Section 17315 Of Article 3. Approvals From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 10.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
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. (a) When a school building constructed in accordance with
plans and specifications approved by the Department of General
Services is completed, the notice of completion is filed, and all
final verified reports and all testing and inspection documents, as
required by this article or as required by the rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to this article, are submitted to and on file with
the Department of General Services, and all required fees paid by the
school district, the department shall issue a certification that the
school building complies with the requirements of this article.
Nothing in this article shall prevent beneficial occupancy by a
school district prior to the issuance of this certification.
(b) When a school building, constructed in accordance with
approved plans and specifications, is completed but final verified
reports, as are required under Section 39151, have not been submitted
to the Department of General Services due to the incapacitating
illness, death, or the default of any persons required to file such
reports, the Department of General Services shall, upon written
request of the school district, review all of the project records and
make such examinations as it deems necessary to enable it to certify
that the school building otherwise complies with the requirements of
this article. The Department of General Services may request the
school district to have made, reported, and verified any other tests
and inspections which the department deems necessary to complete its
examinations of the construction.
(c) The costs incurred by the Department of General Services in
connection with this section shall be paid by the school district.
The actual costs to perform the examinations, tests, and inspections
shall be an appropriate cost of the project to be paid from the
building funds of the district. Certification of the project by the
Department of General Services shall be withheld until all the costs
have been paid by the school district.
(d) This section shall not relieve any individual of his or her
responsibility to file verified reports, as required in Section
17309, or any other documents required by the rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to this article. This section shall not abrogate the
provisions of Section 17312.