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AB-927 School buildings: construction plans.(2023-2024)

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Date Published: 02/14/2023 09:00 PM
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 927

Introduced by Assembly Member Muratsuchi

February 14, 2023

An act to amend Section 17261 of the Education Code, relating to school buildings.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 927, as introduced, Muratsuchi. School buildings: construction plans.
Existing law establishes the State Allocation Board and specifies its membership and duties. Existing law imposes specified duties on the board with respect to the allocation and expenditure of state funds for the construction of public school facilities. Existing law requires the board to obtain construction plans for school buildings appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state and requires the plans to meet the needs of school districts that require school buildings of various sizes. Existing law authorizes these plans to include designs that promote, among other things, the efficient use of energy and water.
This bill would expressly authorize the above-described plans to also include designs that promote an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 17261 of the Education Code is amended to read:

17261.
 The State Allocation Board shall obtain construction plans for school buildings that are appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state. The plans shall be composed of plans designed to meet the needs of school districts requiring school buildings of various sizes. The plans may include landscape suggestions. The plans may include designs that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, an efficient response to extreme heat and climate change, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance schools.