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As used in this article "school buildings" shall have the same meaning as in Section 17283.

The State Allocation Board shall obtain construction plans for school buildings appropriate for school districts in various climates and geographical conditions of the state. The plans shall be composed of plans designed to meet the needs of school districts requiring school buildings of various sizes. The plans may include landscape suggestions. The plans may include designs that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance schools.

Any school district may request sets of the plans and specifications obtained by the State Allocation Board as appropriate for use in constructing a school building of the type desired by the school district. The plans and specifications shall be furnished to the school district subject to the payment by the school district of the actual expense incurred by the State Allocation Board, but that payment shall not exceed more than 2 percent of the total cost of the project. Any payments received for the plans and specifications shall be paid into the 1998 State School Facilities Fund, the 2002 State School Facilities Fund, or the 2004 State School Facilities Fund, as appropriate.

The plans and specifications for any school building as defined in Section 17283, together with estimates of cost, shall be submitted by the board to the Department of General Services for approval.

(a) Commencing January 1, 1992, all plans and specifications for the construction of a new or modernized elementary school building shall be designed to provide appropriate space, consistent with the needs of the attendance area of the school, to accommodate before-school and after-school child care programs. The State Allocation Board may waive this requirement if it determines that the school district will experience an educational or financial hardship in this accommodation.
  (b) For purposes of this section, first consideration in the design of space to be used for the before-school and after-school child care programs shall be within the multipurpose room.
  (c) For purposes of this section, the terms "new construction" and "modernization" shall have the same meaning as those words are used in Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 17000) of Part 10.
  (d) No funding shall be made available to any child care program or facility pursuant to this chapter unless all of the following conditions are met:
  (1) The program facility is open to children without regard to any child's religious beliefs or any other factor related to religion.
  (2) No religious instruction is included in the program.
  (3) The space in which the program is operated is not utilized in any manner to foster religion during the time used for the program.

All provisions of Sections 17280 to 17313, inclusive, are made applicable to school buildings as defined in Section 17283 constructed from plans and specifications furnished under Sections 17260 to 17267, inclusive, except as otherwise provided in the latter sections.

The district shall furnish its own architect or structural engineer, or both, for necessary structural engineering and supervision of construction.

The governing board of a school district shall, before letting any contract for the construction of a school building as defined in Section 17283 according to the plans and specifications, file a set of the plans and specifications with the Department of General Services accompanied by a fee in the amount fixed by Section 17300.

(a) The governing board of a school district that elects not to receive state funds pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) may not approve a project for the construction of a new school building, as defined in Section 17283, unless the project and its lead agency comply with the same requirements specified in subdivision (a) of Section 17213 for schoolsite acquisition.
  (b) As a condition to receiving state funds pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10, the governing board of a school district may not approve a project for the construction of a new school building or schoolsite on leased or acquired land unless the project and the school district comply with the requirements specified in Sections 17213.1 and 17213.2.
  (c) The project shall not be subject to subdivision (b) for a minor addition to a school if the project is eligible for a categorical or statutory exemption under guidelines issued pursuant to Section 21083 of the Public Resources Code, as set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act.
  (d) "School building," as used in this section, means any building designed and constructed to be used for elementary or secondary school purposes by a school district.
  (e) The requirements of Sections 17213, 17213.1 and 17213.2 shall not apply to a schoolsite if the acquisition occurred prior to January 1, 2000, to the extent a school district is subject to the requirements set forth in those sections pursuant to a judicial order or an order issued by, or an agreement with the Department of Toxic Substances Control regarding that site, and the school district is in full compliance with that order or agreement.
  (f) For purposes of this section, the acceptance of construction bids shall constitute approval of the project.