Superintendent of Public Instruction

2019-21 School Construction Assistance Program - Maintenance Leve

40000013

Funding is provided for state matching grants to qualifying local school districts for construction, renovation and modernization of K-12 school facilities. Funding may also be made available for studies and surveys to enable districts to qualify for grant assistance.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 1,109,140,000 4,870,192,000 5,979,332,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 5,026,773,000
Funds: Common School Construction Account - Federal 15,000,000
Funds: Common School Construction Account - State 937,559,000

West Sound Technical Skills Center Modernization

40000015

The West Sound Technical Skills Center building and its systems do not meet current educational standards, codes or standards to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, energy standards, seismic standards or health codes. The modernization project will address health, safety and building code improvements, as well as programmatic changes to instructional space to create the space needed for today's high demand programs. Funding is provided for predesign and design phase work.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 3,500,000 0 3,500,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 3,500,000

Pierce County Skills Center - Evergreen Building Modernization

40000016

Funding is provided for the predesign phase of the Pierce County Skills Center Evergreen Building modernization project. This project will provide additional classroom and shop spaces for construction trades and fire science courses. The project will also include complete health, safety and code upgrades in the building as well as changes to meet the needs of instructional programs housed there.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 146,000 0 146,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 146,000

Administration

40000018

Funding is provided to the Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction to administer the School Construction Assistance Program and other K-12 capital programs.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 4,124,000 0 4,124,000
Funds: Common School Construction Account - State 4,124,000

School District Health and Safety 2019-21

40000019

Funding is provided for grants to address school health and safety concerns statewide, prioritizing districts that lack sufficient local funding to address longstanding and urgent facility concerns. This continuing grant program will provide three grant opportunities to address health and safety, equal access and emergency repairs. Within the appropriation, $8 million is for health and safety and equal access grants, and $2 million is for an emergency repair pool grant.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 10,000,000 40,000,000 50,000,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 40,000,000
Funds: Common School Construction Account - State 10,000,000

Study and Survey Funding Enhancement - Natural Hazards Assessment

40000020

This funding will provide additional study and survey grant funding to school districts to conduct a Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) of each building used for instruction. A RVS is used to identify, inventory and score buildings according to their risk of collapse by a major earthquake. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction will collaborate with the Department of Natural Resources' Washington Geological Survey in determining seismic and other natural hazard risks that could affect schools statewide. The information collected from each RVS will be entered into the Information and Condition of Schools database (ICOS).

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 1,000,000 6,529,000 7,529,000
Funds: Common School Construction Account - State 7,529,000

Healthy Kids / Healthy Schools 2019-21

40000021

Funding is provided for competitive grant programs to districts to purchase and install water bottle filling stations, improve children's nutrition, increase physical activity and play, and replace water fixtures that test at or above the Environmental Protection Agency action level for lead.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 3,000,000 27,000,000 30,000,000
Funds: Common School Construction Account - State 30,000,000

Skills Centers Minor Works

40000023

Funding is provided for minor capital projects to preserve assets and improve health and safety conditions at Skills Centers.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 4,000,000 0 4,000,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 4,000,000

School Preservation Program 2019-21

40000031

Funding is provided for the School Preservation Program (SPP). The SPP is a competitive grants program to assist local school districts statewide that cannot participate in the School Construction Assistance Program, with building system repairs as part of a major modernization project. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction may also provide grants for project planning to school districts.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 80,000,000 320,000,000 400,000,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 400,000,000

2019-21 Career Preparation and Launch Equipment Grants

40000032

Funding is provided for competitive grants to school districts to purchase and install equipment that expand Career Connected Learning opportunities.

Prior Biennium Current Biennium Reappropriations Appropriations Future Cost Total Costs
0 0 0 7,000,000 28,000,000 35,000,000
Funds: State Building Construction Account - State 35,000,000