House of Representatives

HB 2519

school facilities board; capital

Sponsors: Representatives Knaperek, Gray, Johnson, Pearce

DPA S/E	Committee on Appropriations
DPA S/E	Caucus and COW
DP	Third Read	This bill as introduced contains an Appropriation clause.
X	As Passed the House

HB 2519 clarifies that school district can not use Building Renewal Fund monies for soft capital items and requires districts to use all available Deficiencies Correction Fund monies prior to using monies from the Building Renewal Fund.

History

The ASDB was established in 1912 to educate children with hearing or vision loss in Arizona. It exists as a non-profit state agency and is accredited by the North Central Association.

The SFB was established as a part of Students FIRST (Fair and Immediate Resources for Students Today) to administer the State’s capital facilities plan for school districts. Monies are transferred annually by the State Treasurer to the SFB. Arizona public school districts receive funding for the correction of deficiencies in existing school facilities, building renewal and new school construction, while maintaining the ability to raise local funds through limited bonding and capital overrides. Since the ASDB is not classified as a school district, funds available through Students FIRST for deficiencies correction, building renewal and new construction are not available to the ASDB. The strike-everything amendment to HB 2519 allows the ASDB to qualify for Students FIRST monies through the SFB.

Provisions

· States that the ASDB is to be treated like a school district in terms of building assessments, inspections, projections, and reporting requirements, beginning on July 1, 2004.

· Establishes the following funds for Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB) from monies received from the School Facilities Board:

- Deficiencies Correction Fund

- Building Renewal Fund

- New School Facilities Fund

· Allows the SFB to use the minimum school facility adequacy guidelines that it established for the ASDB in December 2000 instead of having to re-determine the guidelines based on the specific criteria used for other school districts.

· Creates an exemption from the deficiency correction deadline for ASDB, allowing their facilities to be assessed by December 31, 2002 and corrected by December 31, 2008.

· Allows the Deficiency Corrections Fund of the SFB to remain in effect until December 31, 2008 for the purpose of correcting ASDB deficiencies.

· Makes technical and conforming changes.

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· 45th Legislature

· Second Regular Session 2 May 31, 2002

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