PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 01-11-142.
Title of Rule: WAC 180-27-035 Space allocations.
Purpose: Implements changes increasing the kindergarten space allocation per student that is used to determine the amount of building square footage for which a district is eligible to build, remodel, or replace schools with state assistance to align with 2001-03 capital budget language.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.525.020.
Summary: Current levels of space allocations were reduced slightly in 1983 to accommodate wider distribution of limited available funds and have remained unchanged.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: National trends have been toward increasing square footage per student.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Larry Davis, State Board of Education, Olympia, (360) 753-6715.
Name of Proponent: State Board of Education, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The space allocation per student is established in rule (WAC 180-27-035) and is used to determine the amount of building square footage that a district is eligible to build, remodel, or replace schools with state assistance. Currently, the State Board of Education allocates this eligibility in two grade spans: Grade K-8 (with kindergartners at 50%) and 9-12. Space allocations for students with disabilities at all grades spending 100 minutes a day in specially designated facilities are made at a higher level. This rule change doubles the space allocated for kindergarten facilities resulting in an increase in eligibility which may result in an increase in matching funds for school projects which house kindergarten students.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: The 2001-03 capital budget provided funding in space allocation that the kindergarten student headcount shall not be reduced by 50%.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption.
Hearing Location: Mount Baker School District, 4956 Deming Road, Deming, WA 98244-0095, on August 22, 2001, at 8:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Patty Martin by August 8, 2001, TDD (360) 664-3631, or (360) 753-6715.
Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, State Board of Education, P.O. Box 47206, Olympia, WA 98504-7206, fax (360) 586-2357, by August 8, 2001.
Date of Intended Adoption: August 24, 2001.
July 18, 2001
Larry Davis
Executive Director
OTS-5015.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-19-143, filed 9/23/98,
effective 10/24/98)
WAC 180-27-035
Space allocations.
(1) State assistance in
the construction of school facilities for grades kindergarten
through twelve and classrooms planned for the exclusive use of
students with disabilities shall be based on a space allowance
per enrolled student and for state matching purposes shall be
computed in accordance with the following table:
| Grade or Area | Maximum Matchable Area Per Student |
|
| Grades kindergarten through six | 80 square feet | |
| Grades seven and eight | 110 square feet | |
| Grades nine through twelve | 120 square feet | |
| Classrooms for students with disabilities | 140 square feet | |
(2) State assistance for construction of vocational skill centers shall be based on one-half of students enrolled on October 1 and computed as follows:
| Type of Facility | Maximum Matchable Area Per One-Half Enrolled Student |
| Skill Centers | 140 square feet |
| Number of Headcount Student-Grades 9-12 |
Maximum Matchable Area Per Facility |
||
| 0-100 | 37,000 square feet | ||
| 101-200 | 42,000 square feet | ||
| 201-300 | 48,000 square feet | ||
| 301-or more | 52,000 square feet | ||
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.525.020. 98-19-143, 180-27-035, filed 9/23/98, effective 10/24/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.47.830. 84-11-047 (Order 6-84), 180-27-035, filed 5/17/84; 83-21-066 (Order 11-83), 180-27-035, filed 10/17/83.]