17074.50. (a) On and after July 1, 2002, all new construction
projects submitted to the Division of the State Architect pursuant to
this chapter, including, but not limited to, hardship applications,
that require the approval of the Department of General Services shall
include an automatic fire detection, alarm, and sprinkler system as
set forth in Section 17074.52 and approved by the State Fire Marshal.
These provisions shall entitle the school district to all applicable
reductions in code requirements, as provided in the California
Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of
Regulations).
(b) On and after July 1, 2002, all modernization projects that
have an estimated total cost in excess of two hundred thousand
dollars ($200,000) submitted to the Division of the State Architect
pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, hardship
applications, that require the approval of the Department of General
Services shall include an automatic fire detection and alarm system
as set forth in Section 17074.52 and approved by the State Fire
Marshal. For a modernization project that is to be completed in more
than one phase, the school district may defer installation of the
system until the final phase of the modernization project. Solely for
purposes of this section, "modernization" means any modification of
a permanent structure or construction of a new building on an
existing campus.
(c) The Department of General Services shall administer this
section based upon the standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal
pursuant to Section 17074.52.
17074.52. (a) For modernization projects, the automatic fire
detection and alarm system required pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 17074.50 shall consist of smoke or heat detectors, or a
combination thereof, as determined by the State Fire Marshall,
installed in the school building. The alarm, upon activation of an
initiating device, shall alert all occupants and shall transmit the
alarm signal to an approved supervising station.
(b) For new construction projects, the automatic fire detection,
alarm, and sprinkler system required pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 17074.50, shall in addition to compliance with subdivision
(a), include an automatic fire sprinkler system installed in the
school building including, but not necessarily limited to, attic
spaces.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 17074.50 or subdivisions (a) or (b) of
this section, for a stand alone portable building, the system
required pursuant to this article shall consist of an automatic fire
detection and alarm system. For the purposes of this subdivision a
"stand alone portable building" means a portable building that is
used as a single classroom and that is sited more than 25 feet from
any other building, including, but not limited to, any other portable
building.
(d) Except as required for automatic fire detectors and waterflow
detection devices, manual fire alarm boxes shall not be required
throughout the school building.
(e) The entire system shall be installed, tested, and maintained
in accordance with the regulations of the State Fire Marshal.
17074.54. (a) A portable building that is sited with the intent
that it be at the site for less than three years and is sited upon a
temporary foundation in a manner that is designed to permit easy
removal, is exempt from Sections 17074.50 and 17074.52 for a period
of three years from the date of siting.
(b) After the three-year exemption set forth in subdivision (a), a
school district may request an extension of the exemption for an
additional period not to exceed three additional years. The board
shall grant the request if the school district presents convincing
evidence demonstrating to the satisfaction of the board that the
extension is necessary.
(c) For purposes of this section, " portable building" means a
classroom building of modular design and construction that meets all
of the following criteria:
(1) It is designed and constructed to be relocatable and
transportable over public streets.
(2) It is designed and constructed for relocation without
detaching the roof or the floor from the building.
(3) It has a floor area of 2,000 square feet or less when measured
at the most exterior walls.
17074.56. (a) The State Allocation Board shall adjust the per-pupil
grant amount set forth in Section 17072.10 as necessary to
accommodate 50 percent of the increased costs due to the automatic
fire detection, alarm, and sprinkler system required pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 17074.50. The board shall adjust the
per-pupil grant amount set forth in Section 17074.10 as necessary to
accommodate 80 percent of the increased costs due to the automatic
fire detection and alarm system required pursuant to subdivision (b)
of Section 17074.50. The board shall establish a method to provide up
to 100 percent of the increased costs of the automatic fire
detection, alarm, and sprinkler, if applicable, systems for school
districts which qualify for hardship assistance pursuant to paragraph
(1) of subdivision (b) of Section 17075.10.
(b) By July 1, 2003, the board shall review the adequacy of the
per-pupil grant adjustments made pursuant to subdivision (a) and
shall increase or decrease those adjustments as determined to be
necessary.
(c) Any project submitted to the Division of the State Architect
on or after September 1, 2001, that includes a qualifying fire
detection, alarm, and sprinkler, if applicable, system, and that has
not been fully funded prior to July 1, 2002, shall be eligible for
grant or eligibility adjustments as set forth in this article.
17074.50. (a) On and after July 1, 2002, all new construction
projects submitted to the Division of the State Architect pursuant to
this chapter, including, but not limited to, hardship applications,
that require the approval of the Department of General Services shall
include an automatic fire detection, alarm, and sprinkler system as
set forth in Section 17074.52 and approved by the State Fire Marshal.
These provisions shall entitle the school district to all applicable
reductions in code requirements, as provided in the California
Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of
Regulations).
(b) On and after July 1, 2002, all modernization projects that
have an estimated total cost in excess of two hundred thousand
dollars ($200,000) submitted to the Division of the State Architect
pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, hardship
applications, that require the approval of the Department of General
Services shall include an automatic fire detection and alarm system
as set forth in Section 17074.52 and approved by the State Fire
Marshal. For a modernization project that is to be completed in more
than one phase, the school district may defer installation of the
system until the final phase of the modernization project. Solely for
purposes of this section, "modernization" means any modification of
a permanent structure or construction of a new building on an
existing campus.
(c) The Department of General Services shall administer this
section based upon the standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal
pursuant to Section 17074.52.
17074.52. (a) For modernization projects, the automatic fire
detection and alarm system required pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 17074.50 shall consist of smoke or heat detectors, or a
combination thereof, as determined by the State Fire Marshall,
installed in the school building. The alarm, upon activation of an
initiating device, shall alert all occupants and shall transmit the
alarm signal to an approved supervising station.
(b) For new construction projects, the automatic fire detection,
alarm, and sprinkler system required pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 17074.50, shall in addition to compliance with subdivision
(a), include an automatic fire sprinkler system installed in the
school building including, but not necessarily limited to, attic
spaces.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 17074.50 or subdivisions (a) or (b) of
this section, for a stand alone portable building, the system
required pursuant to this article shall consist of an automatic fire
detection and alarm system. For the purposes of this subdivision a
"stand alone portable building" means a portable building that is
used as a single classroom and that is sited more than 25 feet from
any other building, including, but not limited to, any other portable
building.
(d) Except as required for automatic fire detectors and waterflow
detection devices, manual fire alarm boxes shall not be required
throughout the school building.
(e) The entire system shall be installed, tested, and maintained
in accordance with the regulations of the State Fire Marshal.
17074.54. (a) A portable building that is sited with the intent
that it be at the site for less than three years and is sited upon a
temporary foundation in a manner that is designed to permit easy
removal, is exempt from Sections 17074.50 and 17074.52 for a period
of three years from the date of siting.
(b) After the three-year exemption set forth in subdivision (a), a
school district may request an extension of the exemption for an
additional period not to exceed three additional years. The board
shall grant the request if the school district presents convincing
evidence demonstrating to the satisfaction of the board that the
extension is necessary.
(c) For purposes of this section, " portable building" means a
classroom building of modular design and construction that meets all
of the following criteria:
(1) It is designed and constructed to be relocatable and
transportable over public streets.
(2) It is designed and constructed for relocation without
detaching the roof or the floor from the building.
(3) It has a floor area of 2,000 square feet or less when measured
at the most exterior walls.
17074.56. (a) The State Allocation Board shall adjust the per-pupil
grant amount set forth in Section 17072.10 as necessary to
accommodate 50 percent of the increased costs due to the automatic
fire detection, alarm, and sprinkler system required pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 17074.50. The board shall adjust the
per-pupil grant amount set forth in Section 17074.10 as necessary to
accommodate 80 percent of the increased costs due to the automatic
fire detection and alarm system required pursuant to subdivision (b)
of Section 17074.50. The board shall establish a method to provide up
to 100 percent of the increased costs of the automatic fire
detection, alarm, and sprinkler, if applicable, systems for school
districts which qualify for hardship assistance pursuant to paragraph
(1) of subdivision (b) of Section 17075.10.
(b) By July 1, 2003, the board shall review the adequacy of the
per-pupil grant adjustments made pursuant to subdivision (a) and
shall increase or decrease those adjustments as determined to be
necessary.
(c) Any project submitted to the Division of the State Architect
on or after September 1, 2001, that includes a qualifying fire
detection, alarm, and sprinkler, if applicable, system, and that has
not been fully funded prior to July 1, 2002, shall be eligible for
grant or eligibility adjustments as set forth in this article.
17074.50. (a) On and after July 1, 2002, all new construction
projects submitted to the Division of the State Architect pursuant to
this chapter, including, but not limited to, hardship applications,
that require the approval of the Department of General Services shall
include an automatic fire detection, alarm, and sprinkler system as
set forth in Section 17074.52 and approved by the State Fire Marshal.
These provisions shall entitle the school district to all applicable
reductions in code requirements, as provided in the California
Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of
Regulations).
(b) On and after July 1, 2002, all modernization projects that
have an estimated total cost in excess of two hundred thousand
dollars ($200,000) submitted to the Division of the State Architect
pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, hardship
applications, that require the approval of the Department of General
Services shall include an automatic fire detection and alarm system
as set forth in Section 17074.52 and approved by the State Fire
Marshal. For a modernization project that is to be completed in more
than one phase, the school district may defer installation of the
system until the final phase of the modernization project. Solely for
purposes of this section, "modernization" means any modification of
a permanent structure or construction of a new building on an
existing campus.
(c) The Department of General Services shall administer this
section based upon the standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal
pursuant to Section 17074.52.
17074.52. (a) For modernization projects, the automatic fire
detection and alarm system required pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 17074.50 shall consist of smoke or heat detectors, or a
combination thereof, as determined by the State Fire Marshall,
installed in the school building. The alarm, upon activation of an
initiating device, shall alert all occupants and shall transmit the
alarm signal to an approved supervising station.
(b) For new construction projects, the automatic fire detection,
alarm, and sprinkler system required pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 17074.50, shall in addition to compliance with subdivision
(a), include an automatic fire sprinkler system installed in the
school building including, but not necessarily limited to, attic
spaces.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 17074.50 or subdivisions (a) or (b) of
this section, for a stand alone portable building, the system
required pursuant to this article shall consist of an automatic fire
detection and alarm system. For the purposes of this subdivision a
"stand alone portable building" means a portable building that is
used as a single classroom and that is sited more than 25 feet from
any other building, including, but not limited to, any other portable
building.
(d) Except as required for automatic fire detectors and waterflow
detection devices, manual fire alarm boxes shall not be required
throughout the school building.
(e) The entire system shall be installed, tested, and maintained
in accordance with the regulations of the State Fire Marshal.
17074.54. (a) A portable building that is sited with the intent
that it be at the site for less than three years and is sited upon a
temporary foundation in a manner that is designed to permit easy
removal, is exempt from Sections 17074.50 and 17074.52 for a period
of three years from the date of siting.
(b) After the three-year exemption set forth in subdivision (a), a
school district may request an extension of the exemption for an
additional period not to exceed three additional years. The board
shall grant the request if the school district presents convincing
evidence demonstrating to the satisfaction of the board that the
extension is necessary.
(c) For purposes of this section, " portable building" means a
classroom building of modular design and construction that meets all
of the following criteria:
(1) It is designed and constructed to be relocatable and
transportable over public streets.
(2) It is designed and constructed for relocation without
detaching the roof or the floor from the building.
(3) It has a floor area of 2,000 square feet or less when measured
at the most exterior walls.
17074.56. (a) The State Allocation Board shall adjust the per-pupil
grant amount set forth in Section 17072.10 as necessary to
accommodate 50 percent of the increased costs due to the automatic
fire detection, alarm, and sprinkler system required pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 17074.50. The board shall adjust the
per-pupil grant amount set forth in Section 17074.10 as necessary to
accommodate 80 percent of the increased costs due to the automatic
fire detection and alarm system required pursuant to subdivision (b)
of Section 17074.50. The board shall establish a method to provide up
to 100 percent of the increased costs of the automatic fire
detection, alarm, and sprinkler, if applicable, systems for school
districts which qualify for hardship assistance pursuant to paragraph
(1) of subdivision (b) of Section 17075.10.
(b) By July 1, 2003, the board shall review the adequacy of the
per-pupil grant adjustments made pursuant to subdivision (a) and
shall increase or decrease those adjustments as determined to be
necessary.
(c) Any project submitted to the Division of the State Architect
on or after September 1, 2001, that includes a qualifying fire
detection, alarm, and sprinkler, if applicable, system, and that has
not been fully funded prior to July 1, 2002, shall be eligible for
grant or eligibility adjustments as set forth in this article.
