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6-21-116. Tornado shelter construction.
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6-21-116. Tornado shelter construction.
(a) All building plans for new public school facilities may include a tornado shelter or a designated reinforced area designed to withstand tornadoes and high-speed winds.
(b)(1) School districts shall be required to generate funds to meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(2) School districts may apply for grant funds to assist in the construction of a tornado shelter or a designated reinforced area in new public school facilities.
(3) In calculating the amount of state financial participation in a facilities project that includes a tornado shelter or designated reinforced area, the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall deduct from the project cost the total amount of grant funds received by the school district for the shelter or area.
(c) Facilities constructed under this section will be subject to review under § 6-20-1407.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-21-116
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6-21-116. Tornado shelter construction.
(a) All building plans for new public school facilities may include a tornado shelter or a designated reinforced area designed to withstand tornadoes and high-speed winds.
(b)(1) School districts shall be required to generate funds to meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(2) School districts may apply for grant funds to assist in the construction of a tornado shelter or a designated reinforced area in new public school facilities.
(3) In calculating the amount of state financial participation in a facilities project that includes a tornado shelter or designated reinforced area, the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall deduct from the project cost the total amount of grant funds received by the school district for the shelter or area.
(c) Facilities constructed under this section will be subject to review under § 6-20-1407.
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6-20-1407. Approval of building plans.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Public school facility” has the same meaning as defined in § 6-21-803 of the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act, § 6-21-801 et seq.; and
(2) “Self-funded project” is a project that is one hundred percent (100%) raised and funded by the school district.
(b) No public school facility shall be built, added to, or renovated except in accordance with the plan finally approved by the Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation for all projects in which the commission requires its approval.
(c) A copy of approved plans and specifications of all new public school facilities, additions, or renovations shall be filed with and approved by the commission before construction shall be commenced.
(d) The approval process established by the commission shall include review and approval by all appropriate and applicable state agencies, boards, and local officials necessary to meet the standard contained in the Arkansas Public School Academic Facility Manual.
(e)(1) For new public school facilities, a copy of final construction documents shall be submitted to the Design Review Section for review in regard to compliance with the Arkansas-adopted Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
(2) All review comments received from the Building Authority Division shall be in writing.
(3) Corrected construction documents shall be received and approved by the division.
(4) No new public school facilities project shall be released for bidding or construction until the requirements of this subsection are met.
(f)(1) For additions or renovations, a copy of final construction documents shall be submitted to the State
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-20-1407
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-20-1407. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.