SF0008 • 2013

School capital construction-capacity.

AN ACT relating to school capital construction; clarifying utilization factors within building capacity criteria used by the school facilities commission in building needs prioritization; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Enacted

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Sponsor: Cap Con
Last action: 2013-02-12
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/11/2013

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Amendments

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SF0008H2001

2nd reading • PATTON

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by PATTON

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Bill History

2013-02-12 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-02-11 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0004
2013-02-07 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0004
2013-02-07 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0004
2013-02-07 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0004
2013-02-07 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-06 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-06 House
Amendment Failed
2013-02-05 House
H Passed CoW
2013-01-30 House
H Placed on General File
2013-01-30 House
H02 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-24 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02
2013-01-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-16 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-15 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-14 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-01-11 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-11 Senate
S04 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04
2013-01-08 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-11-30 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0008
Drafter:

DRN

LSO No.:
13LSO-0080
Effective Date:

Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0004

Chapter No.:
CH0005

Prime Sponsor:
Select Committee on School Facilities

Catch Title:
School capital construction-capacity.

Subject:
School facilities utilization and load factors.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Prior to amendment, the law did not specify a particular
utilization and load factor to be used in school construction; the utilization
and load factor determines the space required to serve a certain population; in
part, it is based on how spaces are utilized in a building and the
characteristics of the population to be served.

This act modifies the utilization and load factors for
school buildings, requiring a utilization factor of eighty-five percent (85%)
for instructional areas of middle and high schools and one hundred percent
(100%) for elementary schools.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0008

ENROLLED ACT NO. 4, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
school capital construction; clarifying utilization factors
with
in building capacity criteria
used by
the

school facilit
ies
commission
in building needs
prioritization;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 21
‑
15
‑
115(a)(vi) and 21
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15
‑
117(e)(iv) are amended to read:

21
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15
‑
115.

Statewide standards for school building and facility adequacy; adequacy assessment.

(a)

The commission shall by rule and regulation establish and maintain uniform statewide standards for the adequacy of school buildings and facilities necessary for providing educational programs prescribed by law for the public schools. If a building owned by a district meets the applicable standards under this subsection for use by the district to educate students and was previously used for the purpose of educating students, no municipal or county zoning requirements shall be construed or applied so as to prevent the district from using the building for the purpose of educating students, or to require the district to make any modification to the building as a condition of using the building for the purpose of educating students. The uniform standards shall at minimum include:

(vi)

Building capacity criteria aligned to the prescribed state educational program, with consideration given to utilization differences between school sizes

and school levels in accordance with W.S. 21
‑
15
‑
117(e)(iv)
;

21
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15
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117.

Annual evaluation of school buildings and facilities; remediation schedule; needs prioritization; combining facilities; implementation of remedy.

(e)

For any building subject to paragraph (a)(iii) of this section, and when prioritizing buildings and facilities based upon condition pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the commission shall consider criteria for building capacity established by commission rule and regulation which include:

(iv)

An examination of loading and utilization factors for that building to encourage the efficient use of classrooms

with a factor of eighty-five percent (85%)
of the instructional area
applied to middle and high school level buildings, and a

factor of
one hundred
percent (
100
%)
of the home room instructional area
applied to elementary school buildings
; and

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk