General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE XII. EDUCATION |
CHAPTER 70B. SCHOOL BUILDING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
SECTION 1. School building assistance program; establishment |
SECTION 1A. School Building Authority |
SECTION 2. Definitions |
SECTION 3. Purpose of program; board of education; general policy and review standards; specific powers of board |
SECTION 3A. School building advisory board; establishment; members |
SECTION 3B. Bonds |
SECTION 3C. School building authority; termination; projects to conform to federal statutory mandates |
SECTION 3D. Accounts; annual report |
SECTION 3E. Municipality indebted to authority; offset of deficiency by state treasurer's disbursement of funds payable to indebted municipality |
SECTION 4. Reimbursement for incidental educational, engineering and architectural services; application and documentation |
SECTION 5. School facilities grant applications |
SECTION 6. Examination of application by board of education; notice of approval or rejection |
SECTION 7. Limit on estimated amount of grants approved by authority |
SECTION 8. Order of priorities for approval of school projects and reimbursements; deferral of approval or disapproval of project applications |
SECTION 9. Cost effective production of efficient and creative school projects; standards and procedures; regulations |
SECTION 10. Facilities grants for approved projects; formula |
SECTION 11. Disbursement schedule |
SECTION 12, 13. Repealed, 2004, 208, Sec. 36 |
SECTION 14. Approved alternative projects; allowable costs |
SECTION 15. Sale or lease of school buildings for which school facilities project applicant receives grant payments |
SECTION 16. Maintenance assessment program for school buildings |
SECTION 17. Annual report; anticipated needs for school facilities projects |
SECTION 18. Repealed, 2004, 208, Sec. 36 |
SECTION 19. Notification of actual interest rate for bond issuance |
SECTION 20. Submission of plans or blueprints associated with construction, renovation or reconstruction of school building to police and fire departments and emergency management agency |