§ 53A-20-104.5. School building construction and inspection manual -- Annual construction and inspection conference -- Verification of school construction inspections. (Effective 7/1/2014)

(1)

(a) The State Board of Education, through the state superintendent of public instruction, shall develop and distribute to each school district a school building construction and inspection resource manual.

(b) The manual shall be provided to a charter school upon request of the charter school.

(2)

(a) The manual shall include:

(i) current legal requirements; and

(ii) information on school building construction and inspections, including the guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education in accordance with Section 53A-20-110.

(b) The state superintendent shall review and update the manual at least once every three years.

(3) The board shall provide for an annual school construction conference to allow a representative from each school district and charter school to:

(a) receive current information on the design, construction, and inspection of school buildings;

(b) receive training on such matters as:

(i) using properly certified building inspectors;

(ii) filing construction inspection summary reports and the final inspection certification with the local governmental authority's building official;

(iii) the roles and relationships between a school district or charter school and the local governmental authority, either a county or municipality, as related to the construction and inspection of school buildings; and

(iv) adequate documentation of school building inspections; and

(c) provide input on any changes that may be needed to improve the existing school building inspection program.

(4) The board shall develop a process to verify that inspections by qualified inspectors occur in each school district or charter school.

Amended by Chapter 309, 2014 General Session