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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this article, these terms have the meanings ascribed unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) “Authority” means the School Building Authority of West Virginia;
(2) “Department of Education” means the West Virginia Department of Education;
(3) “New school building” means any public school in the state for educating students in any of grades kindergarten through twelve, for which design and construction begin after July 1, 2007;
(4) “Project cost” means the cost of:
(A) Evaluating a school facility to ascertain its safety needs;
(B) Determining appropriate measures to address safety needs;
(C) Developing a safety plan;
(D) Administering a safety project;
(E) The design, construction, renovation, repair and safety upgrading of a school's means of ingress and egress;
(F) Equipment, machinery, installation of utilities and other similar items necessary to making the project operational;
(G) Effectively maintaining structural and equipment investments made pursuant to this article, including, but not limited to, such provisions as maintenance contracts on security equipment and video surveillance services; and
(H) All other charges necessary, appurtenant or incidental to the provisions of this subdivision, including the cost of administering this article;
(5) “School Access Safety Fund” means the special account established in section five of this article;
(6) “School access safety plan” or “safety plan” means the comprehensive countywide school access safety plan that:
(A) Is prepared by each county board seeking funding under this article and incorporated into its comprehensive educational facilities plan in accordance with guidelines established by the authority;
(B) Addresses the access safety needs for all school facilities in the county;
(C) Includes a projected school access safety repair and renovation schedule for all school facilities of the county; and
(D) Is required prior to the disbursement of state funds for a school access safety project pursuant to this article; and
(7) “School access safety project” or “safety project” means a project administered in furtherance of a school access safety plan pursuant to the provisions of this article.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 18. Education § 18-9F-2. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-18-education/wv-code-sect-18-9f-2/
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