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Notice: 11381997

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

Overview

RULE:

6A-2.0010

Educational Facilities

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule amendment is to update the State Requirements for Educational Facilities as incorporated by reference, to implement recent statutory revisions related to fire safety inspections and transfer of responsibility for establishing minimum requirements and standards of sanitation and safety for schools to the Department of Education. The effect is a rule which sets standards for planning, financing, constructing, and operating public educational facilities consistent with governing law.

SUMMARY:

The rule is amended to correctly identify community colleges as Florida colleges, clarify responsibilities of the State Board of Education, Commissioner of Education, and the Office of Educational Facilities, update references to the discretionary capital improvement millage rate cap from 2 mills to 1.5 mills, and to require forms where practical to be submitted electronically through the Educational Facilities Information System. Other changes include but are not limited to the clarification that the location of educational facilities must be consistent with the comprehensive plan and with the land development regulations of the appropriate local governing body; clarification that a 5-year District Facilities Work Plan must be completed and financially feasible for 5, 10 and 20-year periods and be consistent with the approved recommendations in the 5-year educational plant survey, update provisions related to interlocal agreements for school planning coordination to clarify content requirements, update educational facilities specifications consistent with new statutory requirements for energy-efficiency standards and a classroom minimum lighting standards; require Phase III construction documents to include fire sprinkler system drawings and calculations; and to update threshold limits to $300,000 consistent with statutory provisions regarding the current cost index.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1013.02(2), 1013.37 FS.

LAW:

1001.42(9), 1001.453, 1011.09, 1011.74, 1013.01, 1013.03, 1013.31, 1013.35, 1013.37, 1013.371, 1013.60, 1013.61, 1013.64, 1013.735, 1013.736, 1013.737 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

4/13/2012 Vol. 38/15

COMMENTS:

From 4/13/2012 To 5/4/2012 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-01164 State Requirements for Educational Facilities -- 2012

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