Massachusetts General Laws
Title XII - Education
Chapter 70b - School Building Assistance Program

Section 1 - School Building Assistance Program; Establishment - Section 1. Whereas the school building assistance program is the...

Section 1a - School Building Authority - Section 1A. (a) There is hereby created a body politic...

Section 2 - Definitions - Section 2. For the purposes of this chapter, the following...

Section 3 - Purpose of Program; Board of Education; General Policy and Review Standards; Specific Powers of Board - Section 3. There is hereby established a school building assistance...

Section 3a - School Building Advisory Board; Establishment; Members - Section 3A. There shall be a school building advisory board...

Section 3b - Bonds - Section 3B. (a) The authority may provide by resolution for...

Section 3c - School Building Authority; Termination; Projects to Conform to Federal Statutory Mandates - Section 3C. The authority and its existence shall continue until...

Section 3d - Accounts; Annual Report - Section 3D. The authority, in cooperation with the state treasurer,...

Section 3e - Municipality Indebted to Authority; Offset of Deficiency by State Treasurer's Disbursement of Funds Payable to Indebted Municipality - Section 3E. In addition to other remedies of the authority...

Section 4 - Reimbursement for Incidental Educational, Engineering and Architectural Services; Application and Documentation - Section 4. Any eligible applicant may apply to the board...

Section 5 - School Facilities Grant Applications - Section 5. An eligible applicant may submit to the authority...

Section 6 - Examination of Application by Board of Education; Notice of Approval or Rejection - Section 6. (a) Upon receipt of an application under section...

Section 7 - Limit on Estimated Amount of Grants Approved by Authority - Section 7. There shall be a limit on the estimated...

Section 8 - Order of Priorities for Approval of School Projects and Reimbursements; Deferral of Approval or Disapproval of Project Applications - Section 8. The authority shall approve school projects and reimbursements...

Section 9 - Cost Effective Production of Efficient and Creative School Projects; Standards and Procedures; Regulations - Section 9. (a) In order to maximize the cost effective...

Section 10 - Facilities Grants for Approved Projects; Formula - Section 10. The grant percentage for approved school projects shall...

Section 11 - Disbursement Schedule - Section 11. Grants for approved school projects shall be paid...

Section 14 - Approved Alternative Projects; Allowable Costs - Section 14. For approved projects that are an alternative to...

Section 15 - Sale or Lease of School Buildings for Which School Facilities Project Applicant Receives Grant Payments - Section 15. (a) In the event that an eligible applicant...

Section 16 - Maintenance Assessment Program for School Buildings - Section 16. The authority shall create a maintenance assessment program...

Section 17 - Annual Report; Anticipated Needs for School Facilities Projects - Section 17. (a) On or before June 30 of each...

Section 19 - Notification of Actual Interest Rate for Bond Issuance - Section 19. Municipalities and school districts shall notify the authority...

Section 20 - Submission of Plans or Blueprints Associated With Construction, Renovation or Reconstruction of School Building to Police and Fire Departments and Emergency Management Agency - Section 20. The authority shall, in cooperation with a school...