1. (a) The Charter School Facilities Program Rehabilitation Grant will be determined based on the square footage included in the project. The Charter School Facilities Program Rehabilitation Grant will be the lesser of the amount determined in (1) or (2) below:

   1. (1) The dollar value calculated using a per square foot amount and the total eligible square footage for the site as follows:

      1. (A) Determine the total square footage for each classroom included in the project.
      2. (B) Determine the total square footage for any multi-purpose room included in the project.
      3. (C) Determine the total square footage for any gymnasium included in the project.
      4. (D) Determine the total square footage for any library included in the project.
      5. (E) Determine the total square footage for any administration building included in the project.
      6. (F) Add the total square footage in (A) through (E) above to obtain the total square footage for the project.
      7. (G) From the total determined in (F), determine the total square footage for toilet facilities and the total square footage for other facilities, not to exceed the square footage determined pursuant to Section 1859.163.5(a)(1)(A)6. Multiply the toilet facilities square footage by $173.30 and the other facilities square footage by $96.30. The sum of these figures is the square footage dollar value for the project. The per-square foot amounts for toilet and other facilities shall be adjusted annually in the manner prescribed in Section 1859.71.

   2. (2) The dollar value calculated using the New Construction Grant amount and the project capacity based on the State loading standards as follows in (A) through (C):

      1. (A) Determine the proposed grade level usage of each classroom in the project.
      2. (B) Multiply the number of classrooms at the K-6 grade level by 25, the number of classrooms at the 7-12 grade level by 27, the number of non-severe classrooms by 13, and the number of severe classrooms by 9.
      3. (C) Multiply the number of pupils calculated pursuant to (B) by the New Construction Grant per-pupil amounts corresponding to the appropriate grade levels. The per-pupil new construction grant amounts shall be adjusted annually in the manner prescribed in Section 1859.71.

The Final Charter School Apportionment for Charter School Facilities Program Rehabilitation is the sum of the Charter School Facilities Program Rehabilitation Grant and the applicable grants provided in Sections 1859.77.4, 1859.78.5, 1859.78.10, 1859.167.2, and 1859.167.3, and is subject to the adjustments pursuant to Section 1859.163.6 and Section 1859.167. The Charter School Facilities Program Rehabilitation Grant will be used in place of the Modernization Grant to calculate the funding provided by Sections 1859.78.5 and 1859.78.10. Funding provided by Section 1859.78.10(b)(2) will be 50 percent of the OPSC-approved costs for the career technical education scope of work, inclusive of equipment, included in an Approved Application for a Charter School Facilities Program Rehabilitation Grant.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 17070.35 and 17078.64, Education Code. Reference: Sections 17071.25, 17077.35, 17078.52, 17078.54, 17078.58 and 17078.72, Education Code.

History

1. New section filed 12-18-2014; operative 1-1-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 51). For prior history, see Register 2007, No. 40.

2. Amendment of first paragraph and subsections (a)(1)(G), (a)(2) and (a)(2)(C) and amendment of Note filed 2-17-2026 as an emergency; operative 2-17-2026 (Register 2026, No. 8). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-17-2026 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.