§ 16-7-36. Definitions.
The following words and phrases used in §§ 16-7-35 to 16-7-47 have the following meanings:
(1) "Adjusted equalized weighted assessed valuation� means the equalized weighted assessed
valuation for a community as determined by the division of property valuation within
the department of revenue in accordance with § 16-7-21; provided, however, that in the case of a regional school district the commissioner
of elementary and secondary education shall apportion the adjusted equalized weighted
assessed valuation of the member cities or towns among the regional school district
and the member cities or towns according to the proportion that the number of pupils
of the regional school district bears to the number of pupils of the member cities
or towns.
(2) "Approved project� means a project which has complied with the administrative regulations
governing §§ 16-7-35 through 16-7-47, and which has been authorized to receive state school housing reimbursement by the
commissioner of elementary and secondary education.
(3) "Commissioning agent� means a person or entity who ensures that systems are designed,
installed, functionally tested, and capable of being operated and maintained to perform
in conformity with the design intent of a project.
(4) "Community� means any city, town, or regional school district established pursuant
to law; provided, however, that the member towns of the Chariho regional high school
district, created by P.L. 1958, ch. 55, as amended, shall constitute separate and
individual communities for the purposes of distributing the foundation level school
support for school housing for all grades financed in whole or in part by the towns
irrespective of any regionalization.
(5) "Facilities condition index� means the cost to fully repair the building divided by
the cost to replace the building as determined by the school building authority.
(6) "Functional utilization� means the ratio of the student population within a school
facility to the capacity of the school facility to adequately serve students as defined
by the school building authority.
(7) "Maintenance expenditures� means amounts spent for repairs or replacements for the
purpose of keeping a school facility open and safe for use, including repairs, maintenance,
and replacements to a school facility's heating, lighting, ventilation, security,
and other fixtures to keep the facility or fixtures in effective working condition.
Maintenance shall not include contracted or direct custodial or janitorial services,
expenditures for the cleaning of a school facility or its fixtures, the care and upkeep
of grounds, recreational facilities, or parking lots, or the cleaning of or repairs
and replacements to movable furnishings or equipment.
(8) "Owner's program managerâ€� means owner's program manager as defined in § 37-2-7.
(9) "Prime contractor� means the construction contractor who is responsible for the completion
of a project.
(10) "Reference year� means the year next prior to the school year immediately preceding
that in which aid is to be paid.
(11) "Subject to inflation� means the base amount multiplied by the percentage of increase
in the Producer Price Index (PPI) Data for Nonresidential Building Construction (NAICS
236222) as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
determined as of September 30 of the prior calendar year.