(1)Funds transferred to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization from the Fund are in addition to the annual capital budget appropriation for the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization, as required in § 47-305.02 [repealed], and shall be used in conjunction with the annual capital appropriation to finance, pursuant to § 38-2973.03 , the modernization of public school facilities.
(2)For the purposes of this chapter, the term “modernization” means a construction project designed to bring an existing school building and its grounds up to current standards for condition, design, and utilization, as defined by the District of Columbia Public Schools educational requirements and current building codes. Modernization can include partial or complete demolition, n
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(1) Funds transferred to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization from the Fund are in addition to the annual capital budget appropriation for the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization, as required in § 47-305.02 [repealed], and shall be used in conjunction with the annual capital appropriation to finance, pursuant to § 38-2973.03 , the modernization of public school facilities.
(2) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “modernization” means a construction project designed to bring an existing school building and its grounds up to current standards for condition, design, and utilization, as defined by the District of Columbia Public Schools educational requirements and current building codes. Modernization can include partial or complete demolition, new construction, and rehabilitation of existing building fabric, in any combination.
(b) No funds transferred to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization pursuant to this subchapter and subchapter II of this chapter shall be spent except to fund the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization and to modernize District of Columbia Public Schools in accordance with the Facilities Master Plan and the Capital Improvement Plan and Budget.
(c) No funds shall be transferred by the Chief Financial Officer to the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization unless the facilities management organizational strategy required by § 38-2971.04 has been submitted to and approved by the Council.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, funds provided pursuant to this chapter shall not be spent for any other purposes than those specified in the work program submitted to the Council on December 3, 2007 (“December submission”), and shall not exceed the amounts specified in the December submission without approval of the Council of an amended work program.
(2) An amended work program for any revisions in purpose or amount of any project or activity shall be submitted, along with a proposed resolution, to the Council for a 45-day period of review, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and days of Council recess. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the amended work program within the 45-day period, by resolution, the amended work program shall be deemed disapproved.
(3) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection, funds may be expended on:
(A) School Consolidation, including PreK-8 Renovation, Receiving School Blitz, Relocation, and Furniture Fixtures and Equipment, not to exceed $92 million, except as additional funds may be necessary to provide for an increase in Pre-Kindergarten enrollment;
(B) School Stabilization; including General Improvements, A/C and Electrical Upgrades, Boiler Readiness, Roof Repairs, Life/Safety Code, Program Management, and ADA Compliance, not to exceed $120 million;
(C) School Modernizations, as set forth on pages 100-119 of the December submission, not to exceed $434.5 million in addition to intra-District transfers;
(D) Technology development, pursuant to an intra-District agreement between OFM and the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, not to exceed $15 million;
(E) Athletic Facilities, not to exceed $36 million; and
(F) Such amounts as may be necessary to pay the U.S. Corps of Engineers for prior work.
(1) The Chief Financial Officer shall provide authority to obligate funds to the OFM to modernize and make capital improvements to District of Columbia Public Schools under this chapter if:
(A) The Facilities Master Plan is submitted as required by subsection (b) of this section and certified as required by paragraph (2) of this subsection; or
(B) The work program is submitted as required by subsection (c) or subsection (c-1) of this section, if applicable, of this section and certified as required by paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall transfer funds pursuant to this section only upon receipt of written certification from the Secretary to the Council of the District of Columbia that the requirements of § 38-2973.03 have been met.