by June 30, 2029, and a two hundred fifty million dollar |
4 | ($250,000,000) general obligation bond is approved on the November 2018 ballot. In order to |
5 | qualify for the increased share ratio, twenty-five percent (25%) of the project costs or a minimum |
6 | of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) must be specifically directed to these purposes. |
7 | (e) For replacement of a facility that has a facilities condition index of sixty-five percent |
8 | (65%) or higher, the school housing ratio shall be increased by five percent (5%) so long as |
9 | construction of the project commences by June 30, 2024, is completed by June 30, 2029, does not |
10 | receive a bonus pursuant to subsection (f) or subsection (g), and a two hundred fifty million dollar |
11 | ($250,000,000) general obligation bond is approved on the November 2018 ballot. In order to |
12 | qualify for the increased share ratio, twenty-five percent (25%) of the project costs or a minimum |
13 | of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) must be specifically directed to this purpose. |
14 | (f) For any new construction or renovation that increases the functional utilization of any |
15 | facility from less than sixty percent (60%) to more than eighty percent (80%), including the |
16 | consolidation of school buildings within or across districts, the school housing aid ratio shall be |
17 | increased by five percent (5%) so long as construction of the project commences by June 30, 2024, |
18 | is completed by June 30, 2029, and a two hundred fifty million dollar ($250,000,000) general |
19 | obligation bond is approved on the November 2018 ballot. In order to qualify for the increased |
20 | share ratio, twenty-five percent (25%) of the project costs or a minimum of five hundred thousand |
21 | dollars ($500,000) must be specifically directed to this purpose. |
22 | (g) For any new construction or renovation that decreases the functional utilization of any |
23 | facility from more than one hundred twenty percent (120%) to between eighty-five percent (85%) |
24 | to one hundred five percent (105%), the school housing ratio shall be increased by five percent |
25 | (5%) so long as construction of the project commences by June 30, 2024, is completed by June 30, |
26 | 2029, and a two hundred fifty million dollar ($250,000,000) general obligation bond is approved |
27 | on the November 2018 ballot. In order to qualify for the increased share ratio, twenty-five percent |
28 | (25%) of the project costs or a minimum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) must be |
29 | specifically directed to this purpose. |
30 | (h) For consolidation of two (2) or more school buildings, within or across districts into |
31 | one school building, the school housing aid ratio shall be increased by five percent (5%) so long as |
32 | construction of the project commences by June 30, 2024, is completed by June 30, 2029, a two |
33 | hundred fifty million dollar ($250,000,000) general obligation bond is approved on the November |
34 | 2018 ballot, and does not receive a bonus pursuant to subsection (f) or subsection (g). In order to |
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1 | qualify for the increased share ratio, twenty-five percent (25%) of the project costs or a minimum |
2 | of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) must be specifically directed to this purpose. |
3 | (i) Any regionalized and/or non-regionalized school district receiving an increased share |
4 | ratio for a project approved prior to July 1, 2018, shall continue to receive the increased share ratio |
5 | for as long as the project receives state housing aid. |
6 | (j)(1) In the case of projects undertaken by districts specifically for the purposes of high- |
7 | performance school design, the school housing aid share ratio shall be increased by five percent |
8 | (5%) for these specific projects only, in the calculation of school housing aid. The increased share |
9 | ratio shall continue to be applied for as long as the project(s) receives state housing aid. In order to |
10 | qualify for the increased share ratio, seventy-five percent (75%) of the project costs must be |
11 | specifically directed to this purpose. The council on elementary and secondary education shall |
12 | promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and operation of this section. |
13 | (2) For any new construction or renovation that includes energy efficiency and renewable |
14 | energy upgrades for the building to meet the standard of Zero Energy Capable school building |
15 | pursuant to § 16-7-36(12), the school housing aid ratio shall be increased by ten percent (10%). |
16 | 16-7-41.1. Eligibility for reimbursement. |
17 | (a) School districts, not municipalities, may apply for and obtain approval for a project |
18 | under the necessity of school construction process set forth in the regulations of the council on |
19 | elementary and secondary education, provided, however, in the case of a municipality that issues |
20 | bonds through the Rhode Island health and educational building corporation to finance or refinance |
21 | school facilities for a school district that is not part of the municipality, the municipality may apply |
22 | for and obtain approval for a project. Such approval will remain valid until June 30 of the third |
23 | fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the council on elementary and secondary education’s |
24 | approval is granted. Only those projects undertaken at school facilities under the care and control |
25 | of the school committee and located on school property may qualify for reimbursement under §§ |
26 | 16-7-35 — 16-7-47. Facilities with combined school and municipal uses or facilities that are |
27 | operated jointly with any other profit or nonprofit agency do not qualify for reimbursement under |
28 | §§ 16-7-35 — 16-7-47. Projects completed by June 30 of a fiscal year are eligible for |
29 | reimbursement in the following fiscal year. A project for new school housing or additional housing |
30 | shall be deemed to be completed when the work has been officially accepted by the school |
31 | committee or when the housing is occupied for its intended use by the school committee, whichever |
32 | is earlier. |
33 | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the board of regents shall not grant final |
34 | approval for any project between June 30, 2011, and May 1, 2015, except for projects that are |
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1 | necessitated by immediate health and safety reasons. In the event that a project is requested during |
2 | the moratorium because of immediate health and safety reasons, those proposals shall be reported |
3 | to the chairs of the house and senate finance committees. |
4 | (c) Any project approval granted prior to the adoption of the school construction |
5 | regulations in 2007, and which are currently inactive; and any project approval granted prior to the |
6 | adoption of the school construction regulations in 2007 which did not receive voter approval or |
7 | which has not been previously financed, are no longer eligible for reimbursement under this |
8 | chapter. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop recommendations |
9 | for further cost containment strategies in the school housing aid program. |
10 | (d) Beginning July 1, 2015, the council on elementary and secondary education shall |
11 | approve new necessity of school construction applications on an annual basis. The department of |
12 | elementary and secondary education shall develop an annual application timeline for local |
13 | education agencies seeking new necessity of school construction approvals. |
14 | (e) Beginning July 1, 2019, no state funding shall be provided for projects in excess of ten |
15 | million dollars ($10,000,000) unless the prime contractor for the project has received |
16 | prequalification from the school building authority. |
17 | (f) Beginning July 1, 2019, the necessity of school construction process set forth in the |
18 | regulations of the council on elementary and secondary education shall include a single statewide |
19 | process, developed with the consultation of the department of environmental management, that will |
20 | ensure community involvement throughout the investigation and remediation of contaminated |
21 | building sites for possible reuse as the location of a school. That process will fulfill all provisions |
22 | of § 23-19.14-5 related to the investigation of reuse of such sites for schools. |
23 | (g) Beginning July 1, 2019, school housing projects exceeding one million five hundred |
24 | thousand dollars ($1,500,000) subject to inflation shall include an owner’s program manager and a |
25 | commissioning agent. The cost of the program manager and commissioning agent shall be |
26 | considered a project cost eligible for aid pursuant to §§ 16-7-41 and 16-105-5. |
27 | (h) Temporary housing, or swing space, for students shall be a reimbursable expense so |
28 | long as a district can demonstrate that no other viable option to temporarily house students exists |
29 | and provided that use of the temporary space is time limited for a period not to exceed twenty-four |
30 | (24) months and tied to a specific construction project. |
31 | (i) Environmental site remediation, as defined by the school building authority, shall be a |
32 | reimbursable expense up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) per project. |
33 | (j) If, within thirty (30) years of construction, a newly constructed school is sold to a private |
34 | entity, the state shall receive a portion of the sale proceeds equal to that project’s housing aid |
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1 | reimbursement rate at the time of project completion. |
2 | (k) All projects must comply with § 37-13-6, ensuring that prevailing wage laws are being |
3 | followed, and § 37-14.1-6, ensuring that minority business enterprises reach the required minimum |
4 | participation, and § 37-13-3.1, ensuring apprenticeship program utilization. |
5 | (l) Using reviewable criteria, all projects seeking school housing aid shall complete an |
6 | independent, objective, reasoned study on all projects over ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to |
7 | determine whether adoption of a project labor agreement on the proposed project or projects will |
8 | help achieve the goals of the state purchases act. |
9 | SECTION 3. Section 16-105-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-105 entitled "School |
10 | Building Authority" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
11 | 16-105-3. Roles and responsibilities. |
12 | The school building authority roles and responsibilities shall include: |
13 | (1) Management of a system with the goal of ensuring equitable and adequate school |
14 | housing for all public school children in the state; |
15 | (2) Prevention of the cost of school housing from interfering with the effective operation |
16 | of the schools; |
17 | (3) Management of school housing aid in accordance with statute; |
18 | (4) Reviewing and making recommendations to the council on elementary and secondary |
19 | education on necessity of school construction applications for state school housing aid and the |
20 | school building authority capital fund, based on the recommendations of the school building |
21 | authority advisory board; |
22 | (5) Promulgating, managing, and maintaining school construction regulations, standards, |
23 | and guidelines applicable to the school housing program, based on the recommendations of the |
24 | school building authority advisory board, created in § 16-105-8. Said regulations shall require |
25 | conformance with the minority business enterprise requirements set forth in § 37-14.1-6 and with |
26 | the latest Northeast Collaborative for High Performance Schools (NE-CHPS) standards or |
27 | equivalent, contingent on approval from the council on elementary and secondary education; |
28 | (6) Developing a prequalification and review process for prime contractors, architects, and |
29 | engineers seeking to bid on projects in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in total costs |
30 | subject to inflation. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, a prequalification shall be |
31 | valid for a maximum of two (2) years from the date of issuance. Factors to be considered by the |
32 | school building authority in granting a prequalification to prime contractors shall include, but not |
33 | be limited to, the contractor’s history of completing complex projects on time and on budget, track |
34 | record of compliance with applicable environmental and safety regulations, evidence that |
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1 | completed prior projects prioritized the facility’s future maintainability, and compliance with |
2 | applicable requirements for the use of women and minority owned subcontractors; |
3 | (i) At least annually, a list of prequalified contractors, architects, and engineers shall be |
4 | publicly posted with all other program information; |
5 | (7) Providing technical assistance and guidance to school districts on the necessity of |
6 | school construction application process; |
7 | (8) Providing technical advice and assistance, training, and education to cities, towns, |
8 | and/or local education agencies and to general contractors, subcontractors, construction or project |
9 | managers, designers and others in planning, maintenance, and establishment of school facility |
10 | space; |
11 | (9) Developing a project priority system, based on the recommendations of the school |
12 | building authority advisory board, in accordance with school construction regulations for the school |
13 | building authority capital fund, subject to review and, if necessary, to be revised on intervals not to |
14 | exceed five (5) years. Project priorities shall include, but not be limited to, the following order of |
15 | priorities: |
16 | (i) Projects to replace or renovate a building that is structurally unsound or otherwise in a |
17 | condition seriously jeopardizing the health and safety of school children where no alternative exists; |
18 | (ii) Projects needed to prevent loss of accreditation; |
19 | (iii) Projects needed for the replacement, renovation, or modernization of the HVAC |
20 | system in any schoolhouse to increase energy conservation and decrease energy-related costs in |
21 | said schoolhouse; |
22 | (iv) Projects needed to replace or add to obsolete buildings in order to provide for a full |
23 | range of programs consistent with state and approved local requirements; and |
24 | (v) Projects needed to comply with mandatory, instructional programs; |
25 | (10) Maintaining a current list of requested school projects and the priority given them; |
26 | (11) Collecting and maintaining readily available data on all the public school facilities in |
27 | the state; |
28 | (12) Collecting, maintaining, and making publicly available quarterly progress reports of |
29 | all ongoing school construction projects that shall include, at a minimum, the costs of the project |
30 | and the time schedule of the project; |
31 | (13) Recommending policies and procedures designed to reduce borrowing for school |
32 | construction programs at both state and local levels; |
33 | (14) At least every five (5) years, conducting a needs survey to ascertain the capital |
34 | construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and other capital needs for schools in each district of the |
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1 | state, including public charter schools. Beginning in 2024, this needs survey shall include progress |
2 | towards and recommendations for energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades to bring all |
3 | state school buildings to the definition of a zero energy capable school building pursuant to § 16- |
4 | 7-36; |
5 | (15) Developing a formal enrollment projection model or using projection models already |
6 | available; |
7 | (16) Encouraging local education agencies to investigate opportunities for the maximum |
8 | utilization of space in and around the district; |
9 | (17) Collecting and maintaining a clearinghouse of prototypical school plans that may be |
10 | consulted by eligible applicants; |
11 | (18) Retaining the services of consultants, as necessary, to effectuate the roles and |
12 | responsibilities listed within this section; |
13 | (19) Hiring an appropriate staff member who shall create and implement a plan to bring all |
14 | Rhode Island school buildings in compliance with the standard of a zero energy capable school |
15 | building pursuant to § 16-7-36 and who shall provide technical advice and assistance, training, and |
16 | education to cities, towns, and/or local education agencies, and to general contractors, |
17 | subcontractors, construction or project managers, designers and others on the latest NE-CHPS |
18 | standards; |
19 | (19)(20) No district shall receive a combined total of more than twenty (20) incentive |
20 | percentage points for projects that commence construction by December 30, 2023, and five (5) |
21 | incentive points for projects that commence construction thereafter; provided further, these caps |
22 | shall be in addition to amounts received under §§ 16-7-40(a)(1), and 16-7-40(a)(2), 16-7-40(j)(1), |
23 | and 16-7-40(j)(2). Furthermore, a district’s share shall not be decreased by more than half of its |
24 | regular share irrespective of the number of incentive points received, nor shall a district’s state |
25 | share increase by more than half of its regular share, including amounts received under §§ 16-7- |
26 | 40(a)(1) and 16-7-40(a)(2), irrespective of the number of incentive points received. |
27 | Notwithstanding any provision of the general laws to the contrary, the reimbursement or aid |
28 | received under this chapter or chapter 38.2 of title 45 shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) |
29 | of the sum of the total project costs plus interest costs. If a two hundred and fifty million dollar |
30 | ($250,000,000) general obligation bond is approved on the November 2018 ballot, projects |
31 | approved between May 1, 2015, and January 1, 2018, are eligible to receive incentive points (above |
32 | and beyond what the project was awarded at the time of approval) pursuant to § 16-7-39 and § 16- |
33 | 7-40. Provided, however, any project approved during this time period with a project cost in excess |
34 | of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000), which does not include an owner’s |
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1 | program manager and a commissioning agent, shall only be eligible to receive five (5) incentive |
2 | points. Incentive points awarded pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall only be applied |
3 | to reimbursements occurring on or after July 1, 2018. Any project approved between May 1, 2015, |
4 | and January 1, 2018, that is withdrawn and/or resubmitted for approval shall not be eligible for any |
5 | incentive points. |
6 | SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL FUNDS AND PROPERTY | |
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1 | This act would provide that not later than June 30, 2024, the department of education would |
2 | develop and adopt, in consultation with the office of energy resources, regulations requiring all |
3 | school buildings to meet the standard of zero energy capable, as defined in § 16-7-36, by December |
4 | 31, 2036. |
5 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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