1. (a) A New Construction Grant may be requested if the following conditions exist:

   1. (1) The School District has received final plan approval by DSA and CDE for the project.
   2. (2) The School District has received final site approval by the CDE if the project includes site acquisition.
   3. (3) The School District has a final appraisal, if the project includes site acquisition.
   4. (4) The School District has entered into escrow, if the project includes site acquisition.
2. (b) A New Construction Grant with an advance fund release(s) for design and/or site acquisition may be requested with the submittal of the Form SAB 70-01, and preliminary appraisal if purchasing a site.
3. (c) A Retrofit Grant may be requested if the School District has received final plan approval by the DSA and CDE for the project.
4. (d) A Retrofit Grant with an advance fund release for design may be requested with the submittal of the Form SAB 70-01.
5. (e) The Board shall only provide funding if construction contracts, for the construction or retrofit of the classrooms in a full-day kindergarten project, were signed on or after July 1, 2018.
6. (f) The Board shall only provide funding if construction contracts, for the construction or retrofit of the classrooms in a preschool or transitional kindergarten project, were signed on or after July 1, 2021.
7. (g) Applications may not request funding for more than four preschool classrooms per school site.
8. (h) Applications may not request funding for more than four transitional kindergarten classrooms per school site.
9. (i) Districts that receive an advance fund release must submit an updated Form SAB 70-01 once CDE and DSA plan approvals have been obtained.

The following Application types may be requested with the submittal of a Form SAB 70-01. To become an Approved Application, the School District must also submit all necessary documents, as defined by Approved Applications:

Note: Authority cited: Section 17375(h), Education Code. Reference: Section 17375(h), Education Code.

History

1. New section filed 12-14-2018 as an emergency; operative 12-14-2018 (Register 2018, No. 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-12-2019 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-14-2018 order transmitted to OAL 6-11-2019 and filed 7-17-2019 (Register 2019, No. 29).

3. New subsections (e)-(h) and amendment of Note filed 3-21-2022 as an emergency; operative 3-21-2022 (Register 2022, No. 12). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-19-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-21-2022 order, including designation of last paragraph as subsection (i), transmitted to OAL 9-16-2022 and filed 10-27-2022; amendments effective 10-27-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 43).