California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 986


Introduced by Assembly Member Gipson

February 26, 2015


An act to amend Section 17280 of the Education Code, relating to school facilities.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 986, as introduced, Gipson. School facilities: Field Act.

The Field Act requires the Department of General Services under the police power of the state to supervise the design and construction of any school building or the reconstruction or alteration of or addition to any school building, if not exempted, to ensure that plans and specifications comply with the adopted rules and regulations and building standards published in regulations, and to ensure that the work of construction is performed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications for the protection of life and property.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision described above.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 17280 of the Education Code is amended
2to read:

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17280.  

(a) (1) The Department of General Services under the
4police power of the state shall supervise the design and construction
5of any school building or the reconstruction or alteration of or
P2    1addition to any school building, if not exempted under Section
217295, to ensure thatbegin insert theend insert plans and specifications comply with the
3rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article and building
4standards published in Title 24 of the California Code of
5Regulations, and to ensure that the work of constructionbegin delete has beenend delete
6begin insert isend insert performed in accordance with the approved plans and
7specifications, for the protection of life and property.begin delete Nothing in
8this section shall be construed toend delete
begin insert This article does notend insert allow a
9school district to perform work with its own forces in excess of
10the limitations set forth in Sections 17595 and 17599. In calculating
11the cost of any project of reconstruction or alteration of, or addition
12to, any school building for the purpose of determining the
13applicability of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this
14article and building standards published in Title 24 of the California
15Code of Regulations, the Department of General Services shall
16not include, as an element of that cost, any expenses of
17air-conditioning equipment or insulation materials for that building,
18or of installing the equipment or materials.

19(2) In the alternative, for a leased or purchased building, a school
20district may comply with this section by complying with Section
2117280.5.

22(b) Whenever repairs due to fire damagebegin delete, not including any
23damage caused by wind or earthquake,end delete
must be made to any school
24building previously approved by the Department of General
25Services, the approved plans and specifications used in the original
26work under then existing rules, regulations, and building standards
27may be used without modification, providing all other provisions
28of this article are carried out.begin insert This subdivision does not apply to
29damage caused by wind or earthquake.end insert

30(c) Notwithstanding any otherbegin delete provision ofend delete law,begin delete noend deletebegin insert aend insert school
31district shallbegin insert notend insert be authorized to construct or reconstruct any
32school building, regardless of the source of funding, unless and
33until the governing board of the district, by resolution,begin delete has indicatedend delete
34begin insert indicatesend insert the agreement of the district that any school building
35construction or reconstruction that exceeds those construction costs
36and allowable area standards or any allowable building area
37computed for an attendance area pursuant to Section 17041 shall,
38in the event of the district’s subsequent application for state funding
39for school facility construction, be deducted from the allowable
40building area for which the district would otherwise have been
P3    1begin delete eligible, whichend deletebegin insert eligible. Thisend insert restriction shall not be subject to
2waiver or exception as otherwise may be provided by law.

3(d) If it is determined that, for any reason, a school district failed
4to comply with the requirement of this section, the district shall
5not be eligible for any additional building area pursuant to Section
617049 and may be denied any time priority established for the
7particular project pursuant to Section 17016.



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