Report Title:

Education; school repair

 

Description:

Establishes standards allowing a school to be demolished and rebuilt rather than be repaired if it is more economically feasible.

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1049

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

Relating to Repair and MAINTENANCE of schools.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that some school buildings are in a state of disrepair and require constant upkeep. It also finds that when constant repair and maintenance become necessary, it would be more prudent to demolish and completely rebuild a school building.

The purpose of this Act is to establish procedures to determine if it would be more cost effective to demolish and rebuild a school building rather than provide constant maintenance.

SECTION 2. Chapter 296, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§296- Repair and maintenance of school buildings. When the costs of repair and maintenance of a school exceeds an amount appropriated by the department of education for more than one year, it may be evaluated to see if it would be more cost effective to demolish the building and rebuild.

If it is determined that the school building would cost more to maintain than to rebuild, then the school building will be demolished and rebuilt.

A portion of funds that have been appropriated for the repair and maintenance of these buildings will be apportioned to the rebuilding of schools."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.

INTRODUCED BY:

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