School Board of Palm Beach County

RULE TITLE: Comprehensive Safety Inspections.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 2.031.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To amend the provisions on sanitation, casualty, and firesafety inspections of District facilities in accordance with current law.

SUMMARY: Consistent with recent changes in state law under Ch. 2002-287, Laws of Florida (effective July 1, 2002) and Fla. Stat. § 1013.12, which took effect on January 7, 2003, this revision prescribes inspections twice per year, including an annual firesafety inspection by local authorities in addition to an annual sanitation, casualty, and firesafety inspection by the District; provides for reports to authorities and correction of deficiencies.

SPECIFIC RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: §§ 1001.41(2); 1013.12, Fla. Stat.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: §§ 1013.12, Fla. Stat.; Chapter 4A-58, F.A.C.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST (OPTIONAL, IF ONE HAS BEEN PREPARED): None. 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.

TEXT OF PROPOSED RULE: Is available from the District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm.

CONTACT PERSON: Tom Hogarth or Joe Sanches, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406.

PERSON ORIGINATING THE PROPOSED RULE: Tom Hogarth.

SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Dr. Art Johnson.

DATE PROPOSED RULE WAS APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD: April 28, 2003.

PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED: April 14, 2003, in The Palm Beach Post.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Adoption of the proposed Policy is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on June 2, 2003, anticipated to begin at 2:00 p.m., in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. The meeting is open to the public.