W. Va. Code R. § 126-172-1

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 126-172-1 - General

1.1. Scope. -- This legislative rule provides that each county school system maintain and update annually a Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan. This rule also provides that each county school facility funded totally or partially with funds from the School Building Authority of West Virginia (SBA) or the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) shall undergo an on-site inspection annually. This rule defines the requirements for installing water bottle filling stations in public schools. This rule provides for the appropriate floor covering selection in West Virginia public schools. This rule provides the parameters to use floor coverings in schools based on user needs and the performance specification of the floor covering. This rule is to be read along with W. Va. §126CSR176, Policy 6204, School Closings or Consolidations. This policy applies to all county boards of education, local education agencies (LEAs), West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Office of Diversion and Transition Programs, and any other schools under the supervision of the WVBE and West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE).

1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Constitution, Article XII, §2, W. Va. Code §§ 18-2-5, 18-9C-1 et seq., 18-9D-1 et seq., 18-9E-3 et seq., 18-5-10, 18-5-13, 18-5-13a, and 18-9G-1 et seq.

1.3. Filing Date. -- September 15, 2022.

1.4. Effective Date. -- October 17, 2022.

1.5. Repeal of Former Rule. -- This rule amends W. Va. §126CSR172, Policy 6200, Handbook on Planning School Facilities, filed March 14, 2019, and effective April 15, 2019. This rule also repeals W. Va. §126CSR173, Policy 6201, Floor Covering in Public Schools, filed July 14, 2000, and effective August 14, 2000.

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