Ref-01654 Rule 14-15.002

Description:

Rule incorporated by reference in Rule 6A-2.0010.

Related Rules

• 6A-2.0010 Educational Facilities

Related Notices

• 14570969.The purpose of this rule revision is to update the State Requirements for Educational Facilities (SREF), a document incorporated by reference in the rule. The publication includes provisions related to the acquisition and disposal of real property and the establishment of depository accounts by district school boards and Florida College System institution boards of trustees. The proposed rule would affect how district school boards and Florida College System institution boards of trustees account for funds derived from proceeds of the sale of land or other real property that the boards deem are no longer needed for educational or ancillary uses.
• 14985644.The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is: (1) To amend the publication, State Requirements for Educational Facilities 2012 (SREF), a document incorporated by reference in the rule. Changes in the publication include: (a) adding a provision to clarify how district school boards and Florida College System institution boards of trustees must account for the proceeds from the sale of real property; (b) defining the roles of the Office of Educational Facilities (OEF) and the Fixed Capital Outlay Office of the Bureau of School Business Services (FCO) within the Florida Department of Education with respect to educational facilities financing; (c) making conforming revisions to references to forms; (d) clarifying district requirements regarding the permissibility of reallocating funds for one Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB) project to another previously approved QZAB project; (e) deleting an obsolete provision requiring universities to purchase an insurance policy guarantying the payment of all principal and interest payable under a lease-purchase agreement; and (f) making technical corrections in legal citations and grammar; (2) 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Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor, 29 C.F.R. Parts 1910 and 1926 (replacing the outdated compilations); (3) To adopt form OEF SCFA-10A, Special Facilities Construction Account (SFCA) District School Board Resolution; (4) To revise the following forms to revise form names, to update form numbers, to correct office contact information and to make other technical, formatting and grammar changes that do not require the collection of or reporting of additional data: OEF 216CC - Capital Outlay Bond Issue (COBI) Amendment (Florida Colleges); OEF 216PS - Capital Outlay Bond Issue (COBI) Amendment (Districts); OEF 217CC - Request to State Board of Education for Approval of Order of Priority for Expenditure of State Capital Outlay Funds (Florida Colleges); OEF 217PS - Request to State Board of Education for Approval of Order of Priorities for Expenditure of State Capital Outlay Funds (Public Schools); OEF 352 - Capital Outlay Request Encumbrance Authorization; OEF 400 - Qualified Public Educational Facility Bond – Application; OEF 410 - Qualified Zone Academy Bond Program Application; OEF 442 - DOE Project Disbursement Report; OEF 564CC - 2011 Report of Cost of Construction - Florida Colleges; OEF 564PS - 2011 Report of Cost of Construction - Public Schools; and OEF SCOA-1CC - Sample Resolution Requesting Issuance of Capital Outlay Bonds (COBI) for Florida Colleges; (5) To eliminate the incorporation of the Charter School Capital Outlay Plan because the subject is addressed in a separate rule; and (6) To make other revisions necessary to update or clarify the text of the rule or incorporated documents.