005.28.22 Ark. Code R. § 015 Commission For Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation Rules Governing the Academic Facilities Catastrophic Program

• Library: Arkansas Administrative Code
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, December, 2023
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 005.28.22 Ark. Code R. § 015

THE COMMISSION FOR ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIC FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION RULES GOVERNING THE ACADEMIC FACILITIES CATASTROPHIC PROGRAM

Effective: May 2, 2022

1.00 REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation has authority to promulgate these Rules under Ark. Code Ann §§ 6Title6-20-2501 et seq. and 25Title25-15-201 et seq.

2.00 PURPOSE

The purpose of these Rules is to establish a program and process of providing state financial participation to a school district based on a school district's academic facilities wealth index for eligible catastrophic repairs and new construction projects to supplement insurance or other public or private emergency assistance received by or payable to the school district.

3.00 DEFINITIONS

3.01 "Academic facility" has the same meaning as in Ark. Code Ann. § 6-202502(2).

3.02 "Academic facilities wealth index" has the same meaning as in Ark. Code Ann. § 6Definitions6-20-2502(1).

3.03 "Act of God or violence" means an act event, happening, or occurrence due to natural or man-made causes (whether a criminal act or otherwise) such as flood, tornado, fire, earthquake, explosion or other disasters that could not have been prevented by reasonable maintenance, repair, or renovation of an academic facility.

3.04 "Average daily membership" has the same meaning as in Ark. Code Ann. § 6Definitions6-20-2502(3).

3.05 "Catastrophic project" means a repair renovation, or new construction project necessary due to such great damage or destruction to an academic facility caused by an Act of God or violence.

3.06 "Commission" means the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.

3.07 "Division" means the Arkansas Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation.

3.08 "Local enhancements" means the portion of any maintenance, repair, or renovation project or new construction project that is designed to bring an academic facility or related areas such as the physical plant or grounds to a state or condition or efficiency that exceeds state academic facilities standards.

3.09 "Local resources" means any moneys lawfully generated by a school district for the purpose of funding the school district's share of financial participation in any academic facilities project for which a school district is eligible to receive state financial participation under priorities established by the Division. Also referred to as "raised funds" for the purpose of defining a self-funded project.

3.10 "Maintenance, repair and renovation" means any activity or improvement to an academic facility and, if necessary, related areas such as the physical plant and grounds that maintains, conserves, or protects the state of condition or efficiency of an academic facility.

3.11 "Millage rate" means the millage rate listed in the most recent tax ordinance...