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New York Education - Article 52-A - § 2590-P Educational Facilities Capital Plan

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    § 2590-p. Educational  facilities  capital plan. 1. In accordance with
  subdivision three of this section, the chancellor shall prepare proposed
  five-year educational facilities capital plans.  Each  such  plan  shall
  describe  each program element proposed in the plan, and shall set forth
  an estimate of the cost of each program  element,  an  estimate  of  the
  capital  funding  required  each  year  and the expected sources of such
  funding. The plan shall also set forth an estimate of the cost  of  each
  project  identified in the plan, shall assign priorities to the projects
  included therein and shall state the year in which each  such  project's
  design  and construction is proposed to be initiated and estimated to be
  completed.
    2. Program elements shall mean the following categories of  work  and,
  with respect to each such category, the plan shall include the following
  information:
    a.  New  construction:  The  plan shall identify the type, approximate
  size  in  terms  of  gross  square  footage  and  student  capacity  and
  approximate  location  of each proposed new educational facility, and if
  the construction of such new facility is to result  in  the  closing  or
  replacement  of an existing educational facility or facilities, the plan
  shall identify each such facility to be closed or replaced.
    b. Building  additions:  The  plan  shall  identify  each  educational
  facility  for  which  a  building  addition is proposed and describe the
  nature, purpose and approximate size of such addition.
    c. Major modernization and rehabilitation:  The  plan  shall  identify
  each   educational   facility   at   which  a  rehabilitation  or  major
  modernization is to be performed, describe the  general  scope  of  such
  work at each such facility and describe the nature and estimated cost of
  the  arrangements proposed in order to accommodate any students who will
  be temporarily displaced as a result of the work.
    d. Athletic fields, playgrounds and pools:  The  plan  shall  identify
  each educational facility at which an athletic field, playground or pool
  is  to be constructed or at which an existing athletic field, playground
  or pool is to be the subject of a major repair or rehabilitation.
    e. System replacements: The plan shall identify  (i)  each  particular
  system to be replaced, in part or in its entirety, including electrical,
  plumbing, boilers, elevators, heating, ventilation and air conditioning,
  roof  replacement,  window  replacement,  kitchens and warming pantries,
  lighting, exterior masonry and painting and plaster,  (ii)  the  general
  standards  to  be  adopted  for  such  replacement systems and (iii) the
  number, and to the extent ascertainable,  the  identity  of  educational
  facilities  in  each borough at which each such system replacement is to
  be performed.
    f. Security: The plan shall describe the nature  of  security  devices
  and  systems  proposed to be installed at educational facilities and the
  number, and to the extent ascertainable, the identity of  facilities  in
  each borough at which such a security system is to be installed.
    g.  Educational enhancements: The plan shall describe programs for the
  redesign and reconfiguration of space within educational  facilities  in
  order   to   enhance   educational  activities  therein,  including  the
  installation of wiring or other facilities to permit or  facilitate  the
  use  of  computers  or other educational devices and equipment and shall
  identify the number, and to the extent ascertainable,  the  identity  of
  educational  facilities  in  each  borough  at  which  such  educational
  enhancement programs shall be undertaken.
    h. Emergency, unspecified and miscellaneous: The plan shall include an
  estimate of the funding  requirements  to  perform  emergency  projects,
  unspecified  projects  and  miscellaneous  capital activities; provided,

  however, that the cost of such program element  shall  not  exceed  five
  percent of the total estimated cost of the five-year capital plan.
    * 3. a. No later than January sixth, nineteen hundred eighty-nine, the
  chancellor  shall, in conjunction with the submission of the educational
  facilities master plan required by section twenty-five hundred  ninety-o
  of  this  chapter,  submit  the  initial  proposed five-year educational
  facilities capital plan to each community  district  education  council,
  which  shall conduct a public hearing on both the educational facilities
  master plan and the five-year educational facilities  capital  plan  and
  shall  prepare and submit recommendations to the chancellor on or before
  February twentieth, nineteen hundred eighty-nine with respect to matters
  in the plans that involve that school  district.  The  chancellor  shall
  consider  the  recommendations  received  from  the  community  district
  education councils on both the proposed  educational  facilities  master
  plan  and  the  proposed  five-year educational facilities capital plan,
  and, on or before March  eighth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-nine,  shall
  submit a final proposed five-year educational facilities capital plan to
  the  city  board  for  its  approval.  On or before March twenty-second,
  nineteen hundred eighty-nine, the city board shall approve the five-year
  educational facilities capital plan submitted by the chancellor or  such
  plan as is determined by the city board, which shall take effect on July
  first, nineteen hundred eighty-nine.
    b.  Commencing  on  November first, nineteen hundred ninety-three, and
  every five years thereafter, the  chancellor  shall  submit  a  proposed
  five-year  educational  facilities  capital  plan  to take effect on the
  succeeding July first to  each  community  district  education  council,
  which  shall  conduct  a  public  hearing  and  shall prepare and submit
  recommendations to the chancellor on or  before  January  first  of  the
  ensuing  year  with  respect  to  matters  in the plan that involve that
  school district.  The  chancellor  shall  consider  the  recommendations
  received  from  the  community  district  education councils, and, on or
  before February first of  such  year,  shall  submit  a  final  proposed
  five-year  educational facilities capital plan to the city board for its
  approval pursuant  to  paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision  one  of  section
  twenty-five hundred ninety-g of this article.
    * NB Effective until June 30, 2015
    * 3. a. No later than January sixth, nineteen hundred eighty-nine, the
  chancellor  shall, in conjunction with the submission of the educational
  facilities master plan required by section twenty-five hundred  ninety-o
  of  this  chapter,  submit  the  initial  proposed five-year educational
  facilities capital plan to each  community  school  board,  which  shall
  conduct  a public hearing on both the educational facilities master plan
  and the five-year educational facilities capital plan and shall  prepare
  and  submit  recommendations  to  the  chancellor  on or before February
  twentieth, nineteen hundred eighty-nine with respect to matters  in  the
  plans  that  involve that school district. The chancellor shall consider
  the recommendations received from the community school  boards  on  both
  the  proposed  educational  facilities  master  plan  and  the  proposed
  five-year educational facilities capital plan, and, on or  before  March
  eighth,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-nine,  shall  submit a final proposed
  five-year educational facilities capital plan to the city board for  its
  approval.   On   or   before   March   twenty-second,  nineteen  hundred
  eighty-nine, the city board  shall  approve  the  five-year  educational
  facilities  capital  plan submitted by the chancellor or such plan as is
  determined by the city board, which shall take  effect  on  July  first,
  nineteen hundred eighty-nine.
    b.  Commencing  on  November first, nineteen hundred ninety-three, and
  every five years thereafter, the  chancellor  shall  submit  a  proposed

  five-year  educational  facilities  capital  plan  to take effect on the
  succeeding July first  to  each  community  school  board,  which  shall
  conduct a public hearing and shall prepare and submit recommendations to
  the  chancellor  on  or  before  January  first of the ensuing year with
  respect to matters in the plan that involve that  school  district.  The
  chancellor   shall   consider  the  recommendations  received  from  the
  community school boards, and, on or before February first of such  year,
  shall  submit  a final proposed five-year educational facilities capital
  plan to the city board for its approval. On or  before  March  first  of
  such  year,  the  city  board  shall  approve  the five-year educational
  facilities capital plan submitted by the chancellor or such plan  as  is
  determined by the city board.
    * NB Effective June 30, 2015
    * 4.  Following  approval by the city board of a five-year educational
  facilities capital plan, the chancellor shall submit such  plan  to  the
  mayor  and the council of the city of New York for their approval. After
  consultation with the chancellor and the city  board,  the  mayor  shall
  include  in  the  city's executive capital budget for the fiscal year in
  which the five-year plan is to commence an appropriation for educational
  facilities in an amount he or she recommends as  sufficient  to  provide
  for  the  funding  of a five-year capital program for the city board and
  shall specify amounts for each fiscal year within such five year period.
  Such five-year appropriation, which shall specify the annual amounts for
  each fiscal year to be made available, shall  be  subject  to  adoption,
  veto,  and, except as hereinafter provided, amendment in accordance with
  the procedures set forth in the charter of the city of  New  York.  Upon
  adoption  of  a  five-year  appropriation  pursuant to such process, the
  capital program of the city board shall, if the amount  so  appropriated
  differs  from the cost estimated in the plan approved by the city board,
  be amended to reflect  the  funding  so  provided.  No  reduction  shall
  thereafter be made by the city in the amount of such appropriation until
  completion  of  the plan, unless (i) the chancellor with the approval of
  the city board shall so recommend or (ii)  a  general,  across-the-board
  reduction  is  made  in  the  city's  capital appropriations in order to
  accommodate an unforeseen reduction in the availability of city  capital
  funds.  In  the event the chancellor with the approval of the city board
  so recommends or such a reduction is  made,  the  appropriation  may  be
  reduced in accordance with such recommendation or proportionately to the
  reduction in the city's general capital appropriations. In the event the
  chancellor  with  the  approval  of  the  city board requests additional
  appropriations from such city during the five-year period  of  the  then
  effective plan, the chancellor shall specify the needs to be met by such
  additional appropriations. The city may appropriate an additional amount
  for  the five-year educational facilities capital plan; provided that in
  no event shall such an additional appropriation be  conditioned  upon  a
  reduction  or  alteration  of  the  five-year  plan  then in effect. The
  authority may not spend more in any fiscal year of the  capital  program
  than  the amount specified in the five-year city appropriation therefor,
  as amended from time to time; provided that  any  amounts  not  expended
  during  a fiscal year may be expended in any succeeding fiscal year; and
  provided further that the mayor may authorize funds to be expended at  a
  rate  faster  than  the  amounts so specified, within the balance of the
  five-year appropriation available therefor.
    * NB Effective until June 30, 2015
    * 4. Following approval by the city board of a  five-year  educational
  facilities  capital plan, the chancellor shall transmit such plan to the
  mayor and the council of the city of New York. After  consultation  with
  the chancellor and the city board, the mayor shall include in the city's

  executive capital budget for the fiscal year in which the five-year plan
  is  to commence an appropriation for educational facilities in an amount
  he recommends as sufficient to provide for the funding  of  a  five-year
  capital  program  for  the city board and shall specify amounts for each
  fiscal year within such five year period. Such five-year  appropriation,
  which  shall  specify the annual amounts for each fiscal year to be made
  available, shall be subject to adoption, veto and, except as hereinafter
  provided, amendment in accordance with the procedures set forth  in  the
  charter  of  the  city  of  New  York.  Upon  adoption  of  a  five-year
  appropriation pursuant to such process, the capital program of the  city
  board  shall,  if  the  amount  so  appropriated  differs  from the cost
  estimated in the plan approved by the city board, be amended to  reflect
  the  funding  so  provided. No reduction shall thereafter be made by the
  city in the amount of such appropriation until completion  of  the  plan
  unless  (i)  the  city  board  shall  so  recommend  or  (ii) a general,
  across-the-board reduction is made in the city's capital  appropriations
  in  order  to accommodate an unforeseen reduction in the availability of
  city capital funds. In the event the city board so recommends or such  a
  reduction  is  made, the appropriation may be reduced in accordance with
  such recommendation or proportionately to the reduction  in  the  city's
  general  capital  appropriations.  In  the event the city board requests
  additional appropriations from such city during the five-year period  of
  the  then  effective  plan, the city board shall specify the needs to be
  met  by  such  additional  appropriations.  The  city  may   appropriate
  additional amount for the five-year educational facilities capital plan,
  provided  that  in  no  event  shall such an additional appropriation be
  conditioned upon a reduction or alteration of the five-year plan then in
  effect. The authority may not spend more  in  any  fiscal  year  of  the
  capital  program  than  the  amount  specified  in  the  five-year  city
  appropriation therefor, as amended from time to time; provided that  any
  amounts  not  expended  during  a  fiscal  year  may  be expended in any
  succeeding  fiscal  year,  and  provided  further  that  the  mayor  may
  authorize  funds  to  be  expended  at a rate faster than the amounts so
  specified, within the balance of the five-year  appropriation  available
  therefor.
    * NB Effective June 30, 2015
    5.  * a. The chancellor may in his or her discretion submit amendments
  to an approved five-year educational facilities capital plan to the city
  board, mayor, and city council for their approval.
    * NB Effective until June 30, 2015
    * a. The chancellor may in his  discretion  submit  amendments  to  an
  approved five-year educational facilities capital plan to the city board
  for its approval.
    * NB Effective June 30, 2015
    b.  The  chancellor  shall submit such amendments in the event (i) the
  estimated cost of any program element shall increase by  more  than  ten
  percent from the estimate contained in the plan, (ii) a project will not
  be  commenced  within  six  months  from the date set forth in the plan,
  (iii) a project to be performed at an identified educational facility is
  proposed to be performed at a different educational facility or  (iv)  a
  project  not identified in the plan, other than projects to be performed
  pursuant to paragraph h of subdivision two of this section, is  proposed
  to be initiated.
    c.  In  the  event  the city shall appropriate an amount less than the
  amount proposed to be funded by the city in the then approved  five-year
  educational  facilities  capital  plan, or in the event an appropriation
  shall be reduced below such level as provided  in  subdivision  four  of
  this  section, the chancellor shall prepare and submit to the city board

  for its approval an amendment to such plan to reflect the reduced amount
  of funding from the city.
    d.  If  the  effect  of any plan amendment would require an additional
  appropriation by the city, no such amendment shall be implemented unless
  and until the city shall make such additional appropriation.
    e. Amendments submitted by the chancellor as described in paragraph  c
  and  in  clauses (iii) and (iv) of paragraph b of this subdivision shall
  also be submitted to each affected community  school  board,  which  may
  conduct  a  public hearing and prepare and submit recommendations to the
  city board within forty-five days of such submission.
    6. a. For each project included in an approved  five-year  educational
  facilities  capital  plan, the chancellor shall develop a detailed scope
  of the project, which shall include the following: (i) the purposes  and
  public  to be served, (ii) the programs to be conducted in the facility,
  (iii) the gross amounts of space and bulk for any building or structure,
  (iv) identification of the intent to use architectural,  engineering  or
  other  consultant  services  and  estimated  fees  for  such  consultant
  services (v) the schedule of design and  construction,  (vi)  the  total
  estimated   project   costs,   including  costs  for  site  acquisition,
  preparation and tenant relocation, design, construction  and  equipment,
  (vii)  maximum  estimated  expenditures  for the project for each fiscal
  year until its completion, (viii) costs associated with maintenance  and
  operation  of  the physical plant and (ix) such other information as the
  chancellor shall specify. In the event, a project consists of a  program
  element  without  identification of the particular education facility at
  which such project is to be performed, the detailed scope of the project
  shall specify the nature of the work to be performed,  applicable  price
  and  quality  standards,  a  list of the schools eligible for such work,
  annual performance targets and the total estimated costs of such project
  during each fiscal year until its completion.
    b. The chancellor may request the New York  city  school  construction
  authority, and the authority shall be authorized, to develop preliminary
  plans  for  each project, to assist the chancellor in the development of
  the detailed scope of project, to proceed with site acquisition for such
  project and to assist in responding  to  emergency  projects  undertaken
  pursuant  of  paragraph  h  of  subdivision  two  of  this  section. The
  authority may expend moneys for such purposes for projects to be  funded
  pursuant  to  subdivision  four  of  this section in such amounts as are
  consistent with the city capital budget appropriation therefor.
    * c. The chancellor shall prepare  preliminary  scopes  (i)  for  each
  project  contained  within  the program elements defined in paragraphs a
  and b of  subdivision  two  of  this  section  and,  where  appropriate,
  paragraph  g  of  subdivision  two  of this section, (ii) for each major
  modernization project contained in paragraph c of such subdivision  two,
  and  (iii) for each new construction project contained in paragraph d of
  such subdivision two, and shall transmit such preliminary scopes to  the
  affected  community  district education councils. The community district
  education council may hold hearings on such  scope;  provided,  however,
  that  the  community district education council must submit any comments
  to the chancellor no later  than  thirty  days  following  the  date  of
  submission.  The chancellor shall consider the comments in preparing the
  scope that he or she will submit  to  the  director  of  management  and
  budget of the city pursuant to paragraph d of this subdivision.
    * NB Effective until June 30, 2015
    * c.  The  chancellor  shall  prepare  preliminary scopes (i) for each
  project contained within the program elements defined  in  paragraphs  a
  and  b  of  subdivision  two  of  this  section  and, where appropriate,
  paragraph g of subdivision two of this  section,  (ii)  for  each  major

  modernization  project contained in paragraph c of such subdivision two,
  and (iii) for each new construction project contained in paragraph d  of
  such  subdivision two, and shall transmit such preliminary scopes to the
  affected  community  school  boards. The community school board may hold
  hearings on such scope, provided, however,  that  the  community  school
  board  must  submit  any comments to the chancellor no later than thirty
  days following the date of submission. The chancellor shall consider the
  comments in preparing the scope that he will submit to the  director  of
  management  and  budget  of  the  city  pursuant  to paragraph d of this
  subdivision.
    * NB Effective June 30, 2015
    * d. For projects to be funded pursuant to subdivision  four  of  this
  section,  the  chancellor shall transmit the detailed scope of each such
  project to the director  of  management  and  budget  of  the  city  for
  approval.
    (i) Except as provided in paragraph b of this subdivision, no expenses
  shall  be  incurred  by  the  city  board  or the authority for any such
  project prior to approval of the detailed scope of any such project.
    (ii) No detailed scope of project shall be approved unless  the  total
  estimated  costs  of such project, together with the aggregate estimated
  costs of all projects for which a detailed scope  has  theretofore  been
  approved,  are  within  city  capital  budget  appropriations  available
  therefor. A detailed scope of project that is  not  disapproved  by  the
  director  of  management and budget within thirty days of its submission
  shall be deemed approved. To the extent the director disapproves all  or
  part  of  a  scope,  he  or  she  shall set forth in writing the reasons
  therefor.
    (iii) Upon approval of the detailed scope of project,  the  chancellor
  shall  refer  such  project  to  the  New  York city school construction
  authority for implementation in accordance with an agreement between the
  authority and the city board and shall  transmit  the  approved  project
  scope  to  the  comptroller, whereupon the total estimated costs of such
  project as set forth in such approved project scope shall  be  available
  for expenditure.
    (iv)  Approval  of  the  director  of  management  and budget shall be
  required for any material change  in  the  approved  detailed  scope  of
  project  or for any increase in the total cost of such project in excess
  of any reserve provided in the approved detailed scope of project.  Such
  approval shall be given or deemed given in the manner provided herein.
    (v)  The  provisions  of  this  paragraph shall not apply to emergency
  projects undertaken pursuant to paragraph h of subdivision two  of  this
  section,  the estimated costs of which, together with the costs of other
  projects undertaken pursuant to said paragraph h, does  not  exceed  the
  amount  set  forth  in  the  educational  facilities  capital  plan  for
  activities pursuant to paragraph h of subdivision two of this section.
    * NB Effective until June 30, 2015
    * d. For projects to be funded pursuant to subdivision  four  of  this
  section,  the  chancellor shall transmit the detailed scope of each such
  project to the director  of  management  and  budget  of  the  city  for
  approval.
    (i) Except as provided in paragraph b of this subdivision, no expenses
  shall  be  incurred  by  the  city  board  or the authority for any such
  project prior to approval of the detailed scope of any such project.
    (ii) No detailed scope of project shall be approved unless  the  total
  estimated  costs  of such project, together with the aggregate estimated
  costs of all projects for which a detailed scope  has  theretofore  been
  approved,  are  within  city  capital  budget  appropriations  available
  therefor. A detailed scope of project that is  not  disapproved  by  the

  director  of  management and budget within thirty days of its submission
  shall be deemed approved. To the extent the director disapproves all  or
  part of a scope, he shall set forth in writing the reasons therefor.
    (iii)  Upon  approval of the detailed scope of project, the chancellor
  shall refer such project  to  the  New  York  city  school  construction
  authority for implementation in accordance with an agreement between the
  authority  and  the  city  board and shall transmit the approved project
  scope to the comptroller whereupon the total  estimated  costs  of  such
  project  as  set forth in such approved project scope shall be available
  for expenditure.
    (iv) Approval of the  director  of  management  and  budget  shall  be
  required  for  any  material  change  in  the approved detailed scope of
  project or for any increase in the total cost of such project in  excess
  of  any reserve provided in the approved detailed scope of project. Such
  approval shall be given or deemed given in the manner provided herein.
    (v) The provisions of this paragraph  shall  not  apply  to  emergency
  projects  undertaken  pursuant to paragraph h of subdivision two of this
  section, the estimated costs of which, together with the costs of  other
  projects  undertaken  pursuant  to said paragraph h, does not exceed the
  amount  set  forth  in  the  educational  facilities  capital  plan  for
  activities pursuant to paragraph h of subdivision two of this section.
    * NB Effective June 30, 2015
    e.  For  projects  contained within a five-year educational facilities
  capital plan and not funded in  whole  or  in  part  by  the  city,  the
  chancellor  shall  refer  such  projects  to  the  New  York city school
  construction  authority  for  implementation  in  accordance  with   any
  agreement between the authority and the city board.
    * f.  The  chancellor  and  the  president of the New York city school
  construction  authority,  shall  notify  the  mayor  of  the  amount  of
  appropriated funds projected to be spent for (i) development of detailed
  scopes,  (ii)  development  of preliminary plans, (iii) site acquisition
  and (iv) emergencies,  and  the  mayor  shall  thereupon  authorize  the
  issuance  of bonds therefor in accordance with the local finance law and
  shall notify the city comptroller of his or her authorization to  expend
  such amounts for such purposes. Such notice shall be given or amended at
  least  ten days prior to any expenditure included therein; provided that
  the chancellor, the president of  the  authority  and  the  mayor  shall
  develop  procedures to expedite authorization of emergency expenditures.
  Neither the city board nor the authority shall  expend  funds  for  such
  purposes  in  excess  of  the amounts specified in such notice until the
  chancellor shall have amended such notice to reflect such  excess.  Upon
  approval  of  the detailed scope of a project, the mayor shall authorize
  the issuance of bonds therefor in accordance with the local finance  law
  and  shall  notify  the  city comptroller of his or her authorization to
  expend appropriated funds for the entire estimated cost of such project.
    * NB Effective until June 30, 2015
    * f. The chancellor and the president of  the  New  York  city  school
  construction   authority  shall  notify  the  mayor  of  the  amount  of
  appropriated funds projected to be spent for (i) development of detailed
  scopes, (ii) development of preliminary plans,  (iii)  site  acquisition
  and  (iv)  emergencies,  and  the  mayor  shall  thereupon authorize the
  issuance of bonds therefor in accordance with the local finance law  and
  shall  notify  the  city comptroller of his authorization to expend such
  amounts for such purposes. Such notice shall  be  given  or  amended  at
  least  ten days prior to any expenditure included therein; provided that
  the chancellor, the president of  the  authority  and  the  mayor  shall
  develop  procedures to expedite authorization of emergency expenditures.
  Neither the city board nor the authority shall  expend  funds  for  such

  purposes  in  excess  of  the amounts specified in such notice until the
  chancellor shall have amended such notice to reflect such  excess.  Upon
  approval  of  the detailed scope of a project, the mayor shall authorize
  the  issuance of bonds therefor in accordance with the local finance law
  and shall notify the city comptroller of  his  authorization  to  expend
  appropriated funds for the entire estimated cost of such project.
    * NB Effective June 30, 2015
    7.  The provisions of subdivision a of section two hundred fourteen of
  the charter of the city of New  York  shall  not  apply  to  a  proposed
  five-year appropriation made in accordance with subdivision four of this
  section,  and  the  provisions  of  subdivision b of section two hundred
  seventeen of such charter shall apply only after the end  of  the  fifth
  year  of a five-year appropriation made pursuant to such subdivision. To
  the extent any other provision of chapter nine or ten of such charter is
  inconsistent with the provisions of this section, the provisions of this
  section shall govern.
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