Section 707 – School building construction and inspection manual — Annual construction and inspection conference — Verification of school construction inspections.

• (1)
  • (a) The state board, through the state superintendent, shall develop and distribute to each school district a school building construction and inspection resource manual.
  • (b) The manual shall be provided to a charter school upon request of the charter school.

• (2)
  • (a) The manual shall include:
    • (i) current legal requirements; and
    • (ii) information on school building construction and inspections, including the guidelines adopted by the state board in accordance with Section 53E-3-702.
  • (b) The state superintendent shall review and update the manual at least once every three years.

• (3) The state board shall provide for an annual school construction conference to allow a representative from each school district and charter school to:
  • (a) receive current information on the design, construction, and inspection of school buildings;
  • (b) receive training on such matters as:
    • (i) using properly certified building inspectors;
    • (ii) filing construction inspection summary reports and the final inspection certification with the local governmental authority’s building official;
    • (iii) the roles and relationships between a school district or charter school and the local governmental authority, either a county or municipality, as related to the construction and inspection of school buildings; and
    • (iv) adequate documentation of school building inspections; and
  • (c) provide input on any changes that may be needed to improve the existing school building inspection program.

• (4) The state board shall develop a process to verify that inspections by qualified inspectors occur in each school district or charter school.

Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session