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18A:58-33.24.  Renovation, replacement or new construction of facilities and  capital projects for secondary level vocational facilities for handicapped;   additional aid for payment of debt service on bonds and notes; limitations
    Additional State school building aid shall be made available to school districts, county special services school districts and county vocational school districts in accordance with the provisions of this act for the payment of debt service (interest and principal) on bonds and notes (as hereinafter defined) entitled to the benefits of this act, provided that the amount of bonds entitled to the benefits of this act shall not exceed $100,000,000.00, and provided further that of the total principal amount of the bonds, no more than $80,000,000.00 shall be allocated to the renovation or replacement of aged  and deteriorated school buildings and construction of new facilities in districts with financial need and no more than $40,000,000.00 shall be allocated to the expansion and establishment of secondary vocational educational facilities to serve handicapped students between the ages of 13 and  21 who would benefit from vocational education in local school districts, county special services school districts and county vocational school districts  with financial need.  The amount of aid payable to any local school district  for the renovation or replacement of aged and deteriorated school buildings and  construction of new facilities shall not exceed an amount equal to 20% of the  total aid allocated to this program and in any year such aid shall not exceed  an amount equal to $25.00 per pupil in resident enrollment in such school  district on September 30, 1976.  The amount of aid payable in any year to any  local school district, county special services school districts or county  vocational school district for the expansion and construction of secondary  vocational education facilities to serve handicapped students between the ages  of 13 and 21 shall be no more than 75% of the total debt service of bonds and notes for secondary vocational education projects constructed under the provisions of this act and shall not exceed an amount equal to the number of handicapped pupils between the ages of 13 and 21 enrolled in such school district whose vocational education needs were not met due to the lack of suitable facilities prior to any application date for funds under this act, multiplied by a standard per student construction cost, established pursuant to  guidelines promulgated by the Commissioner of Education.

     L.1978, c. 74, s. 3, eff. July 13, 1978.