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H-1382.2 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1044 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By House Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives McEntire, Graham, Couture, Sandlin, Walsh, Rude, Caldier, and Santos) READ FIRST TIME 02/22/23.
H-0207.1 HOUSE BILL 1044 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Representatives McEntire, Graham, Couture, Sandlin, Walsh, Rude, Caldier, and Santos Prefiled 12/16/22.
Read first time 01/09/23.
Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.
and creating a new section.
creating a new section;
and declaring an emergency.
The legislature intends to create a new grant program through which small, financially distressed school districts that generally do not participate in the current school construction assistance program will be able to get the necessary funds to modernize or rebuild their school buildings.
The legislature finds that many school districts in the state are unable to access state funding for school construction, whether due to a lack of bond capacity or because the property tax increase of a bond measure would be a difficult burden.
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Often, the buildings operated by these school districts are the district's only elementary school, middle school, or high school, putting greater pressure on the need for a safe, up-to-date, long- lasting school building in which students can thrive.
The legislature further finds that the state must do more to fund school buildings that are adequate to provide an equitable learning environment for all students in Washington, regardless of where they live.
Therefore, the legislature intends to create a new grant program through which small school districts that are generally unable to participate in the current school construction funding program will be able to get the necessary funds to modernize or rebuild their school buildings.
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(a) Projects funded under this section must meet the following conditions:
1 SHB 1044 (a) Projects funded under this section must meet the following conditions:
(c) School districts applying for a grant under this section must submit separate applications for each individual school.
A seismic building assessment must be conducted by an engineer licensed as a structural engineer in Washington state.
A seismic natural hazard assessment must be conducted by an engineer licensed as a structural engineer in Washington state.
(5) Eligible use of grants.
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2 HB 1044 (5) Eligible use of grants.
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(6) Required grant list.
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(8) Construction grant requirements and prioritization.
(a) School districts applying for a construction grant under this section must have received and completed a planning grant under subsection (7) of this section or have completed construction documents including drawings, specifications, total project cost estimates, contract and procurement requirements, and other materials required by the advisory committee, as part of the construction grant application process.
3 SHB 1044 (b) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the advisory committee must prioritize applications from school districts based on the total number of points awarded under this subsection.
3 HB 1044 (8) Construction grant requirements and prioritization.
(a) School districts applying for a construction grant under this section must have received and completed a planning grant under subsection (7) of this section or have completed construction documents including drawings, specifications, total project cost estimates, contract and procurement requirements, and other materials required by the advisory committee, as part of the construction grant application process.
(b) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the advisory committee must prioritize applications from school districts based on the total number of points awarded under this subsection.
Applying school districts shall submit brief statements describing financial constraints as part of the construction grant application process.
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4 HB 1044 Applying school districts shall submit brief statements describing financial constraints as part of the construction grant application process.
The advisory committee, in consultation with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, shall create and apply a formula for awarding points under this subsection (8)(b)(ii) related p.
The advisory committee, in consultation with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, shall create and apply a formula for awarding points under this subsection (8)(b)(ii) related to facility condition.
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(10) Share of project costs.
(10) Coordination with the school construction assistance program and local cost share.
School districts receiving a grant under this section must provide a district share in accordance with the following requirements:
A grant awarded under this section must be coordinated with the school construction assistance program provided by RCW 28A.525.162 through 28A.525.180.
(a) Except as provided for under (b) and (c) of this subsection, to receive a grant under this section a school district must provide, for each grant awarded, a district share of project cost equal to at least 50 percent of the district's remaining debt capacity pursuant to RCW 39.36.020.
In awarding a grant under this section, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must ensure that total state funding from a grant under this section p.
(b) To the extent that the district share requirement under (a) of this subsection would, at the time of application, require the estimated school district property tax rate increment associated with the grant to exceed a threshold of $1.75 per $1,000 of assessed property value, the office of the superintendent of public p.
5 HB 1044 and a school construction assistance program grant does not exceed total project costs minus available local resources.
5 SHB 1044 instruction must reduce the required district share to achieve an estimated property tax rate equal to this threshold.
(c) A school district may use federal funding, other nonstate grant funding, and private donations to pay for its share under this subsection.
When calculating a district's share requirement under (a) of this subsection, the superintendent of public instruction must reduce the district's required share in a manner directly proportionate to the amount of nonstate and nonschool district funding provided to support the state grant.
(d) To determine the property tax rate threshold under (b) of this subsection, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must calculate the property tax rate increment associated with the grant based on the estimated annualized debt service costs for general obligation bonds issued with an average maturity of no less than 20 years and the interest rate for state of Washington general obligation bonds issued most closely to the date of application for the grant.
(11) Coordination with the school construction assistance program and local cost share.
To the extent that a school district awarded a grant under this section is also eligible for funding under the school construction assistance program provided by RCW 28A.525.162 through 28A.525.180, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must coordinate grant funding between the programs and ensure that total state funding from a grant under this section and a school construction assistance program grant does not exceed total project costs minus the school district's share calculated under subsection (10) of this section.
However, school districts coordinating grants provided in this section with school construction assistance program funding are required to contribute not less than the school district's required share as calculated under subsection (10) of this section.
School districts coordinating grants provided in this section with school construction assistance program funding are required to contribute not less than 30 percent of a project's total cost from local resources.
(12) Disbursement of grant funds and reporting requirements.
(11) Disbursement of grant funds and reporting requirements.
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The grants must not be awarded until the recipient has identified available local and other resources sufficient to complete the approved project considering the p.
The grants must not be awarded until the recipient has identified available local and other resources sufficient to complete the approved project considering the amount of state grant funding.
6 SHB 1044 amount of state grant funding.
(13) For the purposes of this section, "advisory committee" means the advisory committee created under RCW 28A.525.159.
(12) For the purposes of this section, "advisory committee" means the advisory committee created under RCW 28A.525.159.
The advisory committee specified in subsection (4)(a) of this section may recommend amendments to the eligibility threshold as they learn more about the characteristics of school districts and state-tribal education compact schools that are unable to modernize their aging school facilities.
The advisory committee specified in subsection (4)(a) of this section may recommend amendments to the eligibility p.
6 HB 1044 threshold as they learn more about the characteristics of school districts and state-tribal education compact schools that are unable to modernize their aging school facilities.
Districts and state-tribal education compact schools seeking planning grants must provide a brief statement of the school condition, its deficiencies, student enrollment, student achievement measures, and financial limitations of the district or state-tribal p.
Districts and state-tribal education compact schools seeking planning grants must provide a brief statement of the school condition, its deficiencies, student enrollment, student achievement measures, and financial limitations of the district or state-tribal education compact school.
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(b) The advisory committee created in (a) of this subsection must evaluate final applications from eligible school districts and state- tribal education compact schools.
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7 HB 1044 (b) The advisory committee created in (a) of this subsection must evaluate final applications from eligible school districts and state- tribal education compact schools.
The list must also indicate student achievement measures that will be used to p.
The list must also indicate student achievement measures that will be used to evaluate the benefits of the project.
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(6) Disbursement of grant funds and reporting requirements.
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The grant must specify reporting requirements from the district or state-tribal education compact school, which must include updating all pertinent information in the inventory and condition of schools data system and submitting a final project report as specified by the office of the superintendent of public instruction in consultation with the school facilities p.
The grant must specify reporting requirements from the district or state-tribal education compact school, which must include updating all pertinent information in the inventory and condition of schools data system and submitting a final project report as specified by the office of the superintendent of public instruction in consultation with the school facilities ((citizens [citizen])) citizen advisory panel specified in RCW 28A.525.025.
9 SHB 1044 ((citizens [citizen])) citizen advisory panel specified in RCW 28A.525.025.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.
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