(a)(No change.)
(b)Implementation date. The requirements for school
facility standards shall apply to projects for new construction or
major space renovations if: [for which the construction
documents have been approved by a school district board of trustees,
or a board's authorized representative, on or after January 1, 2004.
For projects for which a school district approved the construction
documents prior to January 1, 2004, if a school district makes changes
or revisions to the design of the projects on or after January 1,
2004, and before the end of construction, the changes or revisions
are subject to the standards specified in §61.1033 of this title
(relating to School Facilities Standards for Construction before January
1, 2004). For projects funded from bond elections passed prior to
October 1, 2003, and for which a contract for construction has been
awarded no later than December 31, 2005, a school district may comply
with the standards specified in §61.1033(d)(2)(B)(ii) of this
title in lieu of the standards specified in subsection (d)(5)(C)(iii)
of this section, and with the standards specified in §61.1033(d)(2)(C)(ii)
of this title in lieu of the standards specified in subsection (d)(5)(D)(ii)
of this section.]
(1)a board of trustees adopts a fiscal
year maintenance and operations budget where a capital improvement
project title and a design or design and construction budget are delineated;
(2)a board of trustees calls a bond
election where one or more capital improvement project titles as well
as design or design and construction budgets are delineated; or
(3)a new contract or amendment to
an existing contract for architectural services for new construction
or a major renovation for a school facility project has been agreed
to, and signed and dated by both parties to the agreement after January
1, 2004, and before July 15, 2021.
(c) -(f)(No change.)
The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed
with the Office of the Secretary of State on March 29, 2021
TRD-202101377 Cristina De La Fuente-Valadez
Director, Rulemaking
Texas Education Agency
Earliest possible date of adoption: May 9, 2021
For further information, please call: (512) 475-1497
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