| (iii) Certifications related to safety and security
standards under subsection (k) of this section. A design professional
of record shall certify compliance that the project has been designed
in reasonable accordance with any required safety and security directives
approved by the school district in accordance with subsection (k)
of this section.
(C) Contractor certifications.
(i) Process certifications. To ensure construction
quality and performance of contract terms, the contractor and prime
subcontractors, if applicable, shall certify compliance that the project
has been built in conformance with the contract documents.
(ii) Certifications related to construction quality
standards under subsection (j) of this section.
(I) To ensure compliance with construction quality
standards, the contractor and prime subcontractors, if applicable,
shall certify compliance at the completion of a capital improvement
project that the project has been built in conformance with the contract
terms and performance standards specified by the contract documents
for the general contractor and for any of its subcontractors or subconsultants
of any tier, which shall include certification of compliance with
any subsequent change order documents approved by the owner and the
design professional of record.
(II) Where a third-party code compliance officer is
required by subsection (j) of this section, to ensure that a third-party
code compliance officer does not find any violations of the provisions
of the required construction codes identified in subsection (j)(1)
of this section that are not enforced by a state or local authority
having jurisdiction, a school district shall require that a third-party
code compliance officer issue a third-party certificate of occupancy.
Where a local authority having jurisdiction enforces some of the required
construction codes, a third-party code compliance officer shall not
issue a third-party certificate of occupancy until either the local
authority having jurisdiction has issued a certificate of occupancy
or the local authority having jurisdiction indicates in writing to
the third-party code compliance officer that the local authority having
jurisdiction does not issue certificates of occupancy.
(iii) Certifications related to safety and security
standards under subsection (k) of this section. To provide a safe
and secure environment, the contractor and prime subcontractors, if
applicable, shall certify compliance that the project has been built
in reasonable accordance with the safety and security directives provided
by the school district and reflected in the contract documents prepared
by the design professional.
(iv) Special provisions for a construction manager
agent. For projects that use the construction manager agent contracting
method established in TGC, Chapter 2269, Subchapter E, the construction
manager agent and each construction prime contractor must provide
certification in accordance with clause (i) of this subparagraph,
and each shall certify the scope of work for which they are contractually
responsible.
(2) General provisions.
(A) For projects that use the construction manager
agent contracting method established in TGC, Chapter 2269, Subchapter
E, the construction manager agent and each construction prime contractor
must provide certification in accordance with paragraph (1)(C)(i)
of this subsection, and each shall certify the scope of work for which
they are contractually responsible.
(B) The certification requirements specified for a
school facility capital improvement project in this subsection shall
be expressed on a form developed by the Texas Education Agency that
identifies the appropriate certifications required for a capital improvement
project based on the facility, project type, and method of contracting
established in TGC, Chapter 2269, for the procurement of construction
services approved by the school district board of trustees for the
project. The form must include written certification requirements
for a design professional of record, a general contractor, construction
manager-at-risk, a design build firm, a construction manager agent,
a prime contractor or subcontractor.
(g) Standards for space for instructional facilities.
(1) Minimum standards for common areas.
(A) Library.
(i) A school district shall consider the School Library
Standards and Guidelines as adopted under TEC, §33.021, when
developing, implementing, or expanding library services.
(ii) The sum total square footage of all library-related
areas shall meet the following minimum square feet (SF) requirements
based on maximum instructional capacity and may be contiguous or dispersed:
(I) for 100 students or fewer, a minimum of 1,400 SF;
(II) for 101-500 students, 1,400 SF plus an additional
4 SF for each student in excess of 100;
(III) for 501-2,000 students, a minimum of 3,000 SF
plus an additional 3 SF for each student in excess of 500; and
(IV) for 2,001 or more students, a minimum of 7,500
SF plus an additional 2 SF for each student in excess of 2,000.
(B) Gymnasium. Primary gymnasiums or physical education
space, if required by the school district's educational program, shall
have a minimum of 3,000 SF at the elementary school level, 4,800 SF
at the middle school level, and 7,500 SF at the high school level.
(2) Minimum standards for special spaces.
(A) Combination science classroom/laboratory.
(i) A combination science classroom/laboratory for
Kindergarten-Grade 5 must provide a minimum of 50 SF per student.
The room may have an established maximum of 22 students but must not
exceed 25. Within the total square footage of the room, 6 SF per student
of horizontal laboratory countertop space (3 feet wide x 2 feet deep)
must be provided at student laboratory benches, and an additional
3 linear feet (LF) per student of horizontal laboratory countertop
support space must be provided for equipment and materials for investigations,
activities, or student projects.
(ii) A combination science classroom/laboratory for
Grades 6-8 must provide a minimum of 58 SF per student. The room may
have an established maximum of 24 students but must not exceed 28.
Within the total square footage of the room, 6 SF per student of horizontal
laboratory countertop space (3 feet wide x 2 feet deep) must be provided
at student laboratory benches, and an additional 3 LF per student
of horizontal laboratory countertop support space must be provided
for equipment and materials for investigations, activities, or student
projects.
(iii) A combination science classroom/laboratory for
Grades 9-12 must provide a minimum of 58 SF per student. The room
may consider a maximum of 24 students but must not exceed 28. Within
the total square footage of the room, 6 SF per student of horizontal
laboratory countertop space (3 feet wide x 2 feet deep) must be provided
at student laboratory benches, and an additional 3 LF per student
of horizontal laboratory countertop support space must be provided
for equipment and materials for investigations, activities, or student
projects.
(B) Science laboratory.
(i) The separate science laboratory and classroom configuration
is not permissible at the elementary level.
(ii) A science laboratory for Grades 6-8 must be a
minimum of 42 SF per student. The room must consider a maximum of
24 students but must not exceed 28. Within the total square footage
of the room, 6 SF per student of horizontal laboratory countertop
space (3 feet wide x 2 feet deep) must be provided at student laboratory
benches, and an additional 3 LF per student of horizontal laboratory
countertop support space must be provided for equipment and materials
for investigations, activities, or student projects.
(iii) A science laboratory for Grades 9-12 shall be
a minimum of 42 SF per student. The room must consider a maximum of
24 students but must not exceed 28. Within the total square footage
of the room, 6 SF per student of horizontal laboratory countertop
space (3 feet wide x 2 feet deep) shall be provided at student laboratory
benches, and an additional 3 LF per student of horizontal laboratory
countertop support space shall be provided for equipment and materials
for investigations, activities, or student projects.
(C) Science classrooms. Science classrooms shall be
provided at a ratio not to exceed 2:1 of science classrooms to science
laboratories at the secondary level and must meet the requirements
of subsection (h)(3) of this section. The science laboratories must
be located in close proximity to the science classrooms they serve.
(D) Fume hoods.
(i) Each of the following shall have one built-in fume
hood:
(I) at least one middle school prep room per grade
level served in the school facility;
(II) high school level chemistry or Advanced Placement
(AP) chemistry combination classroom/laboratory or laboratory; and
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