Sec. 14.39.02.17. Maintenance

A. Comprehensive Maintenance Plan.

(1) A comprehensive maintenance plan is a written plan approved by the local board of education that describes a strategy for maintaining public school facilities.

(2) Annually, each LEA shall submit to the IAC a comprehensive maintenance plan that is compatible with the local educational facilities master plan and the local capital improvement program.

(3) The IAC or its designee shall notify the LEA of concerns and recommendations about the comprehensive maintenance plan.

(4) The LEA shall resolve the IAC's issues to the reasonable satisfaction of the IAC or its designee.

B. The IAC may determine a project is ineligible for planning approval or funding approval for an existing school if:

(1) The school is not properly maintained; or

(2) The LEA does not have an adequate preventive maintenance program.

C. Maintenance Surveys.

(1) Annual Surveys.

(a) The IAC shall annually survey the maintenance conditions at selected schools in each LEA. The survey shall rate:

(i) Buildings and site components at the schools surveyed; and

(ii) Each school overall.

(b) Within 30 days of receiving notice from the IAC or its designee that a school has been rated less than adequate in any category of building or site component, the LEA shall submit to the IAC a plan of how and when the deficiencies will be corrected.

(c) If a condition is identified that presents a hazard to occupants of the building or the threat of serious damage to the building, the LEA shall take immediate corrective action and notify the IAC of the steps it has taken.

(2) Annual Report. The IAC shall annually publish a report summarizing the annual surveys.