§ 22-43.7-202 — Applications for grants and matching grants - rules

Colorado § 22-43.7-202

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 22: Education
• Art.: Capital Construction Assistance

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(1) Each
applicant for a grant or matching grant pursuant to this part 2 shall submit an
application to the board no later than July 1 for the budget year commencing on that
July 1. An individual school of a school district, including a district charter school,
may apply for a grant or matching grant through the school district in which the
school is located, and the school district may then apply to the board for the grant
or matching grant on behalf of the school. An institute charter school may apply
directly to the board.

(2) The board or its designees shall evaluate each application submitted by a
school district or an institute charter school based on the factors set forth in this
section and such other factors as the board may establish by rule.

(3) Each application for a grant or a matching grant submitted to the board
pursuant to this section shall be in a form prescribed by the board and shall include:

(a) A description of the scope and nature of the capital construction project
to renovate a facility or provide a temporary auxiliary facility for a full-day
kindergarten program;

(b) A description of the architectural, functional, and construction standards
that are to be applied to the facility that is the subject of the capital construction
project;

(c) The total estimated cost of the capital construction project;

(d) The form and amount of financial effort that will be provided by the
school district or the institute charter school for the capital construction project;

(e) A demonstration of the school district's or the institute charter school's
ability and willingness to maintain a capital construction project funded pursuant to
this part 2; and

(f) Any other information the board may reasonably require for the
evaluation of the capital construction project.

(4) The board shall prioritize each application for a grant or a matching grant
that describes a capital construction project deemed eligible by the board for a
grant or matching grant pursuant to this part 2. The board shall prioritize the
applications based on the following criteria, in descending order of importance:

(a) Capital construction projects in school districts or for institute charter
schools in accounting districts that have reached ninety percent or more of their
limit on bonded indebtedness under section 22-42-104; and

(b) Capital construction projects in school districts or for institute charter
schools that have previously demonstrated consistent efforts to allocate moneys to
the school districts' or institute charter schools' capital reserve fund.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 1214, � 26, effective May 22. L. 2009: (4)(b) amended, (SB 09-256), ch. 294, p. 1570, � 38, effective May 21.