Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a)
Rated pupil capacity.
For reimbursement purposes, the rated pupil capacity of a project shall be the
product of the justified enrollment of the project and the rated pupil capacity
factor of the project.
(1)
Justified
enrollment. This is the Department approved full-time equivalent
project enrollment, calculated in accordance with §
349.2(c) of this
title (relating to substantiated need). The maximum project allowance for
regular elementary or secondary, or both, students shall be determined by a
complete analysis of approved district enrollment projections and a complete
analysis of the condition and capacities of the school facilities to be
retained by the district following project completion. The justified enrollment
for an addition to a school shall be the total of the justified enrollment of
the existing facility and the addition multiplied by the percent that the
architectural area of the addition constitutes of the architectural area of the
completed project.
(2)
Rated pupil capacity factor. This factor accounts for the
necessary noninstructional space and space utilization conditions in school
projects. Applicable factors shall be, in the instance of:
(i) elementary schools with justified
enrollment of 500 or less-1.4;
(ii)
elementary schools with justified enrollment above 500-the dif- ference between
1.4 and the product of .00106 for every five students of justified enrollment
above 500;
(iii) secondary schools
with justified enrollments of 1,000 or less-1.110; and
(iv) secondary schools with justified
enrollments above 1,000-1.105.
(b)
Value of existing facilities.
The value of existing facilities shall be determined following
receipt of bids for a project but prior to Department approval of proposed bid
awards.
(c)
Existing value;
determination. Existing value shall be determined as follows:
(1) determine the total square footage of the
existing building with such modifications as may be approved by the
Department;
(2) determine the ratio
of the existing square footage to the total area of the proposed school
facility when it is completed;
(3)
multiply the rated pupil capacity of the completed facility by the ratio
determined in paragraph (1) of this subsection to determine the proportionate
rated pupil capacity of the existing building;
(4) multiply the rated capacity of the
existing building as determined in subsection (a)(2) of this section by $2300
for elementary school pupils, $3000 for secondary school pupils, or $3700 for
area-technical school pupils; and
(5) from the product thus derived, subtract
the cost of alterations submitted to and subsequently approved by the
Department following receipt of final bids for the project.
(d)
School renovation
projects. Renovation of a school building to achieve current
educational standards and reasonably current construction standards shall be
reimbursable. The Department will maintain guidelines which differentiate
between educational renovation and deferred maintenance or structural
alteration.
(e)
Equipment.
The cost of equipment shall fall within mandated reimbursable cost
limits. To qualify for reimbursement consideration, an item shall be classified
as equipment-either directly, or by class-in "Financial Accounting:
Classifications and Standard Terminology for Local and State School Systems,"
published for the United States Office of Education.
