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. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State
Allocation Board may fund joint-use projects to construct libraries,
multipurpose rooms, and gymnasiums, on school campuses where these
facilities are used jointly for both school and community purposes.
(b) A school district may apply to the State Allocation Board for
funding under this section if it meets all of the following
requirements:
(1) The school does not have the type of facility for which it
seeks funding.
(2) The school district agrees to provide local matching funds for
50 percent of the eligible cost of the facility as set forth in
subdivision (c), and 100 percent local or joint-use funding for all
costs that exceed that standard, as required by subdivision (d).
(3) The school district has obtained approval of the plans for the
facility from the Division of the State Architect and the State
Department of Education.
(4) The school district has entered into a joint-use agreement
with its joint-use partner that specifies the method for sharing
capital and operating costs, specifies relative responsibilities for
the operation and staffing of the facility, and specifies the manner
in which the safety of school pupils will be maintained during school
hours.
(5) The school district demonstrates that the facility will be
used to the maximum extent possible for school and community purposes
after regular school hours.
(c) The State Allocation Board shall establish standards for the
amount of funding to be made available for each project under this
section. The funding standards may be expressed as per-square-foot
cost limits or per-pupil cost limits or both.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, project
costs may exceed the board's standards set forth in subdivision (c)
if the excess is paid completely by local or joint-use partnership
sources.
(e) On July 1 of each year the board shall apportion to qualifying
applicant school districts those funds that it determines are
available for the purposes of this section.
(f) The board may establish priority standards to govern the order
of funding projects. If applications exceed available funding, the
board shall give priority to applications where the size of the
project is increased by at least 30 percent beyond minimum essential
facilities through the use of additional funding from a joint-use
partner.