Section R7-6-301. Square Footage Calculations

A.      A school district may use Class A bonds to supplement any project funded by the School Facilities Board pursuant to

A.R.S. § 15-2021 or A.R.S. § 15-2041. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 5- 2002(H), when a school district adds square footage to the dis- trict through the construction of a new school using Class A bonds, the School Facilities Board shall not provide funding to supplement the new school construction.

B.       When a school district adds square footage to the district through the construction of a new school using either Class B bonds, or unrestricted capital outlay monies, the School Facili-

ties Board shall not include the square footage of the new school in the gross square footage of the school district for purposes of calculating building renewal distributions pursu- ant to A.R.S. § 15-2031 and for determining needs for addi- tional square footage pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-2011 and A.R.S.

§ 15-2041.

C.      When a school district adds square footage to the district through the construction of a new school using Class A bonds, the School Facilities Board shall include the square footage of the new school in the gross square footage of the school dis- trict for purposes of calculating building renewal distributions pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-2031 and for determining needs for additional square footage pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-2011 and

A.R.S. § 15-2041.

D.      A school district that uses Class B bonds and/or unrestricted capital outlay monies to add or replace square footage at exist- ing schools shall have the additional square footage or replace- ment square footage treated as follows:

1.        A school district that adds square footage to an existing school with the use of Class B bonds or unrestricted capi- tal outlay monies shall not have the additional square footage included in the determination of minimum ade- quate square footage pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-2011(C), but the School Facilities Board shall consider the addi- tional square footage for purposes of determining ade- quacy of the functional components of the  school as specified in the Minimum School Facilities Guidelines set forth in R7-6-201 through R7-6-285.

2.        A school district that both removes and adds square foot- age with the use of Class B bonds or unrestricted capital outlay monies shall not have the net additional square footage included in the determination of minimum ade- quate square footage pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-2011(C), but the School Facilities Board shall consider the net additional square footage for purposes of determining adequacy of the functional components of the school as specified in the Minimum School Facilities Guidelines set forth in R7-6-201 through R7-6-285.

3.        For purposes of calculating building renewal pursuant to

A.R.S. § 15-2031, replacement square footage con- structed with Class B bonds or unrestricted capital outlay monies shall be included, but net additional square foot- age shall be excluded.

4.        If square footage is replaced at an existing school with the use of Class B bonds or unrestricted capital outlay mon- ies, the student capacity of the facility after completion of the project will be determined in the same manner as it would have been determined prior to the  addition. If Class B bonds or unrestricted capital outlay monies are used to construct a complete replacement school, the stu- dent capacity of the facility once the project is completed will be based on the provisions of A.R.S. § 15-2011(C).

5.        For purposes of this Section, replacement square footage is defined as square footage constructed with Class B bonds or unrestricted capital outlay monies that replaces existing square footage.

E.       If square footage is added to or replaced at an existing school with the use of Class A bonds, the student capacity of the facil- ity after completion of the project will be determined in the same manner as it would have been determined prior to the addition.

F.       The method of computing the funding and square footage for any expansion of a core facility previously funded by the School Facilities Board shall follow the same method that was used for computing the original core facility.

Historical Note

Adopted by exempt rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 917, effective April 30, 1999, filed in the Office of the Secretary of State January 13, 2000 (Supp. 00-1). Section repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 8

A.A.R. 287, effective June 7, 2001 (Supp. 01-4).