The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE ADOPTION
AND PUBLIC HEARING

RULE TITLE: Facilities or Grounds Modifications Funded by Internal Accounts or Donations.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 7.26.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed revisions to this Policy are being recommended to maintain consistency with other Board Policies and to address specific issues that staff believes are not currently or adequately addressed in Policy.

SUMMARY: This proposed revision updates the procedures relating to modifications to School District facilities or grounds funded by internal accounts and/or donations. Additionally, the award of contracts, or purchases made for the purpose of modifying a School Board facility that are funded by internal accounts and through donations of funds by an individual, group or organization must be in compliance with federal laws, Florida Statutes, the State Requirements for Educational Facilities, and all School Board Policies.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.41(2); 1001.42(15); 1001.43(4).

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.42(11); 1001.43(4), 1001.51(10).

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST (optional, if one has been prepared): None prepared. Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative, must do so in writing within 21 days of the publication of this Notice.

CONTACT PERSON: Joseph Sanches, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach FL 33406.

PERSON ORIGINATING THE PROPOSED RULE: Joseph Sanches.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule may be obtained promptly without cost from the School District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm .

SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: E. Wayne Gent.

RULE DEVELOPMENT NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED: May 23, 2012, in The Palm Beach Post.

DATE PROPOSED RULE WAS APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD: June 6, 2012.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Adoption of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on July 25, 2012, anticipated to begin at 5:00 p.m. (an approximate time, as the actual start time may vary earlier or later) in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: An agenda will be available by July 18, 2012 on the District's Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. A person may submit written comments (12 copies) about the proposed action to the clerk no later than the time of the public hearing. This hearing is open to the public.

Publish: June 27, 2012