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Statutes, Regulations and Policies

California Education Codes: Most of the facilities related codes are contained in Section 81003, Parts 49, 50, 66 and 68. Title 5, California Code of Regulations: This link, to the Office of Administrative Law's website, will take you to a search screen. Type in "5" on the first line and the section no. on the 2nd line of the search screen. If uncertain what section no. to plug into the 2nd line of the search screen, you can begin your search at the following section numbers, which represent most of the facilities-related sections. Chapter 6, Curriculum and Instruction, Subchapter 11. New Colleges and Education Centers; begin at Section 55825. Chapter 8, Construction, Subchapter 1: Community College Construction Act, Subchapter 1.5; begins at Section 57000. Energy and Resource Conservation, Subchapter 2; begins at Section 57050. Env. Quality, Subchapter 3; begins at Section 57100. District funded construction Projects, Subchapter 4; begins at Section 57150. Deferred Maintenance; begins at Section 57200. Taxonomy of Programs (TOP) Code Manual: Sixth Edition (in Word) State Administrative Manual: Refer to Capitalized Assets Subchapter, beginning at Section 6801 Capital Outlay Planning: Overview of processes and procedures for the Facilities Planning Unit. (in Adobe) Facilities Planning Manual for the California Community Colleges: Formerly called the Capital Outlay Handbook. (links to another web page) Space Inventory Handbook: A manual for maintaining an inventory of district building space. (in Word)

Guidelines

 Facilities Planning Unit - General Guidelines 

• Traditional & Design-Build Final Project Proposal (FPP) Format & Content Advisory
• 2008 FUSION Timeline

Capital Outlay Projects 

• Final Project Proposal (FPP) Checklist and Forms updated 2008 (in Word)
• Capital Outlay Priorities Criteria (in Word)
• Child Development Center Program Space Guide (in Adobe)
• 2007 Building and Equipment Unit Costs Guidelines (in Adobe)
• Design-Build Guidelines (2003) AB1000 (in Word)

Local Assistance Projects

• Instructional Equipment/Library Material/Technology Guideline Clarification (in Adobe)
• Reimbursement of Local Assistance & Capital Outlay Programs: A manual, 20 pages (in Word)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) Regarding Scheduled Maintenance and Hazardous Substance Programs (in Adobe)

Reports

• Collaborative Facilities Projects Report to the Legislature, approved by the Board of Governors on 3/9/99. (in Adobe)
• Restructuring Campus Capacities Report prepared by the California State Univ. Task Force on Facilities Planning and Utilization. This report reviews and evaluates a planning model based on the concept of "assignable square feet per full-time equivalent students" (ASF\FTE). (in Adobe)
• Review of Proposed University Campuses, Community Colleges and Educational Centers Prepared by the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC). (in Adobe)

Slide Presentations

• Facilities Process Streamlining, End to End Solutions: Facilities Planning Presentations; Presented by Frederick E. Harris, Oct. 22, 2001 (in PowerPoint).
• Facilities Process Streamlining, End to End Solutions: Same presentation as above (but in Adobe format).