N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 321.27

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section Ed 321.27 - Ineligibility for School Building Aid

(a) The following shall be considered ineligible for school building aid under RSA 198:15-c unless a waiver is granted under Ed 321.28:

(1) Swimming pools or natatoriums;

(2) Field houses;

(3) Indoor tennis courts;

(4) Indoor tracks except suspended tracks that do not increase the overall size of the building;

(5) Ice rinks;

(6) Artificial turf on athletic fields;

(7) Auditoriums with a seating capacity including seating capacity for staff greater than 50 percent of the building support space design capacity;

(8) All auditoriums in elementary schools;

(9) Resurfacing of tracks, courts, and playing fields;

(10) Motor vehicles;

(11) School administrative unit facilities;

(12) Career and technical centers receiving project funding under RSA 188-E; and

(13) Text books;

(14) Computers and software that are not integral to the building systems;

(15) Portable classrooms; and

(16) Leases.

(b) The following one-time expenses for newly formed schools shall be eligible for school building aid under RSA 198:15-c:

(1) Library books;

(2) Computer software; and

(3) Outdoor athletic facilities.

(c) School districts may submit a written request to the commissioner for inclusion of such items in their school building aid grant. The request shall include an explanation of how approval of the request will support the educational needs of the school district. The written request shall be submitted according to the waiver provisions in Ed 321.28.

(d) Appeals of decisions concerning eligibility may be made to the state board of education under Ed 200. Nothing in this section shall preclude a school district from constructing such facilities or purchasing items with local funds.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 321.27

#8265, eff 1-22-05; ss by #10363, eff 6-15-13

Amended by Volume XL Number 28, Filed July 9, 2020, Proposed by #13054, Effective 6/12/2020, Expires 6/12/2030.