To Access any State Laws (O.C.G.A.) Relating to Educational Facilities click on this link: http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/gacode/Default.asp

To Access Georgia Department of Education Rules (160-5-4-.XX) Related to Educational Facilities click on this link: State Board of Education Rules

To Access any Guideline, Form, Information Item, or Checklist click on the item

O.C.G.A. 20-2-260	Capital Outlay
O.C.G.A. 20-2-262	Low Wealth
O.C.G.A. 20-2-291	Construction of Facilities for Voluntary Consolidation
FD 160-5-4-.01	Educational Facilities Construction Plan (Local Facilities Plan)
FFE 160-5-4-.04	Special Appropriation for Public School Construction
FEB 160-5-4-.08	School Size
FEDB 160-5-4-.16	Educational Facility Site, Construction, and Reimbursement
FGAD 160-5-4-.11	Architectural Contracts and Fees
Information	Information for Charter Schools Guidance Document Electronic / Paperless Submission Guide

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State Funding of Facilities

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FED(2) 160-5-4-.03	Applicatio​ns for State Capital outlay Funding
FFF(1) 160-5-4-.02	Entitlement (Regular and Exceptional Growth) Funding Re​quests and Required Local Participation
FFF(3) 160-5-4-.05	Regular Advanced and Low-Wealth Funding
FFF(4) 160-5-4-.14	Sparsity Grant​​
Guideline 7	Guideline for Construction Reimbursement Rates
Guideline 9	Guideline For Closing an Educational Facility
Guideline 11	Guideline for Low Wealth Applications​​
Guideline 12​	Guidance for Total Modernization of a Building

​O.C.G.A. 3-3-21	​	Alcohol Sales Near Educational Facilities
O.C.G.A. 16-11-127.1	​	School Safety Zone​​
O.C.G.A. 20-2-520	​	School Sites and Buildings – Powers of Local Board
Guideline 1	​	Guideline for Compliance with the Standards and Criteria of the National Flood Insurance Program
Guideline 5	​	Guideline for Risk Hazard Assessment of Educational Facilities
Guideline 6	​	Guideline for Educational Facility Site Selection
D​ocuments	​	New Site or Tear Down Rebuild a Facility​ Application Process for New Site or Tear Down Rebuild a Facility​​​ Application for New Site or Tear Down Rebuild a Facility Check List  - New Site or Tear Down Rebuild a Facility  Addition or Modernization of an Existing Facility Application - Addition or Modernization of an Existing Facility Check List  - Addition or Modernization of an Existing Facility​ ​

Architectural Review

O.C.G.A. 20-2-261	Common Minimum Facility Requirements
O.C.G.A. 25-2-14	Fire Protection and Safety
FED(1) 160-5-5-.10	Approval of Plans and Specifications
IDDF (14) 160-4-7-.14	Personnel, Facilities, and Caseloads
Guideline 2	Guideline for Public Educational Facility Construction​
Guideline 3	Guideline for Submission of Documents for Review of Planning, Bidding, and Construction of Educational Facilities
Guideline 4	Guideline for Square Footage Requirements for Educational Facilities
Information	CTAE Lab Size Requirements

Bidding Requirements

O.C.G.A. 36-91-20, 21, 22, 40, 51, 52, 53	Public W​orks Act​​ ​
FGC 160-5-4-.18	Bidding Requirements for School Capital Outlay Projects

Reimbursement

Guideline 10	Guideline for Reimbursement on State Funded Projects
Guideline 8	Guideline for Receiving State Capital Outlay Funds
Information	Reimbursement Information for School Systems
Checklist	Checklist for Architectural Fees​
Checklist	Contract Document Checklist for Reimbursement
Document	Mandatory Architect Addendum
Document	Sample Publishers Affidavit
Document	Website Advertisement
Document	Certificate of the Contractor (DE Form 0263)
Document	Schedule of Values
Document	Architectural Certification
Document	Asbestos Exclusion Certificate
Document	Certificate of the Board of Education

Sample Resolutions

Document	New Five Year Facilities Plan
Document	Extension of Current Facilities Plan
Document	Modification of the Current Facilities Plan
Document	Revision of an Application for State Funds​
Document	Phasing-Out of a Facility
Document​	Reopening a Closed Facility​
​Document	​Closing a Facility​

Presentations

GASFA 2022 Conference - PowerPoint​

GADOE Data Conference 2022 - PowerPoint​​

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