California Education Code ARTICLE 3.5 - Earthquake Construction of Private Schools
- Section 17320.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the Private Schools Building Safety Act of 1986.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3....
- Section 17321.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Most of California is subject to potentially devastating, large-magnitude earthquakes.(b) Earth scientists estimate that there is a greater...
- Section 17322.
It is the intent of the Legislature that children attending private schools be afforded life safety protection similar to that of children attending public schools...
- Section 17323.
For the purposes of this article:(a) “Construction or alteration” means any construction of, addition to, reconstruction of, or structural alteration to any private school structure.(b) “Enforcement agency”...
- Section 17324.
The appropriate enforcement agency that meets the requirements of Sections 17331 and 17332 shall review the design and inspect the construction, reconstruction, structural alteration, or...
- Section 17325.
Private school structures of one-story Type V and Type II N construction, as defined by the Uniform Building Code, that are 2,000 square feet or...
- Section 17326.
(a) Prior to adopting any drawings or specifications for the private school structure, the governing board, authority, owner, corporation, or other agency proposing to construct any...
- Section 17327.
The application for approval of the drawings and specifications for private school structures shall be accompanied by comprehensive and complete drawings, design calculations, specifications, and...
- Section 17328.
The enforcement agency shall approve or reject all drawings and specifications for the construction or alteration of private school structures and in doing so shall...
- Section 17329.
All drawings and specifications shall be prepared under the responsible charge of an architect, civil engineer, or structural engineer, who shall sign all drawings and...
- Section 17330.
Except as provided in Section 17326, on or after July 1, 1987, construction of a private school structure shall not commence unless the structure’s drawings...
- Section 17331.
During construction or alteration of a private school structure, the building owner shall provide for, and the local enforcement agency shall require, special inspection by...
- Section 17332.
An enforcement agency is qualified to undertake the review of plans, drawings, and specifications for a private school structure if the enforcement agency has a...
- Section 17333.
A jurisdiction whose enforcement agency does not meet the qualifications specified in Sections 17331 and 17332 shall obtain necessary qualified personnel to meet the requirements...
- Section 17334.
During the construction of a private school structure, the enforcement agency shall require the engineer of record responsible for the structural design, or that engineer’s...
- Section 17335.
Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the engineer of record shall state in writing to the enforcement agency that, in exercising his...
- Section 17336.
Any person who willfully violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January...
Last modified: October 22, 2018