Bill Text: HI SB2353 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii Senate Bill 2353

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating To Department Of Education Facilities.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-19 - Referred to EDU, WAM. [SB2353 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-SB2353-Introduced.html

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2353
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to Department of Education facilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part VI, subpart C, to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§302A- Asset preservation program. (a) There is established within the school facilities authority an asset preservation program. The purpose of the asset preservation program shall be to require the department to maintain facilities through a uniform program of specifications, standards, and requirements to ensure performance accountability, promote student health and safety by maintaining and operating building systems to their design capacity, maintain an encouraging learning environment, and extend building life.

(b) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for uniform specifications, standards, and requirements for the maintenance of facilities. The rules shall also include a scoring system to be used in the facility condition assessment to help evaluate and compare the condition of facilities.

(c) Each year, the school facilities authority shall perform a facility condition assessment on each facility. The facility condition assessment shall include a score calculated according to the rules adopted by the board and a determination of whether the facility has been maintained as required by the rules adopted by the board. The facility condition assessments shall be submitted to the board and superintendent no later than June 30 of each year. The board and superintendent shall review the facility condition assessments to verify whether each facility is being properly maintained and to determine whether additional funding for repairs or maintenance is necessary.

(d) Once every five years, each facility shall be evaluated by a certified evaluator approved by the department of accounting and general services. The certified evaluator shall perform a facility condition evaluation and report the condition to the board and superintendent. The board and superintendent shall compare the facility condition evaluation with the previous facility condition assessments for consistency and to determine future repair and maintenance. The timing of facility condition evaluations shall be staggered so that approximately one-fifth of all facilities are evaluated each year.

(e) All facility condition assessments and facility condition evaluations shall be accessible to the public on the department's website."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:

DOE; School Facilities Authority; Building Maintenance

Description:

Requires the Board of Education to adopt rules for facility maintenance. Requires that the condition of Department of Education facilities be periodically evaluated.

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