Section 17293 Of Article 3. Approvals From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 10.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
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. (a) On or after January 1, 1993, if a county superintendent
or school district elects to operate a new or expanded pregnant and
parenting teen program pursuant to Article 7.1 (commencing with
Section 54740) of Chapter 9 of Part 29, the county superintendent or
school district may enter into lease agreements for school facilities
as set forth in subdivision (b), if both of the following conditions
are met:
(1) All available school facilities conform to the requirements of
Article 3 (commencing with Section 17280) and Article 6 (commencing
with Section 17320).
(2) If facilities meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) are
not available, the school district or county superintendent of
schools has applied to lease or purchase emergency portable
classrooms pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 17085) of
Part 10 and the application was either not approved or the portable
classrooms approved will not meet the needs of the county
superintendent of schools or the school district.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the county
superintendent or the school district may enter into lease agreements
as follows:
(1) A report and certification of safety shall be prepared by a
structural engineer that verifies that the building meets local
safety standards and that substantial structural hazards do not
exist. The county board of education or school district governing
board, as the case may be, shall review the report and certification
prior to the approval of the lease and may reject the report if there
is evidence of fraud regarding the facts in the report. In addition,
the county board of education or the governing board of the school
district shall cause to be prepared and maintained on file a report
and certification of safety by a structural engineer every five years
from the date of the initial lease as long as the building continues
to be used and a statement that the building continues to meet local
safety standards and that structural hazards do not exist.
(2) Before entering into any lease, the county superintendent or
the school district shall certify that all reasonable efforts have
been made to locate programs in facilities that conform to paragraph
(1) or (2) of subdivision (a).