ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 306

EXCESS OF THE ESTIMATES OF FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
CONTAINED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2005 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2009 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN, TO BE USED TO FUND THE STATE SHARE OF THE COST OF
PURCHASING RELOCATABLE CLASSROOMS.

(3) The cost of acquiring land may not be considered a construction or
capital improvement cost and may not be paid by the State.

[(b)] (C) The State shall pay the costs in excess of available federal funds of
[all] THE STATE SHARE OF public school construction projects and public school
capital improvements in each county if:

(1)     The projects or improvements have been approved by the Board of
Public Works; and

(2)     Contracts have been executed on or after July 1, 1971 for the projects
or improvements.

[(c) (1) In this subsection, "local debt for school construction" includes any
debt incurred as the result of money made available to a county under a bond issue
that obligates the credit of the State.

(2) Except for general public school construction loan debt outstanding
or obligated as of June 30, 1967 for which repayment by a county is no longer
required, the State shall reimburse each county for the full costs of principal and
interest payments on any local debt for school construction outstanding or obligated
as of June 30, 1967.

(d) The State shall pay all of the annual cost of debt service on school
construction debt incurred by each county that was outstanding or obligated on or
after June 30, 1967 for contracts let before June 30, 1967.]

[(e)] (D) (1) The Board of Public Works may adopt [rules, regulations, and
procedures] REGULATIONS for the administration of the programs provided for [by
subsections (b) and (d) of] IN this section.

(2) The [rules, regulations, and procedures] REGULATIONS adopted by
the Board of Public Works may contain requirements for:

(i) The development and submission of long range plans;

(ii) The submission of annual plans and plans for specific projects;

(iii) The submission of other data or information that is relevant to
school construction or capital improvement;

(iv) The approval of sites, plans, and specifications for the
construction of new school buildings or the improvement of existing buildings;

(v) Site improvements;

(vi) Competitive bidding;

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