The purpose of this rule development is to amend the State Requirements for Educational Facilities 2014 (SREF), incorporated by reference. Changes in the publication include: clarifying a provision for how Florida College System institution boards ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-2.0010Educational Facilities

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development is to amend the State Requirements for Educational Facilities 2014 (SREF), incorporated by reference. Changes in the publication include: clarifying a provision for how Florida College System institution boards of trustees must account for and may expend the proceeds from the sale of real property; deleting references to state universities made obsolete by the State University System Board of Governors’ regulations; amending the Size of Space and Occupant Design Criteria Table (A) Public School, Vocational-Technical and Related Spaces for Public Schools and Vocational-Technical Schools, to add a code and specifications for a Resource Room for Computer Testing; making a technical correction to the project cost threshold for which a surety bond is required, to conform to the provisions of section 255.05(1)(d), Florida Statutes; identifying information required to be submitted to the department through the Educational Facilities Information System without requiring the collection of or the reporting of additional data; and making technical corrections in legal citations, citations of the Florida Building Code and grammar; to incorporate the most recently compiled Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, 29 C.F.R. Parts 1910 and 1926 (replacing the outdated compilations), Rule 14-15, F.A.C., Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards for Design, Construction and Maintenance for Streets and Highways; AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design Bridge Design Specifications; Department of Transportation, Office of Maintenance, Bridge Load Rating Manual; and Department of Transportation Drainage Manual; to delete the following forms made obsolete by implementation of the Educational Facilities Information System: OEF 110A - Project Implementation Information; OEF 110B - Certificate of Occupancy; OEF 208 - Letter of Transmittal; OEF 208A - Facility Space Chart/Net and Gross Square Footage; OEF 209 - Certificate of Final Inspection; OEF 220 - Building Permit Application; OEF LCCA-1 - Life Cycle Cost Analysis; and to make other revisions necessary to update or clarify the text of the rule or incorporated documents.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: State requirements for educational facilities.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: Article XII, §9(d)(10), Fla. Const., 159.835, 159.845, 381.006, 1001.02(1), 1010.01, 1010.02, 1011.01, 1011.06, 1011.09, 1011.60, 1013.02(2), 1013.03, 1013.12(1), 1013.20, 1013.28, 1013.31, 1013.36, 1013.37 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 159.834, 159.844, 163.31777, 381.006(16), 553.79, 553.80, 633.206, 1001.02, 1001.453, 1010.01, 1010.02, 1011.01, 1011.06, 1011.09, 1011.60, 1011.74, 1013.01, 1013.03, 1013.12(1), 1013.14, 1013.15, 1013.20, 1013.28, 1013.31, 1013.33, 1013.35, 1013.36, 1013.37, 1013.371, 1013.372, 1013.38, 1013.40, 1013.45, 1013.60, 1013.61, 1013.64, 1013.735, 1013.736, 1013.737 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: March 15, 2016, 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: Florida Department of Education, Turlington Education Center, 325 West Gaines St., Room 1703, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Thomas H. Inserra, Director, Office of Educational Facilities, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 1014, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400, [phone] or [e-mail]. To comment on this rule development, please call Cathy Schroeder, Agency Clerk, Florida Department of Education, at [phone], or e-mail: [e-mail] or go to https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.