Section Ed 322.09 - School Lease Aid(a) Applications for school lease aid for leased facilities shall be submitted to the department prior to January 1 of each year in order to be eligible to receive a grant for school lease aid in the fiscal year following the year of submittal.(b) In order to be eligible to receive school lease aid for a regional career and technical education center program in a leased facility, the applicant shall meet the following requirements: (1) The applicant shall provide the department with a transportation plan and budget for the use of the leased facility;(2) The applicant shall submit to the department a certificate signed by the local code enforcement official, fire chief, a licensed engineer, or a licensed architect that indicates that the leased facility meets: a. The state building code under RSA 155-A;b. The state fire code under RSA 153:1, VI-a and Saf-Fmo 300, as amended by the state board of fire control and ratified by the general court pursuant to RSA 153:5; andc. The New Hampshire code for barrier-free design under Abfd 300;(3) The leased facility shall meet the minimum space requirements of RSA 198:15-b, RSA 198:15-d, RSA 198:15-e, RSA 198:15-g, and Ed 321; and(4) If food service operations, either culinary arts education or school provided meals, are to take place in the leased facility, the district shall submit letters of approval to the department for the operations from the department's bureau of nutrition and from the bureau of food protection in the New Hampshire department of health and human services, as provided in He-P 2304.(c) School lease aid grant payments for leased facilities shall be awarded to the applicant at the same time and in the same manner as grant payments for construction projects under RSA 198:15-b.(d) In the event that the annual budget for school lease aid from funds appropriated by the general court is insufficient to give the applicant their full entitlement of school lease aid in any year, grant payments shall be prorated equally among all eligible applicants as specified in RSA 198:15-e.(e) The application for school lease aid for a leased facility shall include:(1) A copy of the lease agreement;(2) An explanation of why the lease is necessary;(3) A floor plan showing the proposed layout and use of the space to be leased for the regional career and technical education center;(4) A site plan of the building and the surrounding property; and(5) A description of the surrounding area that includes the specific types of residential, commercial and industrial activities that take place on the property and on all abutting properties. (f) In order to receive school lease aid grant payments for leased facilities, the applicant shall submit to the department information on the costs and descriptions of at least 2 alternative properties that have been considered to meet the requirements for a regional career and technical education center or charter school educational program in addition to the property that has been selected. The reason for choosing the selected property over the others shall be clearly explained.(g) The initial building costs of modifying the building to meet the requirements of the educational program shall be eligible for school lease aid if the district is required to pay those costs by the terms of the lease.N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 322.09
#8086, eff 5-26-04; ss by #10363, eff 6-15-13
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 46, November 14, 2019, Proposed by #12895, Effective 10/10/2019, Expires 4/7/2020.Amended by Volume XLI Number 23, Filed June 10, 2021, Proposed by #13207, Effective 5/20/2021, Expires 5/20/2031