Section 8-5 - Identification and Determination of Remedy (a) The Commission considers various criteria to identify and determine the most cost effective method of remediation of building and facility needs to deliver quality educational services and to meet adequacy standards. - (i) Facility design guidelines, methodologies, procedures and policies of the Commission shall be considered by the Department, in consultation with the district, and appropriate data and facts shall be reported, which may be presented as a formal study identifying possible remedies to assist the Commission. The Department may utilize outside consultants to conduct studies.
- (ii) The most cost effective method of remediation will initially be determined during the planning / budgeting phase of a legislatively-funded project but may be revised by the Commission to reflect changed conditions.
- (iii) The Commission may consider the following non-exclusive list of factors in determining the most cost effective method of remediation:
- (A) School district facility plan;
- (B) Non-construction alternatives, including grade reconfiguration;
- (C) Non-capital remedies;
- (D) Availability of major building and facility repair and replacement funds;
- (E) Enrollment projections, design capacity, and square footage;
- (F) Immediacy of the need;
- (G) Compliance with statewide adequacy standards;
- (H) Educational specifications;
- (I) Total project cost and budget; and
- (J) Site, utilities, streets, and other physical data and characteristics that may impact a proposed method of remediation, including availability of existing school sites or district owned land or the need to acquire land.
Amended, Eff. 11/19/2018.