| (2) Additional standards based on the project construction
budget. A school district shall approve a project construction budget
for a capital improvement project at completion of the design development
phase of the project and prior to commencement of the construction
documents phase. The project construction budget approved by the school
district shall determine how many of the additional safety and security
standards established in paragraph (3) of this subsection are required
for the project. A school district shall designate in writing which
of the additional safety and security standards in paragraph (3) of
this subsection have been approved by the school district board of
trustees for a capital improvement project and shall provide to the
prime design professional and each design professional of record written
documentation of the approved safety and security standards for the
proposed facility prior to commencement of the construction documents
phase of a capital improvement project. The following standards shall
apply to a capital improvement project for an instructional facility
until all instructional facilities campus-wide fully comply with all
of the additional safety and security standards specified in this
subsection.
(A) If a project construction budget is $1 million
to $5 million, the facility is required to comply with at least one
additional safety and security standard specified in paragraph (3)
of this subsection.
(B) If a project construction budget is $5 million
to $10 million, the facility is required to comply with at least two
additional safety and security standards specified in paragraph (3)
of this subsection.
(C) If a project construction budget is over $10 million,
the facility is required to comply with all of the additional safety
and security standards specified in paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(D) For a capital improvement project that includes
new construction, the new construction of an instructional facility
is required to comply with all three of the additional safety and
security standards specified in paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(3) Additional safety and security standards applicable
to all instructional facilities campus-wide. A school district or
an open-enrollment charter school must include campus-wide implementation
of the following standards in accordance with terms and requirements
of paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(A) Exterior door numbering. All instructional facilities
campus-wide, including portable, modular buildings, must include the
addition of graphically represented alpha-numerical characters on
both the interior and exterior of each exterior door location. The
characters may be installed on the door, or on at least one door at
locations where more than one door leads from the exterior to the
same room inside the facility, or on the wall immediately adjacent
to or above the door location. Characters shall comply with the IFC, §505.
The primary entrance of an instructional facility, as defined by subsection
(a)(23)(A) of this section, shall always be the first in the entire
sequence and is the only door location that does not require numbering.
The numbering sequence shall be clockwise and may be sequenced for
the entire campus or for each facility individually. The design professional
of record shall coordinate with school district personnel and local
emergency response personnel prior to incorporating exterior door
numbering characters and locations into the contract documents for
the facility or facilities specified to be included in a capital improvement
project. The design professional of record shall coordinate this requirement
with any and all accessibility requirements related to signage.
(B) Visitor management. All primary entrances of instructional
facilities campus-wide must include the following:
(i) an unobstructed line of sight of approaching visitors
through physical or digital means;
(ii) a physical barrier that prevents unassisted access
to the facility by a visitor; and
(iii) a location for a visitor check-in and check-out
process.
(C) Security cameras. All primary and secondary entrances
of instructional facilities campus-wide must include a security camera.
(4) Exceptions to additional standards based on cost.
A school district may opt out of the requirements specified in paragraph
(2) of this subsection if:
(A) the facility is scheduled to, according to the
long-range facilities plan, cease operations as an instructional facility
within three years of the project; and
(B) the five-year long-range facility plan clearly
states that, prior to the end date of the plan, the facility will
be compliant with at least two additional safety and security standards
specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection if ceasing operation
does not occur or operation resumes. The long-range facility plan
must specify which two additional safety and security standards will
be implemented.
(5) Public disclosure process. A school district board
of trustees or open-enrollment charter school governing body shall
ensure information or documents collected, developed, or produced
by the district as part of a capital improvement project are reviewed
to ensure that any project-specific safety and security information
is adjusted for disclosure if necessary to accommodate the requirement
for a district to use protections provided in TEC, §37.108, which
directs the school district to protect sensitive information, while
also providing general information to the public indicating district
compliance commitments made in accordance with this subsection.
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