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702 KAR 4:180. Implementation guidelines - Kentucky School Facilities Planning Manual


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      702 KAR 4:180. Implementation guidelines

- Kentucky School Facilities Planning Manual.

 

      RELATES TO: KRS 157.420(4), 157.620,

157.622

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 156.070, 157.420,

157.440

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS

157.420(4) requires that the capital outlay allotment from the public school

fund be used by school districts for capital outlay projects approved District

by the Commissioner of Education in accordance with requirements of law and

based on a survey made in accordance with administrative regulations of the

Kentucky Board of Education. KRS 157.622 sets forth certain requirements for

school facilities plans relative to participation in funding by the School

Facilities Construction Commission. KRS 157.440 requires the Facility Support Program

of Kentucky funds be used to address categorized priorities listed in the

approved Facilities Plan pursuant to KRS 157.420. KRS 156.070(4) authorizes the

state board to prescribe administrative regulations for the efficient

management, control, and operation of the schools and programs under its

jurisdiction. This administrative regulation provides for the development and

adoption of a written district facilities plan by the school district

describing school centers and their status as permanent or transitional and the

current and proposed plan of school organizational structure, enrollment, and

student capacity.

 

      Section 1. A school district shall

develop a local District Facilities Plan once every four (4) years in

accordance with the schedule set by the Commissioner of Education. The Kentucky

Board of Education shall approve the District Facilities Plan submitted by the

district upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Education.

 

      Section 2. A District Facilities Plan,

and requested amendments thereto, shall be developed in accordance with the

standards and hearing procedures contained in the "Kentucky School

Facilities Planning Manual," June 2008.

 

      Section 3. The District Facilities Plan shall

remain in effect until any changes have been approved by the Kentucky Board of

Education.

 

      Section 4. The adopted District

Facilities Plan shall become the facilities plan of the local school district

and shall be implemented to the extent that the financial ability of the

district permits as determined by the Commissioner of Education and the School

Facilities Construction Commission. The scope of any construction project

recommended in the District Facilities Plan shall remain in effect until any

changes have been approved by the Kentucky Board of Education.

 

      Section 5. Incorporation by Reference.

(1) "Kentucky School Facilities Planning Manual," dated June 10, 2008,

is incorporated by reference.

      (2) This material may be inspected,

copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Department of

Education, Division of Facilities Management, 15th Floor, Capital Plaza Tower,

500 Mero Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. (18

Ky.R. 569; eff. 10-6-91; Am. 19 Ky.R. 1418; eff. 2-4-93; 21 Ky.R. 2242; eff.

5-4-95; 31 Ky.R. 1021; 1242; eff. 1-21-05, Recodified from 702 KAR 1:001,

4-8-08; 34 Ky.R. 2484; 35 Ky.R. 32; eff. 7-7-08.)