Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 70b - School Building Assistance Program
Section 3d - Accounts; Annual Report

Section 3D. The authority, in cooperation with the state treasurer, shall at all times keep accounts of all receipts, expenditures and disbursements and all assets and liabilities of the authority, which shall be open to inspection by any officer or duly appointed agent of the commonwealth. The authority shall submit an annual report, in writing, to the governor and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, who shall forward the same to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairpersons of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate chairpersons of the joint committee on education, arts and humanities. The report shall include financial statements relating to the operations, assets and expenditures of the authority maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles so far as applicable and audited by an independent certified public accountant firm.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XII - Education

Chapter 70b - School Building Assistance Program

Section 1 - School Building Assistance Program; Establishment

Section 1a - School Building Authority

Section 2 - Definitions

Section 3 - Purpose of Program; Board of Education; General Policy and Review Standards; Specific Powers of Board

Section 3a - School Building Advisory Board; Establishment; Members

Section 3b - Bonds

Section 3c - School Building Authority; Termination; Projects to Conform to Federal Statutory Mandates

Section 3d - Accounts; Annual Report

Section 3e - Municipality Indebted to Authority; Offset of Deficiency by State Treasurer's Disbursement of Funds Payable to Indebted Municipality

Section 4 - Reimbursement for Incidental Educational, Engineering and Architectural Services; Application and Documentation

Section 5 - School Facilities Grant Applications

Section 6 - Examination of Application by Board of Education; Notice of Approval or Rejection

Section 7 - Limit on Estimated Amount of Grants Approved by Authority

Section 8 - Order of Priorities for Approval of School Projects and Reimbursements; Deferral of Approval or Disapproval of Project Applications

Section 9 - Cost Effective Production of Efficient and Creative School Projects; Standards and Procedures; Regulations

Section 10 - Facilities Grants for Approved Projects; Formula

Section 11 - Disbursement Schedule

Section 14 - Approved Alternative Projects; Allowable Costs

Section 15 - Sale or Lease of School Buildings for Which School Facilities Project Applicant Receives Grant Payments

Section 16 - Maintenance Assessment Program for School Buildings

Section 17 - Annual Report; Anticipated Needs for School Facilities Projects

Section 19 - Notification of Actual Interest Rate for Bond Issuance

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